Bored.

Bored. 

Last week I was bored out of my mind. 

All I do is help kids complete packets, read words, and pass off tests. 

Why am I bored in a special ed room!?  Normally this is not the case. 

Where is the excitement, the challenges, the success stories, and the "we will never try that again" moments? 

I'm bored. 

On Wednesday, last week, I had to completely change my attitude. I had to choose to be happy and enjoy my day. I was sitting there like a zombie trying to help a student decode words and I started thinking of other things in my head. I wasn't being attentive to this child or to the group at my table. I was wallowing in my apathy and lack of stimulation. How pathetic, I thought, to act such like a child. Nothing is stimulating. All the students have ADD, where's the challenge. Whine, whine, whine.... I'm pathetic. That same night, I watched an episode of Mad Men and on the show, Bobbie came running into the room and yelled at his mom saying "I'm bored". She said, "Only boring people are bored. Figure out something to do." Thank you Besty Draper, that's the kick in the pants I needed to finish the rest of the week. Right now, I am no better than a little boy TV character. 

Now, things are better. I'm not as bored. I have new things to look forward to and by the end of this week I should have a new assignment that is much more exciting than relating my life to a tv show. But, I can't tell you yet! The suspense will make it that much more exciting!