Auspicious August 2025 W.I.S.H. Thread

[Oneanne]

Motivation this week... being back in the office for the first time in what, six weeks?

My other motivation is that I had my first appt with the new chiropractor Friday and have decided to work on improvement not just maintaining. It means appts twice a week for three months, which is going to be a challenge to juggle, but I am so looking forward to being better.

 

[ShannyMcB]

Topic Tuesday. Do you find yourself pretending to get through difficult times more or less often than anticipated?

 

[PollyannaMom]

I love that picture! I will have to think on the question a little.

 

[ShannyMcB]

I am not always great about answering my own posts. In this case I will say I am that little fish a lot. Hoping to address at least one issue starting this week…starting to meet with a therapist to address some phobias

 

[piglet1979]

I am really bad at this. I tend to act like I am fine when I am really not fine. The last 4 to 5 years I have been in the thick of it with everything that has gone on with DD. It has taken a huge toll on me but I am not sure anyone really knows how much. I tend to just put my head down and get done what I need to for her and not think about myself.

 

[Oneanne]

Oh, interesting question. I think that at work I'm known for saying what needs to be said, asking the tough questions, facing things head-on... and I've heard the word "brave" more than once. But at home and in my personal life it's more head buried in the sand thinking things are going to pass/resolve themselves without me actually doing anything. I think I have some work to do there.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I think if it's an actual crisis, I'm your fish! When I don't have time to think, I can jump in.

But I'm not brave about stuff that is actually smaller but that I have time to think about. - I tend to be scared to take on projects or set myself up for new responsibilities.

 

[Summer2018]

Story of my life.

I have lived my life with the motto, “fake it till you make it.” A traumatic childhood contributed to me living in fear much of the time. I developed stomach issues because I worried so much.

Somewhere along the way, I no longer needed to fake it, because I made it. I discovered that I am resilient and I can do hard things. I still get afraid, but my faith has helped me through a lot of difficult times. I have experienced multiple miracles in my life which has strengthened my faith.

 

[ShannyMcB]

What’s your woowhoo today?

 

[Oneanne]

Woohoo... the hot temps are going to drop a bit, being back in the 70's is going to be divine.

Woohoo... there's a company outing to the baseball game this afternoon. I'm not going but it means having an afternoon off.

Woohoo... plans for Christmas are all set. Instead of going to WDW sometime in December, I've decided to tack a few days up in Victoria BC onto the front-end of the days at the cabin. This works really well because there is a ferry to BC that leaves from a town you go thru on the way to the lake where the cabin is. My SIS is also going, we're going to stay at the fancy hotel right on the harbor and will do the Afternoon Tea there, which will hopefully be a special Holiday version. We'll also go out to Butchart Gardens to see the Christmas light display. The garden at the Canada pavilion at EPCOT is based on Butchart Gardens, it is really lovely.

 

[ShannyMcB]

What are you thankful for today?

 

[Oneanne]

I had intended to do the 4-days in office schedule this week, but I am thankful it isn't required until October, because when I woke up at 5:30a this morning my body was all "nope, not doing this today" and I was able to sleep for another hour and a half.

I am also thankful next week is going to be a short one, due to the holiday Monday. I'm going up to my old town Saturday to do a whale watching trip... so I'm also thankful that I live in an area that has whales.

 

[ShannyMcB]

Happy Friday! What’s on your mind?

 

[PollyannaMom]

Thankful for a bit of extra sleep this morning, for the coffee I'm currently brewing, and for this thread

 

[Oneanne]

Kicking the holiday weekend off by purchasing a robot vacuum. Still pretty expensive at 46% off, but I had to tell myself my existing old-style vacuum is probably close to end-of-life, so really a new robot one is probably only about $100 more than a straight up replacement. It'll be interesting to see how the cats respond to it.

As mentioned I'm doing a whale watching cruise tomorrow, but don't have any other plans for the weekend, other than continuing to work on my apartment reset and getting it ready for fall.

