30 Day Commitment

Today we had a learn and lead and one of my fellow cohort members shared a great Ted talk about making a commitment for 30 days. You can do anything for 30 days right? You can check out the video here: http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days.html

At the end of watching and discussing this video we all decided to commit to do something in our residency sites for 30 days. I decided to choose a class each day to eat lunch with. Over 30 days I won't be able to make it to every class, but I will have the opportunity to make it to most of them. I will prioritize pre-k and fourth grade since they are the grade levels I specifically support. I think this is a way not only for me to get to know teachers and students better, but also for them to get to know me. Far too much time has passed and I don't want to waste this opportunity to build relationships with the community in which I am working right now. I plan to make a schedule of lunches tomorrow and start immediately!

More personally, I decided that I will commit to this blog for the next 30 days. I think each day I will try to focus on one of the major aspects of my life and write down the good, bad, and ugly from that piece each day. My hope is that by making this commitment to myself I will prove that I do have time in the day for thoughtful reflection about the changes all around me.

With that my motherly duties call as I can see Quin rubbing his eyes from here.

Until tomorrow...