Cackling Crazily in the Pre-dawn Light...

Today was a much better day.

Worked for about 7 hours in the class. I know that sounds like a lot, but remember that I like to check my email every 12.4 minutes. Also, there's so much to do that I sometimes spin my wheels and end up working on a piddley project that doesn't show up as much in the classroom.

Case in point:
I cleaned out my desk. That doesn't show up as curriculum, or a great bulletin board, or a fancy center. But now, I feel better. My desk is functional, and now I can see the top of it.
I also worked on reorganizing my poetry charts, for the poems I laminated and saved from last year. At the beginning of the year, there's a lot of little things that need to be done that aren't seen by the general populace (read:parents and other teachers_

On the good news side, today made me feel like I could *almost* see the end of the set-up phase. Next phase: plan the first three weeks of class. The goal is to be done with set up by Wednesday, leaving a week to plan for the first three weeks.

I will make it.