Waking Up: Morning Commute

River Lilly Farm - Ogunquit, Maine
I've procrastinated loading my EZpass because I love taking the back roads as my commute to school. Previously my commute was a quick twelve minutes, now it's thirty. I never thought I would relish the extra driving time, however, it gives me time to prepare and listen to the news in the morning, and time to reflect on the day in the afternoon.

Blasting music with the windows down isn't bad either.

Today I readied myself to prepare pre-tests for all of my classes. I'm nervous because this incoming class isn't academically where I thought they would be entering my class. I know I can get them there, but yesterday's commute home was full of anxiety and frustration at the amount of work I have cut out for myself.
This morning's sunrise reminded me not to be so caught up in and to get over myself. I let my negative thoughts disappear with the fog.

Happy Tuesday blogging world. Approach today with energy!

Here we go!

In the same week I have created a blog and twitter.
Oh my!
Once upon a time I had a blog - actually I've had two. One was on some strange website that was popular in middle school and I shudder when I think of what I must have written there, and the other was here on blogger. The second was much better and was intended for a place for me to communicate with students during my student teaching adventure to New Zealand. I've since deleted it.
But now, onto this one! This one is real. This is real life. Seeking balance is something that I am constantly after. Balance is my favorite word and my way of life. Hence the blog name.
No, I'm not so good at yoga...yet.
I'm excited to begin this blogging journey for real. To write and read and share with others.

KCS
...my initials now stand for Kristina Clements...Sanborn (oh the married life...)