Challenge Day 27: A Quote to Try to Live By

Today was another full day of Singapore Math training. It really has been a good training overall, and today we actually got to see it in action in the classrooms. I'm not gonna lie, it's going to be weird to go back to my classroom on Thursday, seeing as I haven't been in there since last Friday. But from the news I've heard they've been really well behaved (thank God)! That makes me so proud :) (aside from the fact that I threatened their lives ;) jk...but actually not really). My head is actually hurting today, I think more from being exhausted than really overwhelmed, though it may be a good mix of both. We did this from 9 am - 12 pm and it was one right after the other. This was further on, as it's fractions, but it kept steadily getting harder, check it out:

This is called model drawing. We did this from the most simple addition and subtraction to percents and fractions.

I know this is going to be out of the blue, but if anyone has any good drink mixes for tequila please leave them in my comments. I made the mistake of buying (what I think anyway) a huge bottle of it thinking it was something else (in my defense, so did Amy) and I can't stand straight tequila. I need to do something other than just margaritas :)

This challenge will be another one that's hard to narrow down. I love quotes. I collect quotes :) but it takes a lot for a quote to actually make it to my collection haha it is going to be really hard to narrow this down, because it's just one quote and by now you should know me well enough to know that I really just don't do favorites...

Although it is a singular word, there are many variations of alone. There is the alone of an empty beach at twilight. There is the alone of an empty hotel room. There is the alone of being caught in a throng of people. There is the alone of missing a particular person and there is the alone of being with a particular person and realizing you're still alone. - Lemony Snickett

 

I think this quote just speaks volumes (to not sound too cliche). I think it's not necessarily something to live by, but it's a life truth. We all feel alone at some point in our lives, but even if we're not alone we can still feel alone. You just have to know that even when you feel the most alone, you still have to go on living - even if it's tough.

So lastly, here are some pictures from my office progress! It's crazy how much the color is changing the feel of the room. It's a very calming place to be in and I tend to go in there right before bed and turn on music (at the moment I'm obsessed with Priscilla Ahn's new CD "When You Grow Up", check it out) and shut the door and paint. I can't wait for it to actually be my office :)