A few things on my mind:

1. Teaching is hard. I am now officially solo teaching, although last week I was pretty much soloing anyways. That means that from the second the bell rings to start the day until it rings to dismiss the kids, 26 10- and 11-year-olds are under my command. MUAHAHAHA. It's actually really quite fun because I can tease them and be mean to them and tell them "because I said so" (although I'm trying to break that habit...what person ever wants to be told that they can't do something because someone in authority tells them merely because they say that can't? I am finding though that usually the true answer would be "because it's annoying."). I really do have to suppress a smile when I go up to the board to erase points because they're being little pukes. Apparently Ms. Griffiths is a different person from Stephanie. Don't get me wrong though, I adore those kids. They are cute and hilarious and I would much rather just play with them all day than have to be an authoritative figure and make them behave. I think that's the hardest part. Nope. Lies. The hardest part is trying to help them all succeed. Eh, I don't feel like getting into that right now. But just know it's hard.
2. Teaching has changed the way that I think. Example: My brother was planning on coming to do laundry at my house tomorrow after I get home from school. I just remembered that I promised my boss that I would stay at work until like 7 or 8 tomorrow to work on a project. I texted Jeff saying laundry tomorrow was a no go. As I awaited a response, I started immediately trying to come up with a deal to make it easier and happier for both of us. "I'll pick you and your laundry up when I get off work, you do a load of whatever you need for the next day, ride the bike home that I'm supposed to have given you, and I'll finish your laundry and bring it the next day, as long as you buy me dinner at the creamery." Yeah, pre-teacher Stephanie never woulda been able to come up with that. Teacher Stephanie came up with that in about 5 seconds of thinking. Quite a handy skill to possess, no? Also another skill I have acquired: I can do math upside down. That's right. I can write and compute addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts of whole numbers and decimals upside down (we start division at the end of the week so I'll pick that up eventually). Ok, back up and form a line for my autograph. I'll even sign my name upside down if you'd like.
3. I really hate waiting for mail that you know is coming. It's like watching a pot of water while you're waiting for it to boil...it won't ever happen because it knows you're waiting. Gah. I hate being patient.
4. Working out is fantastic. It's a great way to blow steam at the end of a long day at school. And I feel so much better about life when I'm working out everyday.
5. Sometimes life doesn't make sense. Things don't go the way that you want them to. But there's a reason why. Maybe only the Lord knows that reason. But it's so much easier to accept that and have faith to go along with it than try to fight it and hope that He'll change His mind. Because He won't.
6. I love Family Force 5.

'Nuff said.