Real Talk: A School Year Like No Other

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I want to use this platform as an opportunity to share inspiration, best practices in technology integration and library programming.  I have been wanting to add so many ideas here, but this has been a school year like no other.  Finding the time to blog has been a tremendous challenge for me.  I know from my own experiences this year and from what I hear from teachers at my campus, librarian friends and my social network that pretty much everyone is struggling.  

I wanted to be real here and share a little about my own journey this year.  There have been some extreme highs and definitely some lows and I am trying right now to keep my head above water.  

This has been the year that:

  • my child who is in kindergarten has had COVID twice- once in September and once in January
  • this same child has gotten Flu A and B and Strep in between having COVID
  • I am his care taker so that means I have been out to care for him for all of these occurrences 
  • I got the call that I was a finalist for TCEA Librarian Media Specialist of the Year
  • I had to have emergency surgery
  • complications with surgery caused a C-Diff infection (if you haven't heard of this Google it)
  • my campus honored me as Teacher of the Year
  • I got COVID with symptoms  
I know that God has a plan for good in my life.  He has showered me with so many blessings.  I just wanted to let my readers know that I am real too.  I struggle to do ALL the things too. No matter what you are going through this year, just no you are not alone.   Each day believe in the good.


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