I am sitting in a cafe a block from my parents house and I am listening to music and eating a terrible apple strudel but drinking a yummy latte. I am thinking a lot about my need for input (stimulus) these days. I am trying to slow down my brain a little bit these days. The past million months has been so fast paced. College was a balancing act and teaching is so fun but also impossible to have a life outside. Mostly I get through this by trying to not let myself have thoughts. I love to listen to something at literally all times and that is good because it keeps me busy and calm. However, I think there is something really beautiful about not constantly consuming passively all the time. I am about to finish my 5th book of this calendar year. Which is like half of all my books from 2025 (not for school). I am glad to have the opportunity to be able to slow down during a brief unemployment (hopefully my job starts soonish). I am on the flipphone (let’s see how long I last) and trying to be off of music listening as much as possible.
Another thing I am thinking about is TEACHING. Blog, I did a really good job at my old job. I know this to be true because I got a lot of kind words from my students. And a lof of them were not just like “you teach well”. They were about how I asked students to be comfortable with each other and themselves. And how I was kind and made them look forward to class. They were about how I was their favorite teacher. I even got two “you the goat”. I just think that some of these kids are being a little funny, but I think a lot of them are being pretty genuine. Even most of them!!! I really enjoyed teaching these kids they were / are so sweet and great. I also think in the words of my mother “I have found my calling”. It is very sweet to be appreciated by students!! And to feel like I really like my job!!