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My day was supposed to begin at 5 am buuuuut I rolled out of bed around like 5:45. Friday is jean day at work. And because I got out of bed so late, I had to pull my hair back lol I got to work and sat in the office talking to the secretary for over an hour...I didn't feel like working quite yet. It has been a long week.  We started the day with writer's workshop, which is my favorite part of the day. Teaching kids to write is hard af...But we've put in a lot of work and have made lots of progress! Yesterday, we learned how to write about things we love. Today, we learned to write about things we can do. I did a writing conference with Tyler! My kids had computer class today. I had a few things to do while they were gone. I made some copies for next week, began a bulletin board (didn't have time to finish), put graded work in their mailboxes, called a parent, and set up the reveal of our celery investigation. (It's plant week and we've been learning about the parts of a plant and how they function to keep the plant life cycle going. We let the celery soak in colored water. The kids made predictions of what they thought would happen.) (the root of the plant takes in the nutrients and water and it goes up the stem to feed the rest of the plant.) Right after the big reveal, it was time to do prize box and announce the group that earned enough points to have lunch in the classroom. One of my lovelies was a little more than upset about his group not winning. He made a big mess. The lunch lady brought me some pizza and pineapples, which I managed to spill on my shirt. We ended the day with math and a lovely telling me he wants to break my neck because I gave him a sad face on his behavior chart. This is the same kid that knocked down his desk and all the chairs... Anyway, the kids were dismissed, I made more copies, assembled guided reading books, clocked out, and took off my teacher hat. Jalisa picked me up from work! We went to her house where I was reacquainted with the bathroom floor I met the night of my birthday lol We also pregamed before the pregame! We linked up with Tej! We came to my place to get a little more dressed. I was taking hella pictures of myself, Jalisa jumped in a few. Then we went to the Goodwill and then the Green and met Brenden at the jewelry store. He was cool af! We came back to my place to really pregame before going out. Then we got in the uber and went downtown. We ended up seeing a comedy show on the sidewalk where I saw a teacher I had in middle school. After we decided we had enough of the street comedy, we went into a bar. This girl came up and said we were sexy as hell. That was nice of her lol We saw these two girls who looked just alike at the bar. I asked them if we could be friends for the night and they said yes! We danced a little, talked a little, and took a picture. They were so cute. They either go to CSU now or they recently graduated, I can't remember. They said they were best friends! This is the part of the night that's the most blurry. We went into a different bar and didn't stay long. We were outside and we saw some people and talked about some things. I don't know who that girl is... Shortly after the pictures above, we had an issue with an uber driver. He was so rude. He took forever to find us. Then he finally did, and had an attitude. I can't remember what he and Tej were talking about, but I asked him to start driving because he started the trip. I AM RUDE, but I was not rude in this moment. There was an obvious language barrier, so I thought that's why we were misunderstanding each other. So I asked him again and he said no. That's when I got rude and started cussing. I got out the car. Apparently he kicked my friends out. Fuck him. Anyway, we got another uber and went to my house. We stopped at the gas station on the way to another bar. I went in because I was hungry. I met some friends in there that were drunk af trying to get me to choose their snack lol.  The night kinda died off after that. We all went home and went to bed. The end.
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Self care is so hard to define. It doesn't look the same to everybody. It doesn't even look the same to me every time.
I don't have one self care routine, clearly, I have several. And each time I have the above listed needs, I don't always do the exact same thing. Sleep and wine are very important to me! check out Miracle's Self Care routines: miraclereason.weebly.com :) 1. feet- I met this guy. We had been talking for a little bit, in passing. Then he asked me for my number, so I gave it him. Day 1 of texting, he asked me if I ever had a massage. I said no. Then he said *gasp* really?! I said yes, really. He said well could I massage your feet? And I said I'm really weird about feet so IDK about that. He said it'll be ok. I said I'm not interested in having my feet massaged because I'm really ticklish and can barely handle a pedicure. He said that's what makes it good. I didn't respond for a while. He text me again and asked if I thought about it some more. I said no, i'm still not interested. He said ok. The next day he told me he could ease me into it so it won't be so bad...All I could picture was this:  2. watching kids eat- I will never forget my experience teaching toddlers. They are gross but gorgeous people. At "early learning centers" it is customary to have family style meals and allow the kids to serve themselves as much as possible. That part is real cute. However, the eating...disgusting. They