Bring It!

I'm feeling a little bit invincible right now. I know this feeling won't last, but I'll take it while I have it!

First of all, there has been the recent passing in the senate that teachers can now be observed, evaluated, and let-go based on student performance, lack of progress, and bad testing scores. I have mixed feelings about this. Instead of ranting and raving about the necessity to hold parents accountable, as well as keeping in mind that some children are just trying to survive each day, I say BRING IT! I welcome anyone into my classroom. Come see the environment we, as a class, have created. Come see my students greet each other eye-to-eye and take the time to listen to each other every day. Come see their Reading Logs, Writing Journals, and Red Hot Problem Solving Notebooks. Come listen to them as they participate in classroom discussions and activities while they learn about the world around them. Observe me. Evaluate me. And I dare you to let me go. (I told you I was feeling invincible!)

Secondly, I've started making working out a priority again. I've been mixing up what I do as well as making sure it gets done. Twice this week I worked out before school- and today, I worked out after school as well. I know it's not realistic to work out twice in one day, but hey, why not do it while I'm motivated to? I know it won't last forever.

Finally, over the past year, I've been cutting out the amount of alcohol I consume. I went from being a 21 year old who never had alcohol, to a 31 year old, finding it easy to make a delicious mixed drink at the end of a long day. Am I proud of that? No. Am I ashamed of it? No. Thankfully, my addictive personality didn't cling to alcohol and it's easy to pass on an evening drink. I just need to take the time to think about whether I really want it or not. Once I take two seconds to think about it, saying "No" is easy.

So, with having an AWESOME class this year and feeling confident that I'm making a difference, working out regularly once again, and passing on the quickly adding calories of an evening beverage, I'm feeling ON TOP OF THE WORLD!

Now I only hope that tomorrow my day goes well, I don't skip out on my workout (since I have to do it in the morning because of Foosball in the evening), and that I don't give into the temptation of a drink while playing Foosball at a bar. Ooosh. Maybe I posted this too soon...

Happy Wednesday Night!
What makes you feel invincible?