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Hi! I'm Kaytee Mueller. I am 31 years young. I have 3 children, Hudson (5), Nora (3) and Clare (a few months old)...(yes I have my hands full... haha). My husband's name is Kyle and we've been together for something like 13 years.... and I am a teacher. I teach 1st grade this year and I absolutely love everything about it. The only thing is, I get bored very easily & let's just say it's rare that I do the same thing more than once. With that being said, I am constantly researching, googling, pinning, & searching blogs to find new and improved ways to better meet the needs of my very diverse learners. Oh-- and did I mention that I'm the bulletin board queen? Yes. Absolutely love decorating my class and making a room with 4 cement walls feel like a cozy, homey, comfortable, safe & magical place to learn--not easy but well worth it.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

On my mind...

My life is crazy. I have a 3 year old and an 11 month old. I'm planning birthday parties and trying to stay in touch with friends, packing lunches, giving baths, making dinner, cleaning the house...waking up at 2 a.m. with a screaming/teething baby. We're selling our house as well... so that's always fun getting a call the night before a morning showing (even more delightful  after putting in a 12 hour day) My mind is constantly on overdrive and I'm always on the go (and I'm always very tired). Now let's add my responsibilities of being an educator into the mix. Absolute chaos.

Beautiful, wonderful, wouldn't-trade-it-for-anything chaos.

As I'm sitting here reflecting upon my day listening to my baby boy giggling in bed with his dad, I have come to one conclusion. I am so blessed that I have the two most rewarding (and most tiring) jobs on this planet. My jobs as a mother and teacher are very demanding but endlessly rewarding.

Im so very proud. Proud of my students' achievements,  proud of my dedication to being the best teacher I can be, and proud of my endless & unconditional loving heart for my kids at home (and the ones at school, too).

It truly takes a special person to be a teacher. I'm not going to say I don't have my moments when I lose my patience  or get stressed out. (Because I definitely do--I'm only human.) But at the end of the day I can honestly 100% with all my heart say I chose the right profession. I always thought that if I could make a difference  in just ONE kid's  life,  then that'd  make it all worth it. But as I sit here and reflect I think of all the students I have taught & how they've impacted me--how they've made me more compassionate  than I ever thought I could be. I've  realize that while I'm teaching my students how to read and how to measure in inches, they're teaching me what life is all about. Both Hudson, Nora and school teach me how to stop and enjoy the little things in life...because as you get older you realize the little things are really the big things-- & the most important  things in life aren't things.

And that's all she wrote (for tonight anyways)

I'll leave you with my latest bulletin board.

#makeadifference
#feelinginspirational







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