a bit overwhelmed...

I was in the midst of creating another tree in my classroom when I finally had to leave because my head was beginning to spin.

Sidenote: I have an amazing classroom with new carpet, lots of space, and lots of natural light. The beginnings of a great learning space! My theme (for the time being) is trees because trees are such a great symbol of growth. There are so many different kinds of trees, some grow quickly, some more slowly, but they all bear fruit and add to their environment.

That being said, one of my favorite ways to avoid work, fear, or anything really is to tap into my creative outlets. Hence my blogging when I should be doing some classroom planning. So yesterday the fruits of my labor are shown here with my lovely palm trees.

Today I made an apple tree, the apples will show our class values. Pretty much it's all a safe way for me to do something while actually doing nothing.

I really need to step up and get my act together. I've been working for this for so long and it's finally here... a very strange feeling. It's so much more pressure and I feel so nervous. The biggest knot in my stomach comes from the feeling that I'm in this alone. There's no one there to hold my hand through this process. My parents and my brother are my biggest fans and support me so much, but it feels like they're in another world up in northern california. Adulthood sucks sometimes.