It's Time for Ubuntu Academy, My Favorite Two Weeks of the Year. Ah, But First, a 2007 Notebook Find in One of My Journals that is Somewhat Timely

I sort of had a weekend on Saturday. I mean, I got an oil change (they didn't charge me, because it took 30-minutes longer than their promise), did the Wegman's thing, walked the dog, spent three hours mowing and landscaping (because the humidity broke for a day), and settled down for the night. Yesterday, however, was a 14-hour day of getting things ready for the two weeks ahead. Actually, I also finished the final video's for last week's Young Adult Literacy Labs, sent the survey, and picked up 40 copies of Gene Luen Yang's Dragon Hoops for the writers this week.

But the heat returned. It was miserable as I shopped for snacks, worked on my porch, edited a journal article, and got cramps from working all day. I believe today the heat is to subside again.

I do hate the 14-hours on the brain, though...the nonstop next, next, next, next simply reminds me of the every reality of teaching high school in Kentucky. There were never any breaks and always another demand.

Oh, I also got long overdue recommendations completed for teachers looking for new jobs.

Anyway, I found this doodle from 2007 and was thinking about the importance of self-awareness as today it is one of the skills we'll be highlighting over the next two weeks.

It's day one of another new week so I'd better hit the road. Much needs to be accomplished before the buses arrive with kids.