I'm not having a good week.
It's been so much harder than I expected to return to work ... (the problem is not the children, it's my state of mind) ... and this white stuff reduced me to tears on Tuesday when I was late for work ... I had a mega panic attack
Fancy being away for 6 months and having to return in this weather! I did the whole day on Wednesday, but I feel like a spare part in my own classroom .... the room is a mess, the books are a mess, there's no order to anything, and I can't sort things out till after Christmas. I'm trying to rise above it and not let it get to me, but I'm finding it very stressful! Thankfully, I travelled in with Mr B so the journey was much easier.
So today, with the two days of work safely behind me, I went out in search of a splash of colour to brighten my day ... and I knew just the place ...
Our local garden centre ... but I didn't go to visit the plants, colourful though they are
I went to visit the Christmas displays .... a veritable rainbow of cheerfulness!
I quite fancy one of these on my Christmas dinner table!
I'm sorry to hear that your return to work hasn't gone that smoothly this week.
ReplyDeleteYou did right to go and cheer yourself up with all those bright baubles - they look fantastic.
Jill x
Stop being so hard on yourself - Just take deep breaths! Ive been snowed in for 2 days and unable to get to work. Normally this kind of thing stresses me out , but I just think in the great scheme of things - what the hell! xxxxx PS no chance of getting to my garden centre - we cannot get off the road, but we had a great time all clearing snow. xx
ReplyDeleteI can understand just how you feel about the state of your classroom and the books etc. I feel like that after just one day out the classroom!!!!! Things will get better though. Your bright Christmassy things are very cheery! Have a nice weekend. Ros
ReplyDeleteHope work gets better soon.On my very first day teaching,the start of a Spring term,we had snow and I was late!
ReplyDeleteoh Kathy, take one day at a time and dont be too hard on yourself. I can see why you felt better after a bit of Retail therapy!
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Oh no thats not good! you have been through so much. It will past, I wish I lived near I would be there in a flash to give you a hug and say tomorrow is another day. Any class this term will be the same as yours.
ReplyDeleteTake care Love Lesley x
Oh, I so hope you feel better about things soon, and you're right, coming back to this weather doesn't help. Stay positive, a few deep breaths like the others say, and take your time x
ReplyDeleteWhen I was driving into Edinburgh the winter weather completely stressed me out too. I'm not sure why I ever needed to justify not being able to get to work, sometimes I even took photographs of the deep snow to show my boss. I'm glad you are concentrating on colour, bound to lift your spirits, even though it's snowing on your blog. Be nice to yourself there are plenty of us who feel the same.
ReplyDeleteGarden centres have lovely Christmas goodies don't they ?
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you did have a cry. Try not to expect too much from yourself - I'm sure the others will worry about you doing too much too soon -so don't fret. It's natural that it should be overwhelming for you. Have a restful weekend x
Oh, it can't be easy having your classroom a mess. But it will all get sorted in the end and I guess in the meantime you ahve to try not to let it get to you too much. Good luck next week. Juliex
ReplyDeletePerfect place to go when you need some cheering up! Sending you hugs.
ReplyDeleteA garden centre, especially in December, is great therapy. Don't be too hard on yourself. I remember feeling just like you when I returned to work after my operation. My workplace was a mess, but with the right organisation, it soon returned back to normal. I am sure your colleagues are not expecting too much of you whilst you settle back in. x
ReplyDeleteIt sound like you have a lot of stress in your life too at the moment - it's feeling things are out of your control that's so difficult isn't it? I do hope things soon settle back to what feels like normal for you at work. Thanks for your comment on my last post - I've been at my mum's house 7 hours today and have come away feeling like a fairytale character on a completely impossible quest in some dreadful bewitched land of darkness and chaos!! But I can only do so much and tomorrow is another day! xx
ReplyDeleteSorry that you don't feel in control of school at the moment. It's bound to be like that, because supply teachers never do things the way you do. It's bad enough just being away for a couple of days, with the chaos you go back to, so I can imagine just how you're feeling. It will be impossible to do anything much now, especially with the kids all getting completely giddy in the run up to Christmas, so just try to enjoy being back with them, and then start back the way you mean to carry on in the New Year! You'll be fine! xxx
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