10 Things I've Learned....

1. Don't complain about long boring summers, or they disappear.
2. OCD organization can suck your life into a pit of labels and writing tiny numbers.
   
3. 15 year old boys don't have appropriate labeling handwriting - but they're very good at sorting, whether they like it or not.
   
4. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies don't freeze solid, and therefore defrost very quickly - in case of emergency
5. It's difficult to tastefully pack your crayons, markers, and coloring to get you through a 5 hour faculty meeting
6. Don't put names on things until the last possible second, the lists never stop changing!
7. Sometimes To-Do lists become To-Do novels.
8. Post-it sticky tabs are very expensive.
9. Penny deals are worth it.
10. I've worked 50-60 hours in the last 2 weeks getting ready to go back. I get paid starting today - classrooms don't come together in 12 hours - seriously people!