Serene September WISH 2025

[Summer2018]

DD’s BF is arriving from the UK in 11 days which means I have to begin preparing for a house guest. In the summer, certain rooms in the house are neglected because we’re outside a lot, so I have a lot of cleaning and decluttering to do. DD can’t help me this weekend because she’s a maid of honor in her friend’s wedding. Thankfully the weather is beautiful which will be wonderful for this wedding on the beach.

School is still very challenging, but finally the superintendent visited the kindergarten classes and saw firsthand what we are dealing with…he was kicked in the leg by one child and scratched by another. He demanded that my 2nd meeting for my student be moved from the end of October to next week. So that is progress. In the meantime, all kindergarten teachers across the district are suffering just like I am because of inappropriate special education placements and having no paraprofessionals to assist us with our challenging 2020 babies and their unique needs including diaper changing. Apparently all of that time at home was not used for toilet training and school readiness. Instead we have too many maladjusted children to handle. My classroom is more like a daycare center than a kindergarten classroom.

 

[PollyannaMom]

No aides in today's kindergarten classrooms is just ridiculous, @Summer2018. You have my sympathy.

 

[Summer2018]

No aides in today's kindergarten classrooms is just ridiculous, @Summer2018. You have my sympathy.

Currently, there's a mass exodus from my district to the affluent suburbs because of these conditions. So far, we have lost 17 teachers just from my school to wealthier districts where there are smaller class sizes, multiple paraprofessionals, appropriate SPED placements, tremendous support, and much higher pay. The only teachers that will be left will be veteran teachers who are planning to retire within the next 10 years. It's too risky for us to lose tenure and start all over again.

 

[ShannyMcB]

Welcome to a new week, what’s motivating you?

 

[Oneanne]

OMG... I did my usual of not signing in over the weekend and forgot to post Sat/Sun, so sorry everyone.

Motivation this week... well, there's the quick trip today and tomorrow which is a test case for me on how to manage more work travel coming up. Honestly the most challenging part is having to go out to group dinners after people-ing all day.

The other motivation is to go with the eclipse energy... the old you is dead and a new fated path is opening up. I'm really feeling it.

 

[ShannyMcB]

Motivating me is keep up positive changes. I got my blood test results and glucose has barely changed and cholesterol slightly improved so would like to keep that going

 

[ShannyMcB]

Saw this and thought it was funny. For this topic Tuesday what would you be forced to do at a forcing party?

 

[ShannyMcB]

My forcing party activity would have been bringing DS10 to get his blood work done….but I did it today. Gold stars for both of us!

 

[PollyannaMom]

My dishwasher filter would get cleaned.

 

[ShannyMcB]

Happy Wednesday what is your Woowhoo?

 

[Oneanne]

The forcing party concept is much like the body doubling life-hack used in the neurodivergent community, where you have a designated partner and scheduled times to do stuff together.

Woohoo... back in the office. It was a good trip and woohoo that it was short.

Woohoo... the sun is now coming up when we are midchannel on the way into the city and it is beautiful.