They say when it rains it pours. No kidding. This week it's rained ear infections, throwing up, coughing, talent show, 2nd grade concert, whining water pipes, big graphic design project, 2 tests and a 10 page essay. That's the big stuff everything else seems minor.
It is a huge relief to have the paper written. I have researched, written and talked about the topic so much that I wasn't sure what to write. I didn't want to rewrite everything else I'd already done and put it all together. But I wasn't sure what to do. I'd always hated doing outlines but was an outline that saved me. As I started to write the paper (I started 3 times) I felt like I was wandering all over the place. Trying to tie one idea to another was difficult. I could have gone on and on with personal feelings and experiences but this was a research essay. Once I started jotting down ideas and then putting those ideas in order everything fell into place. I had to remind myself that just because I had researched it I didn't need to put it in the paper. It's like the lessons I teach on Sunday. I always have prepared way more than what I teach. I am so exhausted from the effort that I am not sure it is a really good paper but I will have next week to review it and hopefully I will receive helpful advise from the peer review board. There is still time for excellence if I haven't reached it yet.
I don't know how I would have done this without Roy's support. He has been home this week and it has saved my life. Even better, he has a new appreciation for what I do.
Music is drifting up the stairs. The kids are rehearsing I'd better go coach them.
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