Change is good. At least that’s what I always tell myself…it keeps you fresh and on your toes. Realistically speaking, I’m a creature of habit and sometimes changes are easier said than done for me. Some people thrive on adventure and newness. I thrive on predictability. That may sound boring, but for me, it’s my happy place. This probably goes hand in hand with what I said yesterday in regard to being a small town girl at heart. I like the known; the unknown makes me as nervous as a cobra being eyeballed by a honey badger.
I’ve got a lot of instability going on right now, some of it good, some of it…well, it could go either way. I mentioned months ago that I had big news in regard to work. I haven’t mentioned it since, because it’s just been hanging there, up in the air, and nothing was for sure. Today I was given my schedule for the upcoming school year, and while it has changed quite a bit from what it was even last week, I’m still pretty pumped about it. I’ve mentioned in passing that teaching at an elementary isn’t really my “thing”. I’m just not comfortable with tiny humans travelling in packs. Teenagers are what I’m good at and I’d been a high school teacher for eighteen years prior to being moved to the elementary. I’m moving back up to the big leagues! In this case the big leagues would be middle school. Can I hear an “amen”! Don’t get me wrong~I’m not dissing my elementary compadres. We had a good run, and I made several most excellent friends. But this is what I’m truly good at, and what I truly love to do. It’s kind of like going home because our middle and high schools are attached. So it’s like a change, but not. For the first time in awhile I’m actually looking forward to school starting.
One other small change is I’ve decided to do posts on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday instead of all five days. That will give me a little day of rest in the middle of the week and who doesn’t need that?
I wore this outfit to the Shaker Woods Festival, hence no heels. You’d have to be mildly insane to trek around amidst the flora and fauna in snazzy wedge sandals. Because it literally is a festival. In the woods. It’s kind of a giant craft/food festival. Most of the vendors dress in period costumes. And the crafts aren’t Kleenex box covers…it’s things like hand blown glass made right in front of you. Pretty cool stuff. Comfort was key which is one of the reasons I love the lace tank. It’s a bit fancy looking, but it’s super comfortable. And you can’t go wrong with boyfriend khakis and Birken-nots. And the necklace? Walmart nails it again. I’m still baffled by the superb statement necklace selection they now have. I figure I’ll ride that wave for as long as it lasts.
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