Countdown to the End: Day 22

Earth Day

I’m really excited to be home early today. I can actually do the mundane household things. Doing those mundane things is usually a stress reliever, but it’s such a busy time of year that my mind is going in so many different directions. Just coming off of state convention to go into our banquet on Sunday is crazy. I like to have the banquet after state convention because I get ideas from state convention. If we have it into May we run into graduation parties. I really try to award as many students as possible at the banquet without loosing the integrity of it.

A co worker today just said I looked tired. I responded that it’s really hard to keep up with everything. I don’t feel like I’m slowing down or coasting my way out of teaching. I really don’t even know if I could let myself do that. My list of things grows longer as people ask about doing different things for the graduation and having students complete projects. I really like having my students do different things and become involved in the community, but that is probably why I’m choosing to walk away from teaching. It’s too much only because I make it too much. I could say no to most everyone that asked me to do things.

My to do list:

Call the town's chamber of commerce to talk about planting pots for the city

Pick up the city planters and plant them with the greenhouse plants

Organize the greenhouse to get ready for plant sales

Make greenhouse fliers to distribute

Find some hostas that can be planted by the elementary after school program kids

Finish the program for our banquet

Finish the script for the banquet (my retiring address?)

Get table clothes and decorations for the banquet

Call the caterer for the banquet to confirm the number of attendees

Print the certificates and get the plaques, pins, and sashes organized

Finish the silent auction items that students are making (solve problems for students so they can get them completed)

Do a press release for the State convention

Finish requisition forms for materials next year: $2000 budget

Find out how much money is left from my $5000 grant from this fall, and spend it

Check on the invoices that I sent to the office: pay them

Organize fertilizer for the field

It helps to keep a list, and it’s even better when I can start deleting or crossing things off. I also delegate much of this out to students. I have interns that can do some of this. My officer team is really good, and they can do most of the banquet items.

This was made by the FFA president for our banquet

I know I made the right choice because I won’t have to organize another banquet to award other people’s children.