Relaxed

We actually got quite a bit accomplished today. Walker began a Thanksgiving unit, we started reading The Thanksgiving Treasure by Gail Rock (no I don't see the underline icon so I typed in bold), worked on Math and Language Arts.

This afternoon I was able to begin cleaning out my school room. We are wanting to redecorate/rearrange a bit. It will take some time to get it completely the way I want it but a little at a time is just fine. The plan is to make the scho ol room into a casual dining area/school room. It will be much more functional and I have realized that I don't need to have charts, bulletin boards and every possible thing known to man hanging on my walls in order to educate Walker.

I found out something else today. My blackberry stresses me. I left it off today and it was such a freeing feeling to not hear that chirp that makes me think I have to respond to someone's email immediately. It is the same reason I went all these years without an answering machine - I felt I had to return every call as soon as I heard the message. The emails waited until I had a break or a few minutes to look -when I was in control. I know not everyone feels as I do and can ignore the chirping and chiming but that is the way I am. You know what? No one is in dire need of me being readily available to answer them. I think from here on out I will keep every little tweeting chirp off except phone so I can continue to breathe as I have done today.