Eyes forward........

What a week......I am grateful to catch my breath and have a four day weekend to do so.....the intensity of all that happened amid the first week of school has definitely taken its toll....and I still have had a resistant type sinus thing going on.....it has been super frustrating....so I am hoping to get that solved once and for all .....tonight Gabe has a football game, and Mads and I will be there, should be fun:) Keeping my eyes forward, and stepping toward the goals I have for myself.....I will be launching my fall women's series on my video tomorrow.....and will be excited to release the details! Have a fancier flyer this time due to my networking with that helpful gal that did my logo! So that feels good:) Had a pretty good first week of school.....I like my class a lot, and think we will have a great year......I got to say hi to some of my old kiddos and that was super fun too......it always feels good to see the big smiles of the kiddos that you had the year before as they walk by and say hello, or give you a quick hug! I had one student last year that was one of my most challenging behavior problems ever......he ended up going to emotional support in March......but prior to that he and I had formed a strong bond and his behavior had improved tremendously.....and he would come to my room and say good morning every day before heading to his support classroom after he switched......so the first day I was on the lookout for him, but he had come in late......and I didn't see him.....the second day I was standing at my door, greeting my kids, and all of the sudden I feel a kid start hugging me, and I look down and his face is beaming up at me......and soon my beam followed:) reunited:) It feels good to see him doing so well now and getting the support he needed.....and it feels good to know that he understood that getting that help was a gift, that it wasn't my giving up on him in my class.....so I suppose this week was full of highs and lows.....for sure......also back to juggling my kids and coverage for them, which is a challenge.....have some new plans in place for drop off and pick up that I think will work long term.....so that feels like relief.....and the moving pieces are starting to form and fall in place......like a huge Tetris game....and I am trying my best to be good to myself alongside of that, and fill my cup so I can continue to pour into all the places I need to......I am going to spend today with my Gilly while Gabe has one more day of school......a hike will be in order this weekend for sure......and some final chores around here......and I may or may not be decorating for fall......sorry not sorry ;-) and I also may or may not be drinking pumpkin spice coffee this morning.......my favorite time of year! Hope you all enjoy the weekend! :)