forget to use utensils and when reminded, they touch the utensil with dirty hands. They instinctively wipe their hands on their clothes. They eat with their entire face...imagine a whole meal caked around their mouth, then they go to take a drink from their cup and that meal ends up in their drink....and they still drink it...  3. smacking- I have a funny story for this, too. My friend was driving and I was in the passenger seat. She was smacking on her gum. It had been bothering me for a while, but I tried not to comment, UNLESS IT'S JALISA!!! This friend of mine bent down to grab something from the back seat, maybe, and her mouth was right next to my ear and I just couldn't take it anymore. I said "CAN YOU PLEASE STOP SMACKING?" She looked at me like:  4. whistling- I HATE WHISTLING!! I cringe when I hear it.  5. the smell of cigarette smoke- I'm not sure if I'm being a dramatic, but this is me when I smell cigarette smoke  6. people who can't agree to disagree- Picture this, we are debating about something and we just can't agree. I'm ok with saying let's agree to disagree. Then there's those people who are so determined to be right, that they can't just take their opinion on somewhere. After a while, they just be arguing with themselves.  7. when people down play my job- KINDERGARTEN IS NOT JUST COLORING AND PLAYING. KINDERGARTEN IS NOT JUST COLORING AND PLAYING. KINDERGARTEN IS NOT JUST COLORING AND PLAYING. KINDERGARTEN IS NOT JUST COLORING AND PLAYING.  8. the smell of cats- just gross. Me when I catch a whiff of cat stink  9. being ignored- Everybody is not my priority, but I got a nice little circle of people I expect to hear from. I absolutely cannot stand being ignored by someone I don't ignore. That hurts. I am usually in disbelief...Because I don't think people are that rude. I log into facebook/snapchat/IG to occupy my time since they're obviously busy and then I see them on there too!!! And then it hits me...I'm being ignored  There are actually tons of things that drive me nuts, but these 9 things made the list!
Find out what things Miracle and I both find absolutely abhorrent: miraclereason.weebly.com Q: Did you cut your hair?
A: No. I didn't stretch my curls with a twist out or a braid out, so my hair appears shorter than normal from the shrinkage. Q:Why do you teach kindergarten? A: Many reasons...they're the most honest people, they are usually eager to learn, I love kindergarten content, I'm tall to them, they fill me with so much joy, they only see the good, I could keep going, but that's enough. Q: Can I go to the bathroom? A: Why didn't you go when we went five minutes ago? Q: How can you drink so much? A: Mind over matter. Q: Why don't you get a flu shot? A: I like to live dangerously. I don't get many frequently asked questions...those are about it. Check out Miracle's' FAQ's at miraclereason.weebly.com This is the soundtrack to my life so far.... I'll explain each song briefly.
1. 24/7-Kehlani- it's ok not to be ok... 2. Crush- Yuna- :) 3. What About Your Friends?-TLC- re-evaluating my friendships and my role as a friend 4. Broken-Hearted Girl- Teyana Taylor-no use in pretending :) 5. Can't Give Up Now- Mary Mary- always seem to find myself in a position to give up 6. Outside- Mariah Carey- I'm a weird misunderstood person 7. Drunk Texting-Chris Brown-lol because I drunk text...a lot 8. Grown Woman-Beyonce- somehow being 26 equates to being a grown woman 9. Tribute to a Woman-Ginuwine - my time is coming and I know it :) 10. Naked-Ella Mai- I want to be fully loved and fully accepted for everything that I am 11. Sittin Up In My Room- Brandy- thinking about a boy... 12. One Sweet Day- Mariah Carey- miss you dad! 13. She's a Bad Mama Jama- Carl Carlton - My secret theme song :) 14. Tell Me Why You Don't Love Me- Brooke Valentine- Not that I'm looking for love, but I would like to be loved out loud one day... 15. Personal-Kehlani- ASHLEY NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT ASHLEY. It's hard because that's not my instinct. Things need to change and I hope nobody takes it personally. Bonus Tracks 16. 7/11 :) 17. Marvin's Room :) Make sure to check out Miracle's blog at miraclereason.weebly.com I am dedicating this post to girl talk! When you have a best friend, nothing is off limits. NOTHING! I try to think about something I would never discuss with my girls and nothing comes to mind. There are embarrassing things that I wouldn't willingly bring up, but if prompted, I would talk about those things, too. I've had conversations about all types of shit. But the reason I'm writing this post, is to express my appreciation of girl talk. There are a lot of things about being a girl that I learned from girl talk. I learned that beards and mustaches on girls is a thing. I learned about shaving, sex, experimenting, and DEALING WITH BOYS. Don't forget the tea and the shade!!! There's always a mug of steaming hot tea to sip in the shade when girl's talk!! Boys deserve their own paragraph. This part of girl talk has been amazing for me, because my experience with guys is seriously lacking and moving very slowly. My girls have definitely helped to pick up the slack. Dating experiences, sexual experiences, gossip, and the somehow still surprising idiocy of the male species. If the girl you're dating/fucking/talking to/etc, has close friends, they definitely know something about you that you don't want them to know. TLC tried to warn yall. And for all you "privately respecting my relationship" hoes...yall boring!
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