Worry Can Subside...

Worry can subside, but only with hard work! Nothing will fall into your lap, unless you are some trust-fund baby; hopefully, if that is the case though, you would make the most of your opportunities. That is not the way the world works though. Most squander what they did not toil to earn: "People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching a cold." -- John Jay Chapman 
Have a great day! Work hard, with integrity. Then, #dontworry #behappy <3 


 Yesterday was so exciting! I got to meet incoming "scholars" and their parents during orientation and assessments (I will teach this fall). It will be a HUGE change going from teaching college for four years to K-2nd, but I am thrilled about my new journey! #lifeadventures #stopandappreciate 
I was hired with an amazing public charter school in Nashville [Purpose Prep Academy] in February and have been going professional development there, teaching community college/ tutoring [Motlow], getting NTF certification [TNTP], & finishing my last Ed.S. course at MTSU, this semester. A lot will culminate in just a few weeks. #thrilled #changes #growth 




I'm ready to grow my "core values" along with the school & learn & grow with these adorable scholars! #PurposePrep #KissYourBrains

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