i work in childcare.
i've blogged about disliking the cattiness of the women i work with before. i found a way to ameliorate that situation. i relinquished control of my room...which was a really hard decision for me. i love the kids i work for and with. seeing them learn something new excites me the way that it excites them. but i couldn't put my own sanity behind everything else any longer. so i gave up being a lead teacher and now i sub and fill in wherever i'm needed. i miss my kids. i miss having the same schedule everyday. but i love coming home with a smile on my face.
the woman that took over for me is on spring break....oh to be 22 again. anyway since she's gone i'm back in the room. it's a nice feeling to visit...and know that the drama is temporary. and i don't have to play nice with people i don't want to. i can simply ignore them and their negativity. i love it.
today as i was patting a girl's back for nap, she kept tracing the celtic heart tattoo on my arm. she asked what it was and i answered it was a heart. she asked me why it was black. and i told her it was a tattoo and that it was the ink. she looked at me for a minute and said " well i think it's beeeeeeeautiful, just like you ms. ashley."
i couldn't stop smiling.
and it really stopped me in my tracks.
the husband tells me nonstop how gorgeous i am. or how sexy i am. and i love that. but most days, i only half believe it. but when it's a 2 year old girl....it just...it totally took me by surprise. the compliment was so innocent and honest and genuine. not that my husband's aren't. but when a child tells you things, you hear them in a way that nobody else can make you hear something.
it's amazing. and it's just one of the millions of reasons i love my job would i like more money, yes. more vacation time since i have none, absolutely. health insurance would be fantastic. but i consider myself lucky to be employed and still able to derive some satisfaction from what i do.
i hope somebody told you that you're beautiful today. because you are.
and now...to watch the bulls game with the husband...and have some crazy monday night sex.....
i've blogged about disliking the cattiness of the women i work with before. i found a way to ameliorate that situation. i relinquished control of my room...which was a really hard decision for me. i love the kids i work for and with. seeing them learn something new excites me the way that it excites them. but i couldn't put my own sanity behind everything else any longer. so i gave up being a lead teacher and now i sub and fill in wherever i'm needed. i miss my kids. i miss having the same schedule everyday. but i love coming home with a smile on my face.
the woman that took over for me is on spring break....oh to be 22 again. anyway since she's gone i'm back in the room. it's a nice feeling to visit...and know that the drama is temporary. and i don't have to play nice with people i don't want to. i can simply ignore them and their negativity. i love it.
today as i was patting a girl's back for nap, she kept tracing the celtic heart tattoo on my arm. she asked what it was and i answered it was a heart. she asked me why it was black. and i told her it was a tattoo and that it was the ink. she looked at me for a minute and said " well i think it's beeeeeeeautiful, just like you ms. ashley."
i couldn't stop smiling.
and it really stopped me in my tracks.
the husband tells me nonstop how gorgeous i am. or how sexy i am. and i love that. but most days, i only half believe it. but when it's a 2 year old girl....it just...it totally took me by surprise. the compliment was so innocent and honest and genuine. not that my husband's aren't. but when a child tells you things, you hear them in a way that nobody else can make you hear something.
it's amazing. and it's just one of the millions of reasons i love my job would i like more money, yes. more vacation time since i have none, absolutely. health insurance would be fantastic. but i consider myself lucky to be employed and still able to derive some satisfaction from what i do.
i hope somebody told you that you're beautiful today. because you are.
and now...to watch the bulls game with the husband...and have some crazy monday night sex.....
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jeffx20:
Can I?
alilland17:
please do.