Embarking on Month 3!!

I haven't written in almost a month! It's crazy how busy my life has become with everyday teaching things. The last time I wrote I had only been teaching for 3 weeks, I'm almost approaching my 2 month mark!! Trust me, I have felt every second of it...

Teaching holds it's challenges every single day. My biggest challenges are finding time to do everything, not stressing about things, my students, and perfecting my lesson plans. Oh...and I guess I should throw grammar in there as well.

I never feel like there is enough time to do everything I need to do. Grading papers, helping students, keeping up with my lessons, and making sure I'm on top of my game. To be honest, all I feel like right now is very, very, very tired. However, I have to mention the good things as well. For instance, I have the best family, friends and department ever.

My family has been, as always, very supportive and wonderful. It's still hard being away from home, sometimes you just want a hug from your Mom or Dad, and sometimes you just want Granny to make you a grilled cheese sandwich and tell you it's all going to be alright. My friends have also been AMAZING. We e-mail each other almost everyday and it has gotten me through a lot of days. We've visited, called, traveled, talked, and been there for each other as best as we can. The newest people in my life, my English department, have been fabulous as well. They've been warm, welcoming, and supportive. I couldn't ask for anything more.

Everyday is new and everyday is one that I learn from. As I've said before, this is a LEARNING profession. If you aren't learning, you're missing one of the biggest things about the job. It's hard, everyday is a challenge. I've never been so frustrated before! However, I've also realized that one day I'm going to be able to make a difference, hopefully sooner rather than later. We'll see :)

I will try to be better about these posts...more frequent!!