Surgery & Setting Up a Classroom

How to organize my library.

What to hang on my walls.

Groupings of tables.

Door decorations.

Curriculum to unpack.

Items to sort.

Centers and stations to plan and set up.

These are just a few things on this NEW teacher's list of things I wanted to get done over the summer. I couldn't wait for the day I got my key and could get into my room. My mind was racing with ideas, not knowing what to start on first, when a haunting injury comes back and needs to be operated immediately. This injury prevented me from doing my job, this injury prevented me from having a normal life, this injury had prevented me from living the life I wanted. I thought it was taken care of when it was operated on LAST summer. But alas, the fine print, the original surgery may result in subsequent surgeries became my reality.

So I put on my bravest face Friday (trust me, in this photo it was all I could do but to cry. I was a HOT MESS).

And now I have a few weeks of this and only this:

I'm still worrying about the ever growing list that I mentioned above. But now I'm worrying about it without being able to do anything about it. And my ever-loving Pinterest has become my enemy, causing my list to grow.

I will have to break down and become a delegator. There is no way I can get it done by myself when I am temporarily handicapped. The saying "It takes a village to raise a child" definitely applies here. And I'll need my village. However, it will get done and I will have the best start of the new school year. Hopefully with a feeling like new ankle!