So here i am.

been a rediculously busy week, spent the most of it trying not to fall asleep. i am serious when i say that teachers "professional development" is about the dryest thing on the planet. here they are, trying to present new ways of engaging students and keeping their interest, and the most creative thing they can think of is a power point presentation. and the library was just a little warm. and the hard wooden chair did not prevent me from passing out. I am sure it was all riveting information. but i guess i missed that part.

and then i got my keys, and my chance to unpack all my teacher boxes. it turns out i have one shared classroom, and one shared office. cool. so i carved out my little niche from among the rubble this afternoon in the office. the classroom was a little better, i set up my little desk in front of a tower of boxes and filing cabinets that i am hoping will move sometime in the beginning of the week when my new roommate comes back from her summer vacation. as for my office space, i have a little island of sanity in a sea of chaos. i have arranged my desk against the wall so i don't have to look at it!
that's the thing about special education. we always get stuck with the leftovers- desks, supplies, everything that nobody wants anymore. since it is so hard to get, say, a paperclip, we never throw anything away. hence, piles of unused and unwanted things in my shared office.

am getting settled into my new home, and into my new spaces. get to meet the students on wednesday, and i'm really excited about that.