Catching up today with my Company Girls. I've missed you!
I know that if you've read me at all (or if you know me IRL), you know I'm always busy. In fact, I don't even really like to say the word busy, because it's kind of lost it's meaning. Saying I'm super busy right now is almost meaningless. But regardless, I'm...
...Pretty sure this is me.
Okay, not really, but it's a pretty good analogy of how I'm feeling.
The new school year has begun (we're at the end of the 2nd week), and while I have not yet dropped a plate (that I know of), they are spinning fast and I'm working hard to keep them in the air.
What, you ask, are my plates, this year?
1. My three in-person Spanish 2 classes and my one in-person Spanish 3 class. Planning, grading, interacting.
2. My one online Spanish 2 class. Planning, creating content from scratch each week (audio, video, assignments, lessons, etc.). Grading, interacting. Yes, we do have to have interactions even with online school - I have a "Class Live" session each week where we all simultaneously log in and video, audio, or text chat and I explain things through a "whiteboard" we can all see. And we email A LOT.
3. My one don't-get-paid-for-it-but-still-have-to-plan-it-and-grade-it Independent Study Spanish 4 class with three students. Never have taught Spanish 4, so I'm creating that curriculum as I go, and they come in during my planning period every other day for a real class.
4. My Student Council class, which involves planning of leadership lessons and activities, getting ready for our big leadership retreat next weekend, and, of course, coordinating and attending the events we put on at the school and help at. I used to have a co-sponsor, and we did all the work together, but this year I'm on my own. It's going great, by the way - I love the kids - but it is a lot to think of.
5. Youth group sponsor. I had taken a year and a half off to do grad school, but got sucked back in when our youth pastor starting doing small groups, which I really resonate with. That means Sunday nights, when I would love to just rest and gear up for the next week, I go to church and interact.
6. Club sponsor for a group called Friends of Rachel, planning and attending meetings.
7. Needing to keep my house in some sort of order.
8. Would love to find time to be healthy, exercise, cook. (see my post at http://www.theskinnybs.blogspot.com/) to know read my failure at this.
9. Need to spend time with my family, as my parents are dealing with some really hard stuff.
10. Still taking care of my horse after he had impaled himself in May - it's going better, but he needs to be walked at least every other day.
11. Being in a small group where we're reading Francis Chan's "The Forgotten God" and doing life together.
12. Discipling two high school students from church, separately.
13. Spending time with the students I've had in previous years who hang out in my room at lunch and during all breaks because they need me and love me.
14. Oh, and it might be nice to see my husband once in a while.
I'm hoping that once I get into a better routine, I will find a little balance..... but for now....
Here's to not dropping any plates!
What is on your plate in this season?