The Beginning of the End

Hey there! Boy, it has been a long time, hasn't it? I have been having such a fantastic winter break that I lost track of time and the goal of blogging. Let me tell you, though, it has been one of the best and most relaxing breaks I have ever had. I vegged on the couch, I did a TON of shopping for new clothes that I can teach in, I visited my parents, and best of all: I relaxed. Seriously, me relaxing is a huge deal. I normally worry about every little thing, stress out, keep my schedule jam packed, etc etc. It has made such a huge difference in my life to spend even a couple days just relaxing on the couch, re watching some of my favorite TV shows.

Anyways, Saturday is the student teacher kick-off meeting. I find that I have mixed feelings about it. I'm so happy I will get to see my friends again, and I'm so excited to find out my school and grade assignment. However, I'm so nervous about what is going to happen on the first day I'm in the classroom, during the first week, when I try to take over the class, etc. I'm sure we are all feeling it. We aren't going to be sitting in our safe classrooms taking notes on classroom management strategies anymore. We are going to be out there, in the classroom, hopefully living and implementing all of the tools that we have acquired from our fantastic professors. But it really is nerve racking, isn't it?  I think it has to do with fear of the unknown.

So! To get myself excited and motivated, I have been pinning recipes like a madwomen. I have to make sure that I eat healthy and enough food during my time teaching. I am moderately hypoglycemic, therefore if I'm not very careful with my food intake, student teaching could end very very badly.  Here are my food goals:

1. Make breakfast. Eat breakfast. Every single day.
2. Make lunch. Eat lunch. Every single day (I bought a new really cute bento style lunch box just for this!).
3. Make lunches the night before to make mornings easier on me.
4. Pack at least two healthy snacks along with my lunch.
5. Go to the gym at least 4 times a week. I'm thinking Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Not really a food goal, but a fitness goal.

So, there they are. I am creating Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack boards. I even made a big list of healthy snacks. I would be happy to share my list if anyone is interested!