It's been 36 days since I last wrote, which was on day 36 of quarantine. I've struggled the last month to write. I just haven't been able to put words to paper about everything going on. Today, however, I am going to try and express it. I constantly tell the kids that writing is a great outlet when you're going through a rough time, yet lately, I haven't followed my own advice. So here's hoping that will change.
The day after my last post ( I believe it was only a day later), we received the news that we would not be going back to school for the remainder of the year. Even though I was prepared for it, it just didn't seem possible for us to be able to get back to school and with not much time left, I was still heartbroken. I am still struggling to wrap my head around it and it's been 4 weeks since the news hit. We are currently in our last 6 days of school. No new assignments have been given for two weeks. We've been working with students to get caught up on missing assignments. Some kids are turning in their devices and we are saying very different goodbyes. I know every teacher is going through the same thing, and I have loved seeing everyone coming together to support each other through this time. Today is my last day of doing anything on the computer with the kids. Hosting a scattegories game, hopefully, several of them join in so I can see them one more time before they head off to the high school.
It's been 72 days since we started quarantine, things have started opening up over the past few weeks with social distancing guidelines to follow. I'm grateful for the beaches being open and restaurants are slowly getting back to normal. Outdoor seating has been open for about 3 weeks now. It's been nice being able to get out and just be around other people, even from a distance. There are a lot of changes, but I am glad things are getting back to semi-normal.
This past weekend I took a trip down to Savannah, GA. I have always enjoyed the city and wanted to get away for the weekend. I found the perfect little Air BnB right outside of downtown and decided to do it. The place I stayed made the whole trip. It was exactly what I needed for a weekend getaway. With it being Memorial Day weekend, Savannah was fairly busy, but I was able to still enjoy myself. I had signed up for a ghost beer tour. It was a lot of fun walking around the city learning more about the history. I was al little disappointed in the actual ghost part of the tour, I felt like it was mostly history, which I knew, and not very scary. So, I definitely want to go back and do another one. Honestly, my favorite part about the trip was enjoying the place I stayed. It had a treehouse and the suite I was staying in had a reading nook and skylights. When I woke up in the morning, I made myself a pot of coffee, opened the door for the cats (there were 3 that were really snuggly), and read in the reading nook for a few hours. Such a relaxing morning, and you better believe I will be staying there again.
If 2020 wasn't crazy enough already, today we are experiencing Tropical Storm Bertha. For me, I think back to a year ago, my last day in Beavercreek before moving, and how I lived through my very first tornado. It was a pretty scary evening and not knowing what kind of damage was done. Thinking back, I remember I wasn't sad the next morning driving to drop my keys off to my first apartment. I was sad about all the damage that had been done to my hometown and not knowing if or when it could be fixed. It's interesting to me what we focus on in moments like those. I think I had accepted that I was moving and things would be different, but I didn't want to remember my hometown in that way.
A year later, I sit in my new apartment, watching out the living room window this tropical storm and just hope it doesn't cause too much damage across the coast. Hopefully, we don't float away.
I feel like I am just rambling at this point, so I will go for now and maybe one day, I will focus more on what I plan to say. Practicing what I teach is the first step to this whole thing, so I think I am on the right path.
Love from the girl who is trying to stay positive during this whole thing and working on her mindset.
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