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(This post has been sitting in my draft box for weeks, as I scramble just get back into a routine after break. Now, mocha in hand, I think I’m ready.)
This morning I woke up and laid in bed for an extra 10 minutes. I wasn’t ready to get out yet, and I had the impending sense of dread that comes from each return from break. So I took a moment to acknowledge that I just didn’t want to do it. And then I asked myself, given that truth, “What would make this day awesome?” What could I do to enjoy? Which parts could feel good to me?
That morning, I put Ovaltine in my coffee and brought it to school.
I joked around with some of my students first thing.
I planned some really fun lessons to come back to with elements I knew I would enjoy.
And it turned out, there were moments of awesomeness. I just had to be open to creating and seeing them.