Dear Students, Cut Your Teacher Some Slack

           You may not know this--and I don't blame you, because I didn't know it until I started teaching--but your teachers are doing the very best that they can.  Most of my life I've heard people say and said things myself that are really pretty unfair.  I have gotten upset at my teacher for not grading assignments right away.  I've heard people get irritated at teachers for complaining about grading papers.  I've heard kids say that they think a teacher is mean/unfair/too strict etc...But let me tell you, it's time to cut them some slack. 
     Being a teacher is hard.  Standing in front of 7 and 8 year olds who really just want to run around all day long is hard.  Seeing kids just stare into space when you ask them to do something is hard.  Standing on your feet all day and talking loud enough for everyone to hear is hard.  Always knowing what to say when kids ask questions they shouldn't is hard.  Reading elementary school cursive is really hard.  Looking like you're happy 100% of the time is hard. 
     Did you know that a lot of the time your teacher doesn't even have the chance to go to the bathroom? Did you know that your teachers, while you've made them out to be super heroes, are completely human and occasionally make mistakes?  Did you know that your teacher wants to be there for everyone and change everyone's life like John Keating does in the Dead Poets Society and like Mr. Holland in Mr. Hollands Opus?  
    Your teachers were responsible for your start.  Your teacher is the reason that you can read books, and communicate effectively.  They're the reason that you can write.  They could be the reason that you learned discipline or time management.  Your teacher helped you graduate high school, she let you turn in that one paper late, he helped you find some extra credit when you needed it to boost your grade.  All together, they make your education possible. And with all that responsibility they get paid less than they need to support a family.   We all do the best that we can, so cut your teacher some slack. 
Sincerely,     every teacher ever. 

Life With Rosie

Hey there everyone! Today I'm guest posting over on Chelsie's blog while she prepares for a big, life changing more! Head over and read about how my spring is going and how I get organized and feeling fresh! 

Life with Rosie!

What's Up Wednesday//Vol 10

Why hello everybody and welcome to another installment of What's Up Wednesday.  Ashley, Shannon, and I have been loving doing this each week and we want to thank everyone who has been participating!

This week we have a new guest host! Chandler from Life as a Larsen is joining us this week!  

She's a college student just like me, relatively new to blogging, and an overall awesome person!  She like to go out and have climbing adventures and take incredible pictures of them. Check out her blog and follow along!

What I loved about the past week//  I absolutely loved that I got to do the Spring break thing, but believe it or not, I am actually glad to be back to the grind.  I'm ready to get back to work and finish this semester strong.  

What I'm looking forward to// I'm looking forward to so much.  I feel like my life is going to change a lot in the next few weeks and I'm pretty excited about it.  I don't really know exactly what I'm looking forward to, but I think it's going to be pretty alright. 

What my latest obsession is// I can't stop listening to Taylor Swift.  I don't know what it is but I just...like her.  I think she's an incredible person and it makes me really like listening to her music. 

What I've been daydreaming about// I'm want to go to the beach.  So bad.  I just want to lay in the warm sand with a hat, sunglasses, and a bikini and let the world fade away for a while...

What I'm watching// Grey's Anatomy.  I've seen it start to "finish".  I'm completely caught up on Hulu and yet...I just love watching it. I honestly kinda feel like Meredith these days. I'm just a girl in a bar...No story.  Just me.  

What I'm listening to// I've been listening to this group called the Cherryholmes Band.  They're a family bluegrass band and...I love em. 

What I'm craving// Dessert.  What else?

What I'm doing this weekend// I'm working of course.  And doing homework, because that's pretty much all I do, especially without a boyfrannn...

What else is new// I think that the newest thing is my attitude.  I feel different.  I feel happier.  I feel relaxed.  I have a lot of work to do, but I'm excited to jump in and get all my stuff taken care of.  The next few weeks are going to be interesting, but I hope in the best possible way. 

Peep Smashing and Sweet Potato Casserole

This year I spent my second Easter away from my family.  The first one I spent without them was spent was because Army, but this year it's just because I had to work and school starts back up again tomorrow.  Spring break at home was wonderful but now it's time to go back to reality.  While I really would have preferred to hang out with my family and dye eggs and watch Kallie hunt for them, I still got to spend it doing something fun.  I had my weekly gig at the Arts Factory and we smashed Peeps of the roof.  I have a few videos on my Instagram that I highly suggest you check out if you want a laugh.  

