You know that moment when you see someone you haven't spoken to for years and you have no idea what to say or what to talk about? That's how I feel writing this blog to you all today.
It's so weird to think that I haven't blogged for almost 2 months after so long of blogging everyday. In the beginning, it did feel like I had lost an arm but at the same time, rather regrettably, it did feel so relieving to not to have to worry about what I was going to blog about that day.
It got to September way before I even realised and then I was chucked into the world of teaching where every second is took up with endless lists that never get completed. I literally have been eating, sleeping and teaching. And that's it! There's nothing else that has been happening in my life other than trying to stay afloat in my new job.
Today, I don't know what compelled me to start blogging again but I just decided that today would be the day that I pulled back some time for me and gave myself a day to just do nothing. And what better than to reconnect with all my old readers by blogging. If any of you are left.
I don't even think that I announced the arrival of my new baby nephew. Meet Jacob-Kerr. I love him!
So, as I said, I am currently teaching Year One and loving it completely. My children are adorable and although it is so stressful and I don't feel on top of anything right now, it is one of the most rewarding things ever albeit also one of the hardest things.
I spend all my days teaching, planning and then I come home to mark. I wake up at 6, leave my house at 7 and sometimes don't return home until 8:30 and that's not counting the time that I spend marking whilst I home. A lot of people view teaching as a 9-3 job but that is so far from the truth that sometimes it just makes me want to cry!
I've been up and down, all around and back again in terms of emotions since I started this journey and the further I delve into the school year and the job, I realise that there is no training that can prepare you for your first teaching post.
This blog may change a little in terms of what I post out and how many times I post but I hope that even if I only post 1 or 2 times a month that you keep coming back to me! It's a new chapter in my life journey and I just hope that I keep time for myself and not just me as a teacher!
Class dismissed!
xxx
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