Some initial thoughts...

So, I regularly post on the "blogs" of our local paper, but often hold back for fear of boring my community senseless. I know they enjoy hearing from me, as there was a post regarding my absence when I went M.I.A. for a while, but just how much rambling about "my kids" can I expect them to take?

I mean, seriously, I don't know many people that are willing to listen to me talk for hours about teaching. That's not true. They'll listen, but who knows if they really care? I figured this might be a great outlet for the million and a half thoughts and stories that zoom through my brain on a daily basis. Here, you can read if you'd like to or not. Comment if you choose, or not. No harm, no foul, right?

I guess I'll start with this: Teaching is my passion. More specifically, teaching 7th-grade is my passion. Even more specifically, teaching 7th-grade math is my passion. It's what I was born to do and I cannot imagine doing ANYTHING else. Period.

Am I underpaid? Yes. Am I overworked? Yes. (Though, that's my choice. More on that later.) Am I stressed? Yes. Would I change a thing??? Nope! (Well, maybe the underpaid part. LOL)