This photo was taken only moments before these poor defenseless peeps were tossed off a roof and blown into the wind...It. Was. Awesome.  I was...inebriated to say the least which made it even more fun. 

Right after we were done with the Peep Smashing Tradition one of the guys in the band invited me over to his and his wife's house for dinner.  If it had been a couple weeks ago I probably would have said no, but I decided to just take him up on it.  The mimosas probably helped, but I'm so glad that I went.  His wife made an amazingly delicious dinner complete with ham, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and sweet potato casserole...It was heavenly and I got to play music for several more hours after our gig.  

I was pretty disappointed not to be at home with my family yesterday, but I really think that I made the most of it.  How was your Easter Sunday?

An End

Blogging is weird.  I was just thinking about all the things that share here and how I try very hard to be as genuine as possible.  I want to show you who I really am through my writing and the things that I share, however I also think it's important to keep some things private.  So...That would explain this next bit of news being a bit of a surprise to you.

 

Over the past few weeks, I started to feel less than happy in my relationship.  Travis is great. He's an amazing person with incredible and big dreams.  But we could not stop arguing.  It was like neither of us could do anything right.  It was getting to the point where I was thinking more negative thoughts about our relationship that positive ones. I wasn't talking about my problems and I was honestly just feeling like we weren't fitting together like we did when we first met.  The big thing for me was I felt like our personalities were clashing in a way that was not likely to ever change...

 

So we broke up. 

 

And I'm sad.  Even though it was pretty much my idea...It's hard to walk away from someone that you really care for, but I truly think this will be best for both of us.  We had so much fun together over the past six months and went through a whole lot more than I ever thought possible, but I suppose we just have to look at it as a learning experience.  I learned so much from Travis and I'm so happy to have met him.  I hope that he feels the same way...It's truly too bad that it didn't work out.

 

I just hope that he will find it in his heart not to be mad and just realize that we'll both be better off this way...

Physical Fitness

For the month of April I am focusing on Physical Fitness.  (I couldn't come up with a good alliteration, so this month gets a "faux" alliteration instead.

 

I have an Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) coming up, so it only make sense that I'd start to really hit it hard and get into a groove with working out. I'll be honest...Since I've been working on so many other things, my fitness routine has really suffered.  That's an understatement.  It has been non-existant.

 

When I was in basic, I started from nothing.  I could not pass the APFT.  When I graduated from AIT, I wasn't only improved, I was one of the best.  I was running a 14:30 Two mile and maxing/near maxing every event. Every. Time.

 

It was a pretty big freaking deal and now I'm back to the struggle.  It's amazing how quickly you can just fall out of that routine and start to suck.  For this month (and hopefully for every month after this one) I'll be doing a few things to kick my butt into shape and turn some acceptable scores at my PT test this month.

 

 

Guess What Day it is?

First of all let me apologize! I should have had this post up forever ago but I'm super behind in like...everything.  I decided to go home for spring break and it took tons of time out of my blogging.  But without any further ado, welcome to What's Up Wednesday. 

What's Up Wednesday is brought to you by myself, Ashely, and Shannon.  This week we decided to forgo the guest host, but we will certainly keep having them in the future!  To learn more about What's up Wednesday, click here.

What I loved about the past week//  I loved that I got to come home! Last night my family played a little gig up in Park City and it was great.  I love playing with my family.

What I'm looking forward to// Okay...so now that it's spring break, I can't look forward to that anymore.  So now I'm looking forward to the end of the semester! Just about 6 weeks left till I can just relax for a while. 

What I'm nervous about//  I'm super nervous about trying to find someplace to live after the semester is over.  I can't afford much, but hopefully I'll be able to figure something out!

What I've been daydreaming about// I'm day dreaming about a world where money is not necessary to live and we all just love each other...That would be a nice world, I think. 

What I ate for dinner last night//  I went out to Denny's with my daddy and I ate spaghetti...For the second time that day. Whoops!

What I'm craving// I could really go for some cake batter ice cream with bananas mixed in...That's my favorite. 

What I'm doing this weekend//  This weekend is mostly filled with working.  I'll let you know when I get there. 

What else is new?  Well, not a whole lot is new as of right now, but I feel some serious changes coming in my life...I'm not really sure what's going to happen, but I feel like I can't really talk about it yet.  I guess we'll see when we get there, huh?