Fairy Tales And Fiction By 2: .....New School Year Resolutions

*AttaGirl Funnies by Angela Furgal AKA Fairy Funtastic*
If you see this pinned somewhere else...know that you saw it here first!

My Grandma has a saying

that I need to remember when

I'm about to add yet another pile

of work to my in-box.

Are you ready for it?

It's a good one.

Like, write it in calligraphy

and put it on your desk.

Or tattoo this to your brain.

Are you ready to hear it?

Serioulsy, it's gonna blow your mind.

Ok, here goes....

"It's easier to keep up than to catch up."

Regina: (I just had to step in and make a cute picture for all of us.)

Simple huh?

But aren't all the best things in life?

What does that mean in the life of a teacher?

It's easier to grade, record,

and file those assessments NOW

instead of adding it to the pile

you started last week.

(That's me, my desk and back counter

are FULL of piles.)

It's easier to get started on those

emergency sub plans NOW

instead of at 3 a.m.

when you're sicker than a dog.

(Don't you just LOVE showing up at school

at 6 a.m. to put Sub Plans on your desk?

Been there, done that!)

It's easier to prep that

art project NOW

instead of assuming you'll

have time tomorrow after lunch.

...because nothing unexpected ever

comes up during the course of a school day!

(Did you say lunch? What's that?)

It's easier to work on

next week's lesson plans NOW

instead of Sunday night

before bed.

(I have actually been known to work on my

plans on Sunday night IN BED....I do love my laptop!)

It's easier to make

those copies NOW

rather than assuming the copier won't

be broken tomorrow 20 minutes

before you need them.

(I think there's a hidden agenda to

that copier breaking down...it keeps us

on our toes and thinking out of the box!)

It's easier to make

that parent phone call NOW

(while you're thinking about it)

instead of realizing later that night!

(at midnight)

that you forgot to do so!

(I can't tell you how many times my eyes

have popped open in alarm during the middle of the night!

Uhhm....Angela? I'm starting to see a pattern here,
this is NOT a good thing! Maybe we should have
chosen a different topic for this post?
Let's see... how about: Two Can Make Do?)

I'm not going to set

lofty

New School Year Resolutions

like:

I will drink less Coke.

Are you kidding me?
I NEED that IV Coke drip to

keep my head above water.

(OK...I have something to say about Coke.

Thanks to my 3 cans a day habit [yes, I actually drank 3 cans a day],

I have now had my first root canal-welcome to my summer!

ARRRRRRGGGGGHHHH....root canals, those are for old people, right?

I guess I'm officially old....but I digress...

As I was sitting, hyperventilating

[so drugged up that my husband said I was snoring--What?!

I have a root canal AND I snore????

Anyway, in my mind I couldn't possibly have been snoring,

because I remember EVERYTHING.]

I was in the dentist's chair when I realized a sad truth...

I SERIOUSLY need to back off the Coke, sista!)

I will drink more water.

See above!

(See my above, too! Believe me,
I DO NOT want to have a repeat!
Although I think the man got the WRONG tooth,

and I may have to have ANOTHER root canal at some point.

Did I just say that? Where's the brown bag so I can breathe?!

Curse you, COKE....Curse you!)

I will eat healthier.

Really? Lunch is often a

quick trip through the drive-thru

before I get back to get

started on the afternoon's activities.

(Uh...lunch? Drive-thru...what?!)

I will start exercising.

Again...between my classroom,

helping with homework for the two

short people at home,

and keeping our home somewhat

clean and organized,

exercise is often the last thing on my mind!

(Yes....exercise...

I don't have much to add to this...

so I think I'll just nod my head in agreement!
Although, I do LOVE her term "short people" for her kids.
Three out of my four "short people" are actually taller than me,
so I can't borrow that phrase from her.
"Tall people" just doesn't have the same ring to it!)

Those of you teachers out there that can

do all of this and do it well...

What college did you go to?

I didn't get a SUPER WOMAN

cape with my cap and gown.

Did you pay Sallie Mae extra for that?

(Angela, if it would make you feel better,

I could easily create a nice Super Woman "S"
for you out of felt. Just send me your
cap and gown and I'll attach it for you.

I've got mad glue gun skills...
Just saying.)

Nice thought, but I don't think it

would have the same super powers!

Don't get me wrong.
I NEED to do all of these things.

(I admire and respect all of those Super Women...

but really, they baffle me.)

However, saying out loud that

I plan on doing them often leads

to the January Resolution

February EPIC FAIL

mentality.

(EVERY summer I give up my Coke,

and by the end of every September I'm right back to it.

Of course this is BEFORE my dentist permanently traumatized me,

so we'll see what happens this year!)

So instead my goal

this year is to

KEEP UP

rather than

CATCH UP.

Who knows...maybe doing

this will lead to a few less stressful

nights in need of a large

Coke from McDonald's.

(It's a new year...and I will stay on top of things!)

Maybe I'll feel so refreshed that

a bottle of water will be just

what the doctor ordered.

I may even be so caught up

with my paperwork that I can enjoy

a nice walk with the big guy

and our short people after

enjoying a healthy dinner.

OH SNAP!

Did I just admit to maybe

drinking less Coke,

drinking more water,

eating healthier,

and exercising?

(We can do it! We can do it! We can do it!)

May all of your

pinning and planning

be productive and your

New School Year's Resolutions

stay true!

P.S.

Our #1 New School Year’s Resolution this year is to laugh more…

with the increasing demands of our jobs & the shrinking of our paychecks,

we ALL need the comic relief!

If you have some funny stories that you would like to share, we will be screening entries that are sent to benabbyf@yahoo.com If we choose to incorporate your funny tale in our blog, you will receive $10 of TPT products either from Regina’s store or from Angela’s store (or you could mix/match products up to $10.00 from both stores). We will send you those products free of charge to your email address. Be aware that we both like to talk so we may add a comment or two to your story. If you're a TPT seller, we can also link your store to the end of your entry for some free advertising. :) Our goal is to get as many teachers out there smiling and laughing at ourselves so that we can all survive the ever increasingly difficult job of teaching!

In fact, talking about making teachers smile....
here's a freebie that might do the trick!

Eight years ago when I began teaching Kindergarten,

my good friend and mentor, Ma Chérie,

showed me how to make a Shape Monster Book.

It wasn't her original idea....it was passed to her

through the teaching grapevine.

Since then, I have looked to see if I could find

the original author....but I couldn't.

Well....after doing the book several years with her,

I decided to revamp it a little for our kiddos

and this is what I came up with.

I hope your kids enjoy it as much as ours do!