I Love Productivity!

I had an extremely productive day today. I manage to take care of a number of things that I had been putting off for months.

Today was a snow day, and rightfully so. We had the worst storm of the winter last night. Lots of horizontal snow and high winds. When I looked out the window at 1am the snow was halfway up the driver's side doors of my car. When I looked again at 4am, it was down to the bare pavement. The wind had obviously changed direction, and at that point the rest of the driveway was drifted in.

It took me a while to get out this morning. I waited until the driveway had been shoveled before I headed into the office. There was no one else at the school when I arrived. It was blissful. I was able to leave my office door open to work (a rarity for me). All those tedious paperwork tasks that I hate to complete on my own time are now done, and I'm even a little ahead. I have the sub plans done for the two days I'm away next week. When I'm at work tomorrow, I'll put together the folders for my sub for those days with all the worksheets, etc. that she will need while I'm gone. I organized my school tote, and have everything from each of my two half-time positions separated. The tote will be used solely for my special education position, while my vision teacher materials will all go into my lovely black leather briefcase.

My schedule for the month is complete and has been sent to those who need it. I'm caught up on emails. I have some copying and faxing to do, but that can wait until tomorrow.

All in all, I feel very accomplished.

Even if I wasn't able to sleep in and enjoy the day in my own way.

Snow Days!

One of the perks of being a teacher is the fact that often, when the weather warrants, the schools are shut down. These unexpected holidays are a teacher's best friend. Many of my co-workers have midterm exams to correct this week, so a day off is a welcome surprise. These days often give us teachers the time to work on things during the day that we would often have to do, in the evening, on our own time.

I, on the other hand, am spending the day cooking, baking and cleaning. I have chicken in the CrockPot (such a godsend that appliance), have butter softening to bake chocolate chip (with Toblerone chunks) cookies, and have washed dishes, tidied my apartment, and swept the floor.

This is the second snow day this week for my school. There was one Monday as well. Unfortunately, I missed that one as I was in Corner Brook (2 hours away) for a medical appointment. I was completely surprised when the call came this morning. I honestly wasn't expecting it. The weather didn't look too bad when I woke up at 6:45am for my shower. However, not long after I got the call, the weather started. It became quite snowy very quickly, and the wind picked up.

Another benefit of the snow day: being able to go back to bed!