Teachers love the end of the school year. Yes, we will miss our students dreadfully, even the stinkers. But most of us are really tired, burnt out, longing for a break to recharge, improve our education through summertime classes, and get away for just awhile.
This teacher feels the same way. My school ended on May 15. However, my little charter school also needs a Gifted and Talented teacher for the fall. A state-sponsored university in central Arkansas offers a completely online program of five master-level (graduate) classes in Gifted and Talented Education. Once these classes are complete and the prospective GT teacher passes the required Praxis exam, then certification credentials will be attached to the educator’s license of the teacher.
Guess what I did.
Yep. I signed up…for all five classes…to be completed this summer. GULP!
While all this is going on, one of our sweet granddaughters is getting married in the middle of July. In Utah. So Dear Hubby and I and my laptop and textbooks are going to Utah for the wedding.
While all of THIS is going on, we started a beautiful garden in brand-new straw bales. We have 20 bales with lots of tomato plants, peppers, onions, lettuce, cauliflower, cucumbers, cantaloupe, watermelon…yeah, lots of stuff! Plus all the pretty flowers planted in the two front flower beds, the cute little child-size wheelbarrow in the front yard, and all the lovely pots on my back deck.
So…do I have any time to knit???
You betcha, I do! My sweet husband suggested I use an index card method of keeping track of what I need to do and check off the 3-4 things I write down. Then add a reward for completing them. This is working for me! My reward? Knitting for 30 minutes! Plus I have my online knitting ladies that zoom together every Wednesday evening, and my LYS knitting friends that I visit with every Thursday evening for a little while.
My goals for this summer are “simple”: 1) complete the classes with good grades; 2) harvest a wealth of vegetables and fruits from the garden; 3) enjoy the birds, chipmunks and squirrels in my back yard as often as possible; 4) have a safe trip to Utah and back to see Emilee get married; 5) pass that nasty Praxis exam so I can get my GT certification; and 6) finish the Alchemist vest that I’ve been working on.
30 minutes daily. Sounds like a good reward, doesn’t it?
Now excuse me. I have to go water my indoor plants. Then I can knit!
Happy knitting!
