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Motivational Monday 9/30

As we're all aware, I've just gotten back into attempting to be a regular blogger and one of the things I'm going to be attempting weekly is a Motivational Monday blog post. I'm not exactly sure what goes into a Motivation Monday post, so I'm pretty much making it up as I go and hopefully along the way, I'll pick up a few things. I did browse around this weekend and check out some ideas. Some of which were finding a motivational quote...I can do that. Some were making a list of all the positive things happening in live to motivate you...I can do that. And others, had a goal to motivate them to work toward for the week...I can try that one too...Why not jump fully in and go for them all?

First up, our motivational quote!

Is this not the perfect quote to start the week off? Props to WeAreTeachers on Twitter for sharing that, sending me positive feels when I needed them. I had a ROUGH day today, like not feeling it AT ALL, not wanting to get out of bed, not wanting to get dressed, go to work, none of it. It's Monday, so we had a special schedule. I had a million things to do with the kids and was way behind. But...when those kids show me their sketchnotes and point out signposts and get excited about reading. I mean, it makes it all worth it. How can I not be happy to be here? How can I not be happy to be sharing these moments with them? I'm going to go home and crawl right into bed, but before I fall into complete oblivion for the night, I'll remember the kids made serious progress today, and that's a positive.
So here is what motivated me this Monday to keep going:

  • My kiddos staying after school are doing their homework instead of just hanging out :) This is SUCH a huge deal because it's not a requirement, they really are just choosing to hang out after school. So, taking the initiative to do homework while here makes me feel really proud of them.
  • The kids are excelling at #sketchnotes AND finding signposts. #teacherbraggingmoment I'm super proud of them!
  • After school clubs are starting! Both Yearbook and Board Game Club have been given the all clear. I want to say I love one more than the other, but I can't choose...Board Game Club is such a stress reliever after a long day of work, and I just love playing board games. Yearbook is a lot, but I love planning and organizing and putting everything together. Plus, just at our informational meeting kids already signed up to go take pictures at different events. 
  • I've officially written a Motivational Monday blog post AND a Word Wednesday blog post. YES!
Here is a goal this week I'm going to work on:
  • Work on some independent reading of my own...It's a simple goal, I know, but since school started my own reading time has gone down significantly and I'm suffering. I've got a lot of good books I'm missing! (I'm on pg. 50 now...we'll check in again next week)

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