Happy New Year!

I am so happy that it is August and I am even happier that we are actually starting school a little earlier this year. You see, unlike most people, my new year doesn't start January 1st. It never really has. I've always been in school, first as a student and now as a teacher, so my new year starts in August.

I have never been more in need for a new year and a fresh start!

The 2019-2020 school year was ROUGH to say the least! I had trouble connecting and building relationships with a couple of my classes. My grandmother died in January. Covid-19 arrived just in time for my birthday and shut everything down! I didn't see my family for months! And yesterday, on the last day of summer vacation, we had an earthquake. An EARTHQUAKE! When I texted my mom to tell her about the it, her exact response was, "What a year!"

This morning, as I was getting ready, I thought about how perfect it was that we had an earthquake yesterday. Stay with me here... I know this sounds ridiculous, but 2019-2020 was the year of ridiculous, so what better way to end it than with an earthquake. I mean we already had hurricanes and tornadoes this year, so earthquake is all we had left.

Today, the first day of teacher workdays, begins a new school year and I for one am grateful for the opportunity to start fresh! No, it's not the beginning we expected or want, but it is a new beginning. So this morning, I happily threw on my mask and went in to work for first time in months and despite the fact that everything is different, it felt good to be back! It felt good to be planning new lessons for a new year!

So, Happy New Year to all my teacher friends out there!

Cheers to the 2020-2021 school year!

Here's to hoping it's a wonderful year!