I must admit-I am not too excited about blogging. I can see the benefits it could bring to an intermediate or secondary classroom. I can even come up with great ideas for using it if I taught an older grade. However, I am not sure that it is for me. I LOVE to talk. Conversing in a classroom and sharing my thoughts, feelings, or opinions has never been a weakness for me. I also love to write in a traditional journal but, the idea of my writing being "out there" for others to see is disturbing to me. I feel like I am much more inclined to hold back my thoughts.

Yesterday started out as a great day. I was a little tired-actually having to set the alarm clock again, but we had fun creating digital stories. Then we eagerly headed home. It was a nice hot day and the pool was calling! The commute started out successfully, we were making good time. We decided to take the "express" lane on 275 to save a few minutes. All of a sudden we came to a complete stop. There was a broken down car-we were not moving. There was no where to go-we were trapped between concrete barriers. Other motorists were getting out of their cars and trucks and standing in the road. We put the car in park and sat for about 40 minutes. It proved to be a successful wait time, even though we would have much rather been at home. We were able to read the assigned articles and discuss blogging. It was nice to be able to discuss the articles while the thoughts were so fresh in our minds.

Thoughts

My thoughts for the day-

I am a bit overwhelmed, as usual. Of course I could not sleep last night, filled with anticipation for the summer courses I am taking. It was similar to the night before the first day of school. I feel so far behind and the term has just started. Just when I finally caught myself up from the regular school year, I go and add summer classes to my schedule. As if I didn't already have enough on my plate. I tend to work best when under pressure. I also tend to take on too many things. However odd it sounds-I thrive under the pressure of having so much to do, but I also stress-extremely!!!