I have my coffee ready, grab your beverage of choice, and let’s chat.
If you and I had coffee, I would share that my roses are getting so beautiful. I fed them back in the spring, and they are just bursting with color. In the front, we have deep pink, in the back, we have deep red, and scarlet red. They are something that’s called “self-cleaning” roses, in other words, the blooms fall off and dry up after a while and new one come out. I still remove the dry blooms because it looks better.
Overall, we have a big piece of land (especially for central New Jersey), the majority of it are “woods”. It’s a lot to populate with plants so I just concentrate on our flower beds that are close to the house and the back patio.
If you and I had coffee, I would share that I have been dealing with some entitlement from students and parents. There were some unreasonable requests concerning grades that were made. If people are not satisfied with my answer, and go above my head, to my supervisor, then the principal, then the superintendent. If any of them will want to change the grade, it’s their choice, but from me it’s a no. One person went as far as state “you are ruining my child’s future!” Meanwhile, there has been little effort and missing work from student the whole year. This aspect of my job can certainly be frustrating.
I do admit that such situations are pretty rare, and the vast majority of my students and parents trust me and are respectful of my assessment.
If you and I had coffee, I would share that much of our clothing is in the laundry room. It could be folded, it could be still in the dryer, it could be in the basket, or in the washing machine. Last week was a grinder so I just was fishing for *clean* clothes from the laundry room most mornings.
If you and I had coffee, I would share that Meru therapy app is growing on me. I am doing the biofeedback, and the meditations, and the prompts. I am texting with the therapist. I don’t feel all rainbows and unicorns, but I definitely feel some awareness of thoughts, emotions and their impermanence.
If you and I had coffee, I would share that I haven’t seen any of my sister friends lately. Everyone is wrapped up in their lives, two of them are teachers, so they are in the grinder like me. I need to touch base with them this weekend, just to say hi.
If you and I had coffee, I would tell you about the three books that I’m currently reading. The Body Keeps the Score(non-fiction), Cat Brushing (essay collection), and The Rules of Magic (audio). My reading has been pitiful since the spring, really lacking focus, but I needed to get out of my head. Marin Ireland narrates the Rules of Magic, and I am enjoying it.
Lastly, if you and I had coffee, I would tell you how much I am enjoying being outside with my morning coffee. Last week, instead of sitting in the living room with my coffee, I was sitting on the porch, watching the sunrise slowly dye the sky pink, then sunlight sliding down and shining on the tops of the trees. A few squirrels and birds were doing their thing. The air smelled delicious.
I think that’s about it. Would you like to share something if you and I had coffee (or tea)?
Mom of Children 