It’s going to be one of those days I can just feel it, I say to myself as I hit the snooze button for the second time. Monday night went late and I didn’t pull into the garage until just past midnight. I just want to roll over and curl back under the covers, its dark in the room no light from outside encouraging me to get moving. I begrudgingly roll out of bed and walk right into the shower; I leave the lights out and light a candle just so I can continue to rest my eyes. I put on my jeans, you know the “fat jeans”, the most comfortable ones I own and even they are trying to convince me to go back to bed, the button is fastened a little too snug against my waist. My hair is another story I let it mostly air dry, it falls straight to my shoulders, nothing fancy but its clean and doesn’t look to awful. Grab my lunch and teacher bag as I head out the door and into the car, I look out at my foggy journey ahead. I am resigned to the fact that my day has to start and I am determined to make it as good as I can. I set up my room for the day and plaster a smile on my face prepared to greet each child on their way in the door. The first one is cheerful, full of energy, (I envy her perkiness) and greets me before I have a the chance and says “You look Beautiful, I love you Mrs. Bressanelli!” and in that moment my whole perspective of the day has changed, a little sunshine on a rather gloomy day. IT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE DAYS….. A WONDERFUL DAY.
March 10, 2015
March 10th, 2015 at 10:25 am
I love your writing, Nicole. You paint a picture.
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March 10th, 2015 at 10:28 am
Oh man, I was trudging into your day right along with you in the beginning. Tired, fog, tight jeans… Blech.
Thank goodness for little ones to brighten our day, huh? I feel like that every morning when I see my daughters.
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March 10th, 2015 at 11:09 am
The power of being positive!
I love how your jeans are telling you to go back to bed. In the beginning, I could just feel your exhaustion and it made me want to crawl back into bed. Love your descriptions.
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March 10th, 2015 at 12:28 pm
Love the switch! Isn’t it amazing how something so small can have such a huge impact?
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March 10th, 2015 at 1:57 pm
Funny how you went from hitting the snooze button to feeling great thanks to a compliment. Hope the rest of today is wonderful too!
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March 10th, 2015 at 3:35 pm
You’re little ones are the best!
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March 10th, 2015 at 6:33 pm
I feel like crawling back into bed some days too…like yesterday! But, those moments of sunshine always make it better. I love that your mood made such an effortless switch because of one sweet moment…imagine all the moments you give back to your students in a day, your rays of sunshine.
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March 11th, 2015 at 7:45 am
Is it terrible that I feel the same way as you but I went to bed at 9:00?
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