Oh the tiredness and Joys ending the week of 9/12

 I am tired. This partial week at school kicked my butt. In my 30 years of opening days, this by far was the hardest. There are too many reasons why so I won't go in to them. Some I could have controlled, but many I could not. That is why I'm so tired. Trying to control the things I have no control over. I just saw Frozen on stage at Sheas yesterday, and my husband says" not to sound like a jerk, but you can't control everything and sometimes you just have to "Let it Go"". After I rolled my eyes at him. I had to sit with that thought. What did I conclude........ I don't like that. I wasn't surprised. It is VERY hard for me to Let things Go. It's something I am constantly working on. I do okay with some things, but when it comes to a situation where I have been hurt..... hurt by words that someone has said to me, especially when it is something I am passionate about..... those words HURT and it is hard to Let them go. So, I continue to work on it, because not letting go means I am weary. I am weary physically, mentally, and spiritually. 

Even in the midst of a week like that, I did find Joys. I am fighting like mad to hold on to those and let the other go, so if you could send some thoughts and prayers my way for strength to do that, I would appreciate it. 

here are my joys for the week:

1. Sunday and Monday were amazing. I drank my morning coffee while in the hot tub. I love slow mornings!

2. I met my student teacher and she started. She'll be great. She is making connections with kids already and at the age level I teach, that is huge in my book.

3. I made it through 3 days of school.

4. We celebrated my dad's birthday Friday. I made his favorite meal and we played dominoes(always fun)

5. Mark and I took two of our nephews to Sheas Saturday and then to dinner. They loved the show and we had awesome conversations about the technical aspects of the show and how they did certain things. One of them has been to the theater a lot, the other one had never been to Sheas to see a broadway production. His awe and wonder of it made my day!

Here's to being able to stay rested and focused for this week, and as always, I hope you can #findyourjoy