First Day

~I did it!~

I went to work! Big deal! Right? Well of course it was. This is only my second year working for the school district and it went really well, and that is great. I met about twenty people and several kids. There will be a ton (well, hundreds) more there tomorrow because today was freshmen, peer mentors and teachers/staff only. So that will likely feel overwhelming at first ... until I get used to it again. I will talk more about the details of the job and my experience later, but I have to ramble here for a few, just to get some thought webs out of my head.

Instead of abiding by my self-enforced 'no Twitter until you blawg' rule; since I have done that pretty successfully for almost thirty days; I allowed myself on it, but made the addendum of  'no TV until you write' rule. And I stuck to that, by the hair of my chin (ie I really wanted to watch something while I wrote, as I usually do). BUT, I was on Twitter for about 4 hours! So, I don't know if that's going to work out😏. Also, now that school has begun again, I need to make time for yoga. I can't just do it 'whenever I feel like it' since I have a work schedule. So should I do it in the morning or after school or evenings? Or save it for the weekend? 

I am so completely blessed in this location assignment compared to last year. And they haven't asked me to be a bus aide, which is good because the car died. As in it is not driveable anymore. So I want to just write a Thank you prayer to God and the Universe for working in my favor to give me a position in which I can learn to be a better teacher, and human being. Thank you. Namaste. I just made a decision while I was finishing that sentence. I think that I should write immediately upon arriving home so that I can put down more immediate thoughts and reactions to my great new job that is going to undoubtedly challenge me in many ways.

That's enough for now. I'll figure out the yoga (and body scrubbing ritual too) logistics later. Meanwhile, the Oregon wildfires in the Columbia Gorge/Eagle Creek area are worsening and we woke up to ash falling from the sky as the winds blow it toward our neighborhoods and cities. It's a very terrible thing, and unfortunately, if it could get any worse, was caused by arson. This sucks big time. Firefighting crews are working nonstop, but the situation is massive. Think positive thoughts and helpful hopes so everyone stays safe. OH, and there's another serious hurricane called Irma in the Atlantic headed toward Florida, while the aftermath of Harvey is still wreaking havoc in Texas. I've gotta stay optimistic, because worry and stress will not help any of those situations. Peace.