the entire end of april and the entire beginning of may was a very blissful time. i didn't get very much done at work, but ben and i spent almost every night laughing hysterically and going for long walks and watching our shows. we had a lot of fun and ate a lot of sweets and i baked a lot. for some reason, i haven't been able to carry that bliss over into the past few weeks. we were housesitting with the twins for awhile, and then this week the reality of the end of the school year hit hard. now i'm trying to grab some balance, and not disappoint ben too much with my rollarcoastering emotions. here is what is on my mind:
home
packing up our stuff
selling old clothes at the consignment shop
fixing up little things for the moving out inspection
the rising grocery prices
ant control
work
have the legal "cumulative" folders organized correctly for end of yearhaving all the grades entered into the computer correctly (read: at least 3 different programs)
returning all workbooks, retired materials, and old assessments to the kids
goodbyes to our various reading buddies and school-wide collaborations (class swaps, etc)
packing up my materials and getting them home
social problems for my homeless students and students with bad homelives (they're out all summer!?!?)
legal staffings and conferences to have the kids placed correctly for next year
printing class pictures, mounting them on paper, and writing a personal message to each student on the back
thank you gifts for the mentors and team leaders for at least 4 teams I have been on
thank yous from the kids to the specials teachers and school support staff
TURNING IN THE ENTIRE CHECKLIST AND EXIT INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW PRINCIPAL by Friday the 6th
personal
returning my library books
trying to track food on mypyramid.com
trying to get to my classes at shapes
trying to be playful and fun and attractive and slim and hilarious and precious for my newlywed husband
mailing applications to the jobs in massachusetts, with the added stress of not being able to personally follow up for a few weeks
hunting boxes in grocery and liquor stores obsessively
an etsy addiction
guilt about my move and balancing my marriage and my nuclear family
oh my god i love lists. i feel so much better already. i should also note that a lot of these things will have subsided by a week from tomorrow. until then, it's iced coffees and long walks to get me through.