This morning my husband and I sat down and wrote out goals for ourselves. I will be sharing our goals and adventures at my new blog (don't worry.. I will still be updating this one.. but wanted one just for goals!) You can find it here.
This year has been a crazy busy year (but then again.. if you know us.. we don't sit still well!)
William was busy this year! He enjoyed being in the spotlight in several online articles. He also loved having the chance to be on the Main Stage for Taste of Dallas. He is an amazing chef that can turn anything into art. I have been trying to keep his website up to date at Culinary Anarchy.
This summer West Nile was the big thing in the news. Our family had its fair share of it during the month of August. Who knew a little mosquito could be such a PAIN! William recovered from that and is back to his passion.
This year I was honored with the title TCEA Teacher of the Year, 20 Educators to Watch by the National School Board Association, and also Most Influential in Educational Technology. I still am in awe that I have these honors. I also spent time traveling and presenting at conferences all over the United States. It was such an adventure! This year was the year that I also thought I might move out of the classroom, but things do not always go as you have planned them. I LOVE my classroom and we have done some super fun things this year!
Anyway.. back to this morning. William and I have always told our goals to each other in passing, but have never written them down. We sat down and wrote our goals for our careers, financials, health, short term goals, and just goals in general. They of course include actually going on a vacation (we haven't been on one together since our honeymoon), pay off certain bills, keep a certain amount in savings and some other odds and ends. I think the biggest goal/reflection was about careers. I applied for several assistive technology positions/ instructional technology positions this summer. I thought I was qualified and perfect for the job and that I would be perfect for it. I did not get either position. I don't think I am ever going to get over this... and truthfully I don't know if I can ever accept what happened. But since I did not get that position I have felt lost. I have always known what I wanted to do.. and how I was going to get there.. so I thought. When I didn't get those positions I thought I didn't want to be an AT or an ITS... that is not the job for me because I didn't get the position here. When William and I sat down and wrote our career goals.. it was the first time that I put down on paper that I want to be an assistive technology specialist or be a part of the educational technology world. In other words, with that really long drawn out story, I know what I want to be! I have lots of goals, but my career goal is to be an assistive technology specialist or an instructional technology specialist. It was so nice to write that. I don't know where I am going to be.. or how I am going to get there, but I know that is what I want to do!
What are your goals? How are you reflecting? I do have to leave with my FAVORITE picture from this break.
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