Oh Yeah!

Bear with me because this week was an absolute roller coaster! Staying healthy: mentally and physically was a CHALLENGE!!!!

Okay, so let’s start with the “Oh Yeah” moments from my week…if you read my blog last week, you might remember that I was looking to hit the big 4-0. Low and behold I hit 41 lbs lost. Woot, Woot (This is where you can throw your hands up in the air like you just don’t care)! What does 41 pounds mean to me: shopping in my closet again, feeling a bit more confident, and having the energy to give 120 percent in all areas of my life!

Next “Oh Yeah,” this week I got my Spirit Car! it totally sounds dramatic, but I am absolutely serious! Last week our truck was in the shop and they loaned us a 4-door jeep, I drove it all week, and realized the car and I were one! I may have been a bit obsessed with The Dukes of Hazzard, but the jeep spoke to me! This weekend, I enjoyed a topless/door-less ride (totally sounds spicy- I promise it was PG).

Macho Man Randy Savage would totally say, “Oh Yeah” to my Grandma’s 99th birthday this week! I am so grateful she is healthy and feisty as ever!

I am almost too embarrassed to admit my #FAIL of the week! Here goes: my dongle (the apple audio to phone thingy) was MIA when I got the Jeep. I use it for our monthly assemblies. I wanted to have the Macarena as our whole school dance ( we do a dance every month- so fun!).

I emailed staff to see if they had a dongle I could borrow (please resist the 4th grade boy humor I had when I sent the email). Needless to say, I was DONGLESS!!!! The kids were seated, and one of my teachers and I quickly searched for a clean Macarena for kids…the original is a bit too picante for my taste! We found one, listened to the first 10 seconds and were set.

Fast forward 20 minutes later, everyone is dancing, and a rap version of Macarena comes up, it is a bit slower, and we are all dancing, then it abruptly ends….

I wrap up the assembly, and then my PTO tells me about the VERY SPICY/NAUGHTY lyrics in the Macarena. My teacher and I decided that we might be able to get hired at the 98 Cent store after this fiasco!

I am horrified, and trying to remain calm and develop a plan of attack for the mess I created by not being prepared!

I walk the upper grade rooms… and not a single student mentioned it. I have our school communication system up and I am watching it like a ticker tape…

My boss comes in the afternoon and I confess!!!!

All clear- I weathered Macarena-Gate!

Later in the week, I had a very direct conversation with a staff member. It pushed me out of my comfort zone, and I did it because the bottom line is I have to always keep my focus on my Why- what is best for kids. Needless to say, it was a tough week!

One of the things that got me through this week was exercising. I get up early to exercise guilt free- I am not taking away from my family or school. My time in the morning is “me time.”

Normally, I am a voracious reader, but lately the elliptical has lent itself to The Crown. I can only watch it when I exercise, which adds that extra layer of accountability!

Queen Elizabeth talks a lot about the challenge of doing nothing and remaining calm and constant in the eyes of others- even if you are not feeling that way.

My lesson this week was that I held it together (barely) at school on the day of Macarena- Gate, and the next day my game face was back.

As a leader, at times I feel stressed: I want to cry, yell, have a magic pill and fix everything. If I reacted the way my brain was thinking, I would not be meeting my staffs’ needs. I told myself, “Suck it up buttercup, and pull your big girl pants on.”

This journey for health is not just my physical body, but also my attitude. It was a hard week, and I made it! Being healthy is about taking those baby steps…what will your step be this week?????