Have a great weekend all.

 

[ShannyMcB]

Even though it wasn’t really a bad week I’m glad it’s the weekend. Couple little things planned but nothing major so hopefully we can find at least a little time to chill.
Was supposed to start therapy this week but thanks to tech issues I never actually was able to talk to the therapist. Thank goodness that happened to me and not someone seeking assistance for something like abandonment issues or anything similar. Made another appointment for later this month, hopefully that plays out.
Two out of three kids ended up with evacuations today…one instance the fire alarms were activated by excessive steam and in the other a gas smell which it turned out was coming from outside the building. The situations were handled well for certain but the fact it happened second day of school and in the case of DD in the middle of a downpour was extra fun.
So now we’re hanging out watching Moana and hoping to tune in to some of the d23 coverage this weekend. If you didn’t know you can get a free membership if you are subscribed to Disney+

 

[PollyannaMom]

watching Moana and hoping to tune in to some of the d23 coverage this weekend. If you didn’t know you can get a free membership if you are subscribed to Disney+

I did not know! - Thank you for mentioning it.

Hugs to the kids on disruptions so early in the school year.

 

[ShannyMcB]

For social Saturday going easy today…which princess has your favorite chill outfit in Wreck it Ralph 2?

 

[Summer2018]

Word of the day: Feral

Some, not all, of the babies born in 2020 were not given what they needed developmentally. Some, not all, of these children are missing basic skills...like toilet training.

Year 25 in my career, 20 years of which were in PreK-4, I have NEVER had any students who wore diapers.

Well...
Day 1 and 2, a child soiled himself ALL DAY LONG. I asked Mom if he was toilet trained, and she said, "Yes. I put him in diapers just in case." She also sent 7 changes of clothes. But he's toilet trained…uh huh…sure.

Another student walked around in circles for several minutes then pulled down his pants and peed on my rug. He was shown where the bathroom is in my classroom, but instead of using the toilet, he chose to do this in front of everyone in the middle of the classroom rug.

I have a student who attacked the special education paraprofessional who came running when I called for help. He knocked her over, hit, kicked, and bit her. I called for help again and the social worker came. He also attacked her and drew blood. The two of them managed to get him upstairs to the “calming room” where he peed and pooped for 3 HOURS. Day 2, he screamed, threw things, destroyed property, scared the other students, and knocked over my “Safe Place,” which is a brand new sturdy Little Tikes cottage. I had to call the Security Guard because I was afraid that he would break it. More constant peeing and pooping. Fortunately we have an emergency PPT meeting for him next week. I have already started gathering data and submitting reports.

I have a group of boys who think my library is the World Wrestling Federation headquarters. When I intervened, they all looked at me innocently like, “what?” They are totally clueless on how to act in a classroom setting. I will eventually get these coo-coo heads under control. I just have to civilize them.

A couple other children just completely ignored me, but I have no doubt that I will eventually get them to comply.

The remaining students are cute and sweet. Thank God for them. They give me hope.

Only half of the 23 students speak English. I am using Google translate to communicate with the other half in: Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, and Arabic. Fun times. It is exciting when they begin to learn English. I am fortunate that one of my Portuguese students speaks good English and translates for me.

Being without kindergarten paraprofessionals is going to be really hard. For the next two weeks, we have the special education staff available to help the 100 new kindergarten students. Once they begin pulling students for services, all support goes away except for the Social Worker and Security Guard who service 800 kindergarten through 8th grade students. We have a lot of issues in the upper grades, and there will be little available support for kindergarten.

My 81 year old Foster Grandparent Volunteer begins on Tuesday. She is helpful with the typical students, but for the students with behavioral issues, I basically need a bouncer.

 

[Summer2018]

For social Saturday going easy today…which princess has your favorite chill outfit in Wreck it Ralph 2?

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Cinderella.