All you can eat candy store

Starting a blog is more difficult than one would think.  What do I write about?  Will anyone read it?  Does anyone care to read it?  Well, even if no one reads it, I will.  The school year started today so I decided that I would blog about it.  I am a band director and graduate student and many other things that will be exposed eventually through this blog.  I have decided to take an "all you can eat candy store" mentality to this school year.  Now, I will explain.  Yesterday, I BBMed (BlackBerry Messaged) a friend of mine, who is also an educator, and I said this phrase that we all utter at least once a year....month....week....day....hour......"I don't want to go to work!"  Now, let me tell you a little about my friend, while keeping her identity a secret.  She is a bit older than I am (I'm 26 so all the veterans are older than me) and she is much wiser.  She's been teaching for a while and has definitely made a difference in not only her students' lives but also her co-workers' lives.  Well, as the young teacher, I look to the veterans for wisdom and advice whenever I can get it.  So with my adamant outcry that I didn't want to go to work, she gave me the best advice I could possibly ask for and now I get to share it with you.  At first, this was her answer..."Suck it up! U gotta work! Make the most of it!"  Yes, I know that wasn't the answer you were expecting, it wasn't the answer I expected either.  My response..."So lucky to have someone who always finds the silver lining."  Well, that was when my friend got deep....real deep.  "She's learned that the mind is a powerful tool.  If you can trick yourself into thinking you are in an all you can eat candy store, then you are there...wisdom comes with age...you will learn my dear jedi!" Hmm...thinking I'm in an "all you can eat candy store."  That's interesting.  It's also true.  As an educator, I look to the veterans (btw, that doesn't mean old) to guide me through the school year.  Well, today I wanted to be in a candy store.  99 students.  99!!!!  Four years ago when I took this job, I had 23...total.....for a band.  It sucked!  Well, this year, I have 68 band students.  The others are music appreciation students.  I'm excited about this year.  68 band students is HUGE for this program.  There are more students in the 6th grade band than were in the entire band four years ago.  HUGE!!!!!!  


Well, for the first blog post, I believe that I have given you enough ramblings for one day.  I'm not sure if this will be an everyday thing but I guess we will find out.  No matter if you are a teacher, bank teller, soccer player, student, truck driver or stay at home mom/dad.....live each day like you are living in an all you can eat candy store.  

"If you follow your passion, you'll never work a day in your life."