2012 Reflections

I've learned a lot this year. A lot.

1. It is easier to teach 150 teenagers than to chase around a highly energetic toddler.
2. I get more accomplished if I don't nap in the middle of the day.
3. My mom was right--dain it--I do understand "now that [I'm] a parent."
4. Pinterest is addicting. But can also spark a creative side I have tried to conceal. And produce some yummy meals.
5. Respect. My marriage functions because we respect each other (some times better than others).
6. Teenagers--my students--don't change. Year after year they want the same thing--to be understood.
7. I am stronger than I think I am (both physically and mentally).
8. I struggle to finish things I start (but I'm working on this...)
9.  There is so much in this life that I don't know.
10. Life is better when you operate out of love instead of fear.