Groupless...

For the last 7 years I've been a teacher, and I've always felt a 'part' of a group. For 6 of those years, I've been blessed to be a part of the Elective team at my school--a fantastic group of people with hearts of gold who would cut off their own pinky to help you.

I've discovered that by not 'teaching' (in the traditional classroom sense) I am kind of without a group. I am my own entity of sorts and I have a feeling that it will take some getting used to. Not that I think I'll ever be lonely! Other groups have gladly taken me under their wing (thanks ELA and MATH!) and I'm an 'honorary' Elective member still. I am going to be part of the leadership team though, so I'll be aware of the comings and goings around campus.

This week is inservice week for my district and tomorrow is my "library boot camp" with the other newbie librarians. I'm hoping to get a lot of my questions answered so that I can feel a little more ready to begin next week. I like trainings that are more tailored to my discipline--not that I walk away empty-handed from the campus trainings, but a lot of what we have to do doesn't always apply directly to being a librarian.

*As a side note--I just have to say that I'm exhausted! During the summer I rarely drink a lot of soda--usually just my cup of tea in the morning and sometimes a can of soda on occasion. I wasn't really thinking about my intake yesterday when I downed 3 small cups of coffee and 2 big cups of Dr. Pepper at lunch. I couldn't sleep last night!!! And today my stomach felt torn up--very acidic! I learned my lesson though and stuck to my one cup of coffee at breakfast and sweet tea at lunch. I drank water the rest of the afternoon so HOPEFULLY I'll sleep better tonight!