Last week at work was chaotic to say the least. This long-term sub position has me in a preschool classroom that has already been through an enormous amount of change. Their lovely teacher has been out since the end of September taking care of her ill mother, and before I got to this class three weeks ago they had at least four other subs in between. Stability is important for most people, and when you consider the fact that these children are all roughly four years old, consistency and stability become that much more important.

There's the well know phrase, "one step forward, two steps back," and I feel like those words couldn't be more true for this situation. I felt like some of the techniques I started using to keep them focused and at attention were working, and then they came back from a five day break and it was chaos again. This past week I narrowly avoided lice, (somewhat) handled an angry parent whose child had been bit by another, and finished up the last of my parent-teacher conferences.

In other words, I'm so glad it's Thanksgiving break!!

(I am however, nervous to be on break and not be making money...So if you know anyone who needs a house sitter while they're gone on vacation for the holiday, help a sister out!)

xxo