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If anyone can tell me how/where the following skills would be applied outside of my field in an employable position I'd appreciate it:
-walking backwards down long hallways
-explaining things in the simplest way possible
-drawing simple pictures of just about anything
-giving the evil eye
-anticipating how long any given activity will take
-knowing the rules of playground games
-guiding thoughts out of left field back to on-topic discussion
-creating themed activities
-making up a lot of things on the spot
Currently missing:
-my long hair
-my grandparents
-dunkaroos
-leisure reading
-summer
-enjoying work
-new downton episodes
It's the first of the new year, so how am I going to reflect upon 2012? By listing all the restaurants that I tried for the first time in the past year...at least the ones I remember (because let's be honest, nobody wants to do any real reflecting).
I have a lot of guilty pleasures. Like a lot. But I think the guiltiest of them all are: holiday made-for-tv-movies. Lifetime, Hallmark, ABC Family...I love them all. I even go to the extent of calling my parents and asking them to record them for me (which then involves a complicated process of recording around the holiday lifetime movie they are currently watching) so that I have a ton to watch when I go home for Christmas. There are a million things wrong with them: cheesy one-liners, awful actors, predictable outcomes, etc. I just can't help myself, though. With a title like "A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride" and "Holiday Spin" how can you resist?! It's a weakness that I never intend on ever correcting.
And you know it's bad when you start a movie and realize 15 minutes into it you've already seen it...
I think pencils are the bane of my teaching existence.
-I don't even want to think about the number of hours I've spent in my (comparatively) short lifetime sharpening pencils.
-Schools are rarely equipped with quality pencil sharpeners. Annoying. My most favorite pencil sharpener is this beauty, which I had at my last school (side-note: was my favorite teaching year. I'm not saying it was because of this sharpener, but now that I look back, maybe it had something to do with it.). And guess how much it is? More than a massage at a nice spa/low-end Tiffany's necklace/a reasonably-priced pair of boots. Ridiculous.
-My pencil rules are the following:
*Kids don't use the sharpener.
*Sharpener isn't even out where they can reach it.
*It's hidden in the cupboard and I only bring it out before/after school hours.
(Want to know why? Pencil sharpeners are LOUD. You know what's even louder? 25+ children. You know what drives me absolutely insane? 25+ children AND a very loud pencil sharpener.)
-Some common pencil (and eraser) conversations:
*You broke your pencil? No, I will not sharpen it for you. That's why I put out five extra pencils at your table.
*You broke all of the pencils at your table? Not my problem - go find another one.
*ALL of the pencils are broken? Share with a friend. (I then sharpen during the next break. Sometimes.)
*Don't put the pencil in your mouth.
*You chewed off the eraser? That's why I put the big eraser in your pencil cup.
*You poked holes in the big eraser? Not my problem - guess it won't work as well.
*You tore up the eraser into pieces? Guess you get to share it more!
*You put the eraser down your pants? That's gross. I'm still not giving you a new one.
*Don't put the eraser in your mouth.
-The above being said, I think that the pencils (and erasers) that children use are one of the dirtiest things on this planet.
-Also, their claim is true: Ticonderoga pencils are the best, at least when it comes to the wooden pencil variety.
Thank you, TV shows, for coming back with new episodes. My life feels a little bit more complete.
Things about me that are very true...but also not at all.
-I'm a patient person.
-I deal with things in a mature manner.
-I'm put together.
-I have a love affair with food.
-I'm a stress eater.
-I can be positive.
-I'm a level-headed person.
-I will splurge.
-I'm good at wallowing.
-I have a love affair with the t.v. shows that I watch.
-I'm an adult.