Running on To-Do Lists, Compliments, and Love
I’ve posted some posts here, but, let’s face it, I haven’t really blogged on here in almost a month.
Many of you have asked what I’ve been up to, and have told me that you miss my blogging and feel out of touch with my life since I haven’t been blogging so much lately. Honestly, I feel out of touch with my own life, lately, since I’ve been so busy. I’ve literally been running on to-do lists, compliments, and love.
Allow me to explain (and provide you with a bit of an update!):
To-Do Lists
This year, I took on directing the Contest Play at my school. The Contest Play is a competitive play that runs for 40 minutes with a traveling set. We travel to different schools and compete in tournaments (usually two – Conference and Sectionals – and if you make it in the top two at Sectionals, you go to State) and it’s actually kind of cool. I did it at my old school, and I was excited to take it over this year. But, long story short, our school was asked to host the Conference tournament this year, even though it’s not our year. The guy working with me didn’t want to do it, but, since I have an addiction to large-scale projects (and doing good things for the kids, of course), I said I’d love to be in charge of it. That meant holding meetings, talking to coaches, creating programs and packets, calling judges, setting up workers, setting up the school, reserving rooms, scheduling teams, managing workers… all while directing my own show. That competition is this Friday-Saturday, and I’m ready. I think I had more on my to-do list for this thing than I did the two months before the wedding. But, today, I crossed off everything that can be done before Friday! And that is good.
Compliments
With any event, while managing people, you’re going to butt heads with someone. It just happens. Especially when people don’t believe you can pull it off in the first place, mostly because you’re a woman. A small woman, at that. A mostly quiet (at work), small woman who is a teacher without an administrative certificate and who looks like a senior in high school. So I had to stand up for myself, which got ugly, and then got better. And now I feel like I’ve busted into the coaching boys club, and for that, I’m extremely happy. Compliments in that respect mean so much more knowing I surprised a few people and earned some respect.
Love
The only thing that has gotten me through these busy few weeks has been knowing that, at night, Tim and I will get into bed and he’ll always put his arms around me. And I always fall right asleep with Tim’s arms around me. Love.
Long story short – I’ll be back soon. I promise. 🙂