and so begins another year

We have been in the year 2010 for 10 days and I have yet to actually record my resolutions for the year. The past couple of years I have been anti-resolution making simply because I just end up breaking them. However, this year I've jumped back on the bandwagon and am making some and I'm putting them on here so the entire online community can hold me accountable. Okay, that prob won't happen but at least a year from now I can go back and read them, which I did from last years. Reading last year's beginning posts I realize I'm pretty much in the same place I was last year it's just been a year. That is unacceptable I mean everyday I read some type of life altering, reinventing self inspiring quote about living ur life etc....so maybe this year Ill actually pay attention. So here are my resolutions for 2010:

1. Take care of myself. My whole self, emotional, and physical. I'm supposed to be in the prime of my life, so maybe it's time I started taking care of myself. I mean physically I'm pretty sure that my 76 year old Grama is in better shape. If I took care of myself physically then emotionally would follow close behind, its funny how those 2 things are related. This means going to my WW meetings, eating right, and working out, continously for the rest of my life. You can't just be healthy for a year and then expect it to stick without any effort on your part.

2. Get out of debt. Okay, this will take me much more than a year but seriously I have entirely too much credit card debt, I mean it's probably worth a small island. J/K I hope it's not that bad but I do have to stop overspending and stick to my budget. I need to stop accruing debt, so good bye credit cards.

3. Appreciate things more. That means everything, the things I do have, my family, friends, opportutnities etc. I need to stop taking things for granted and be more appreciative of the things i do have and think less about the things I dont.


I think this is probably a good start to the year. I mean I have to keep these things up for 12 months, I don't want to overload myself. So here's to a new year and may I read this next year and have accomplished these things. :)

Saturday

Okay yesterday I went to a singles mixer thing and donated a toy to Toys for tots. I also gave to of Carmela's cards to these ladies in the bathroom. That's all I can think of but that seems pretty good. Now today Ill have to find something to give.

12 days of giving

So I found this 12 days of giving on another blog and thought it was kind of cool. I then decided I should challenge myself to do it. I mean it is the season of giving besides it makes me a better person. So I'm starting a little late in the game but I figure better late than never. I'm trying to think of something I gave or did yesterday that will count but the only thing I can think of is I let one of the other teachers use my lesson plans for next week because she hadn't done hers and was super stressed about it. So maybe that's not the biggest thing I've ever given but it's a start. Today Ill do better.

New Discovery

So I hit the button that said "next blog" at the top of my blog and ironically it takes me to the next blog in blogworld, I guess I'm not really sure. But, the next one is some health guy who I think might be a personal trainer. I had to laugh though, I'm wondering if he hits on his button he'll have the chance to get to enjoy my awesomeness. :O

Ooops!

I think I may have entitled more than one post this same title but really when you think about it statistically your life is full of those ooops moments. So last year I started this blog as a way to keep track of losing weight and stuff. Sadly almost a year later I actually weigh more, but thats okay. It's okay cause I actually like having a blog and even if no one reads it I think people do. :) All of that is beside the point though. I don't even remember what this post was supposed to be about but I did get the chance to change my background and now my blog looks smashing so I guess it was worth it.

Fear

I've discovered something about fear in the past two days it either immobilizes you or kicks your butt into gear. On Friday, I found out that my principal doesnt want me to come back to my school next year, yes the school that I have been at for five years and never had any problems. In fact the principal has never even seen me teach but apparently I'm not good enough anymore. I don't understand it at all but my principal is a bad bad person and there's evidence of it not just me saying that, in fact I said it before all this happened. Anyhoo, back to the story. Before this happened I had really been thinking about applying to teach at an International school in Spain year round. But, fear kept freaking me out, I kept thinking if I dont get hired then thats it game over my dream of living in Spain will be dashed and their won't be anything I can do about it. If I didnt apply though then there wouldnt be the possibility of that dream being crushed forever. Well I have a new kind of fear now, the kind that is motivating me to apply and take a chance. Yes, theres a chance that I wont get hired but there's also a chance that I will. Nonetheless I am scared but I think that's okay cause I know what to do with that fear. So here I go jumping in with both feet.....1,2,3!!!!!!!!!!

Kids say the darndest things

So yesterday it was one of my kids birthday. His Dad brought our class cupcakes, like you do. The entire class was super excited and that resulted in a resounding round of applause. It's very weird but this year my kids don't cheer for things but instead clap, how very dignified we are. Anyhoo, back to the kid and the cupcakes, he told his Dad "I love you". Well another student overheard this and she replied "yeah, you have to because he's your dad". Me being the super awesome teacher I am totally burst out laughing. My kids crack me up. I think that's honestly one of the best parts of being a teacher is all the funny things they say. I love my job!