Day 7 is all about my little baby tattoo!! 

I can't even remember what year I got it...it was either summer 2010 or summer 2011. My best friend and I went to the tattoo place and I didn't know what I wanted for sure until the day came. I looked up peace and love and the Om symbol kept popping up, so I chose that. I didn't even know where I wanted it so I got on my chest like POW! I didn't realize how that could be perceived until Te'Jal's dad was like why did you get that right there? And I was like huh? Oh I guess that is a questionable place. I went home with my tattoo all out in the open and my mom was like... why didn't you tell me that's what you were going to do today? I didn't hide it, I just didn't mention it. love my tattoo! And the best part is that my best friend got it too <3 #twinsies There are definitely more tattoos in my future, too :)

This one is about someone who fascinates me and why. It took so long because I didn't know who to choose. I'm fascinated by one of my students. Let's call him Timmy. Timmy is one of my Turkish students who has a speech issue. At first I thought he didn't speak English but after getting to know him and learning to decode his words, I understand that he speaks English, he just has a speech delay. Anywho, this kid ran out of my room multiple times a day for the whole first week of school. What I didn't understand was that when I would go get him and reprimand him for that he would burst into tears. I would think like dude you ran out of the room, why are you hysterically crying? We got past that aspect and I learned that he had no concept of school. At home when you gotta pee, you just go. That's what he was doing. So once we got past that hurdle, things were fine. He became affectionate and he really cares about getting in trouble. When I reprimand him, he freaks out and the thing is, I KNOW he doesn't get in trouble at home. I'm fascinated by the fact that he's so affected by getting in trouble. He's intrinsically motivated to behave. He still has his moments but not nearly as much as I would've expected from a kid with a home life like his. 

This one is boring. A place I'd live but never visited. 

I don't have a specific place in mind, but I do have characteristics of this place. I would live in a place without winter. I will be more than happy to leave that behind. I never thought I'd say that because as an early ed teacher, authentic teaching is important. I can't teach about snow and cold weather as best as I possibly could without having real snow and experiencing cold weather.
I've grown up and decided I don't give a crap about that anymore. Winter can be so cruel and I'm done caring so much about it. So give me a place without winter and I'll be just fine.
I'll miss parts about having cold weather, but I have enough memories to last a lifetime :)
So boom...day 5...done! 

10 Interesting Facts About Me

1. I work better with tv as background noise instead of music. 
2. When I get a to-go box at a restaurant, I usually eat it as soon as I get home.
3. I am a strong believer in mentally preparing for things. If I'm going to go out for the weekend, if someone's spending the night, the arrival of my students in the morning, a change in routine, etc. all require mental preparation. 
4. Sometimes I'm annoyed by the compassion I feel in my heart. I hate people, but my heart doesn't. 
5. I love listening to heart breaking music. Seriously, bring on the tears. 
6. I absolutely love scary movies, as long as I'm not watching them alone. 10 minutes into the movie, I'm usually already scared for my life and mad at myself for watching the movie. 
7. Drinking is one of my favorite things to do.
   
8. I have boxes in my room full of old letters and notes from middle school and high school. It has so much stuff in it that still makes me laugh. 
   
9. I am completely obsessed with my career.
   
10. I follow some people on some social networks purely because they're inspirational to me in some ways. Not celebrity bloggers, or life coaches, but normal people that I know. I am inspired by real people doing real things that make them happy...Thanks guys :) 

Day 3 is First Love/First Kiss

Oh Boy!
My first kiss is brought to you live by a horny eighth grade boy and a shy little 6th grade girl. He was obviously older than me, which is definitely my type. Anyway, he sent his friend to come tell me he thought I was cute (LAME), and I was so geeked!! OOhh an older boy likes me. Even if he was a loser, he was an eighth grader and I was a sixth grader.
We started "going together" that same day. We had two weeks of "bliss" and then the whole kissing thing came to be. My middle school was a joke, yall! Teachers acted like they didn't see certain things and we had this whole hidden part of the building that made it really easy to get into some trouble. So of course we went to that area when I was supposed to be in history class. I was so naive that I didn't even put together what was about to happen. 
We were hugging and I thought it was a "goodbye see you later" kinda hug but then he went in for the kill!!! I was so taken aback. I backed up and looked at him and shook my head no. I was terrified. Then he talked me into it and we kissed. His tongue was in my mouth... and looking back on that...ewww.
​The End.
 
As far as love goes....no. LOL

So I'm doing the 30 Day Writing Challenge. I'm not sure if I'll post everyday, but I will definitely do all of the prompts at full disclosure. 
Day 1: 5 Problems With Social Media 

1. My first problem with social media is the obsession with likes. You can say you don't care about likes all you want but it'll never stop you from feeling good when you get a lot of likes. I feel like it hinders our goal of self love in a lot of ways. We seek likes, which is basically like seeking approval for the things that we like or the way that we look.  
2. My second problem is cyberbullying. When this became a thing, I didn't understand how. How can you bully people through a computer screen? It's like middle school. I enjoyed middle school, but there were definitely bad days. Could you imagine being in middle school having every rumor, embarrassment, fight, etc. posted on social media to linger even after you leave school? I see it happening with the middle school students at work and it's heartbreaking. It even happens in the adult world. 
3. My third problem is the lack of mystery. Remember when reunions used to be cool because you really didn't know what everyone was up to? Now it's like you can see every moment in everyone's life on some form of social media. It's cool, but I'd like to wonder and I also always wanted to have a reunion but they can never be the way they used to be. 
4. My fourth problem is my obsession with it. I hate being so glued to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snap Chat. It annoys me to no end but I can't stop :( it's addictive. It's the thing you do when you're bored. I could be having a conversation with a physical person, reading a book, doing chores, etc. but I'm wasting so much time on social media. 
5. My fifth problem is how easy it is to receive false information. Social media has become the new media. Organizations, Candidates, and a bunch of other things/people are using social media to get to us. I felt like it was even difficult to read up on the past elections/issues because it's so hard to tell what's real and what's been put out there to skue how we think about certain things. We're forced to become skeptical of everything we hear/read. I hate the uncertainty of social media because it's beginning to effect more important aspects of our lives.