When I woke up this morning I rolled over drunkenly and thought, "Wow. It sure is bright this morning...."
Instant panic. Why was it so bright?
I looked at my phone.
8:06.
EIGHT OH SIX!!!
My contract time at Copper Hills starts at the unearthly hour of 7:00 am. First period starts at 7:40. I live 45 minutes from the school. On a normal day I am awake at 5:55 and out the door by 6:20.
You can imagine the sheer and utter panic shrieking through my body. I had two missed calls from the teacher in the room next to me. I called her right away...
"Steve has your students! He has a prep so they are just chilling in his room right now." She informed me.
A slight relief.
I told her the reading assignment to give Steve to give to the students. "Uh... tell Steve I'll be there in an hour..." I tacked on at the end. No big deal. Just make other teachers teach your classes because you can't get your butt out of bed.
When I got to school (I missed all of first period!) Steve was relaxed and chill and just calm as can be, which helped me to calm down a bit. "I'm glad I could grab them and have them do their work in here..." he said, "I didn't want the principal to find out. Last year I was late and the principal himself called. It was awful."
I was so immensely grateful to him for his kindness. It reminded me of when I was a little kid and how my siblings and I would always have each other's back against the parentals. No matter how much we hated each other we would always cover for one another, making sure we were protected from our parents. We banded together against the authorities. And here I am... 15 years later, still banding together with my teacher buddies against the authorities. Funny how some things in life never change. I guess it's just nice knowing someone will give you the benefit of the doubt, cover for you, and not judge you for your mistakes.
What I learned today: There is nothing that will make you feel more out of control in your life/ more stressed/ more like a total and utter failure than sleeping two hours past your alarm.
I have been sufficiently humbled.
Now... GROUP GIVEAWAY DAY.
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Instant panic. Why was it so bright?
I looked at my phone.
8:06.
EIGHT OH SIX!!!
My contract time at Copper Hills starts at the unearthly hour of 7:00 am. First period starts at 7:40. I live 45 minutes from the school. On a normal day I am awake at 5:55 and out the door by 6:20.
You can imagine the sheer and utter panic shrieking through my body. I had two missed calls from the teacher in the room next to me. I called her right away...
"Steve has your students! He has a prep so they are just chilling in his room right now." She informed me.
A slight relief.
I told her the reading assignment to give Steve to give to the students. "Uh... tell Steve I'll be there in an hour..." I tacked on at the end. No big deal. Just make other teachers teach your classes because you can't get your butt out of bed.
When I got to school (I missed all of first period!) Steve was relaxed and chill and just calm as can be, which helped me to calm down a bit. "I'm glad I could grab them and have them do their work in here..." he said, "I didn't want the principal to find out. Last year I was late and the principal himself called. It was awful."
I was so immensely grateful to him for his kindness. It reminded me of when I was a little kid and how my siblings and I would always have each other's back against the parentals. No matter how much we hated each other we would always cover for one another, making sure we were protected from our parents. We banded together against the authorities. And here I am... 15 years later, still banding together with my teacher buddies against the authorities. Funny how some things in life never change. I guess it's just nice knowing someone will give you the benefit of the doubt, cover for you, and not judge you for your mistakes.
What I learned today: There is nothing that will make you feel more out of control in your life/ more stressed/ more like a total and utter failure than sleeping two hours past your alarm.
I have been sufficiently humbled.
Now... GROUP GIVEAWAY DAY.
You know the drill- enter below and one winner takes all. I hope you find some great blogs to follow. Every month through accepting sponsors I find a couple of blogs that become permanent must reads. I hope you find a couple (or a dozen!) too!
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