Where Did Winter Break Go?

Here we are. In the final hours of what someone has the nerve to call "Winter Break".

I laugh.

Winter Break they say?

As if.

I only just got relaxed! There are only a few hours left before I have to head to bed at a "decent" hour so I can wake up at an ungodly hour and take my butt to school. And teach.

I still haven't done the planning I wanted to accomplish to get me all the way to Spring Break.
I still haven't read 22 of 25 students writing projects that were supposed to be completed before break. (I still don't think I even have them all.)
I still haven't gotten to catch up with all my friends that get put on the back burner during the school year.
The list continues, but I will spare you.

Sigh.

One of my goals for the second half of the school year is to start thinking more ahead and planning more exciting activites for my munchkins. I know we get lost in day to day grind, but I think if I tried to plan an exciting activity once per week (or maybe every other) that would help us get through the mundane day to day stuff. I know that oncer per week doesn't sound like a lot, but.... right now that's all I can manage. If I realize I can manage more, then I will definitely pull out all the stops to get it accomplished!

Another goal is to be more patient. I really don't feel like I was as patient with this class as I have been in the past.

December was a tough month for me; personally and professionally. Health problems bled into my classroom and caused the month to be extremely challenging. Said health problems haven't been resolved, but are getting closer. Hopefully.

Ok. Guess I should stop procrastinating and be productive.

Good luck as everyone starts heading back to school this week. If you are the lucky ones that don't head back to until Tuesday or Wednesday (or later??), be productive! If you are like me, and heading back tomorrow (after only having started vacation the Wednesday before Christmas), take lots of deep breaths, drink lots of water, and be patient. We can't teach them everything in a day.