Little Buddies

Remember your first day of 8th grade.  The excitement to be on top and the privledges that come with the territory.  Well they are all over soon but I hope your experiences better you in the future.  You are role models in many ways and most directly to your little buddies.  They think of you as adults and trust you, or not, beyond belief. Hopefully you have had a positive impact on their development.  Tonight discuss the development on a physical, mental, and social level you have seen in your buddies.  Please give at least one example of each. 

Baby sugar bag

Remember to get all your supplies for the baby project. 8A remember your assignments are read and outline C8S4, picture 0-1 years, 1-5 years, 6-now, and parent sign paper. 8B you have the same assignments but also have a 1 page paper on what your parents would really think if you were having a child to cover your gym daycare fee. Also, everyone remember to buy a 4 lb bag of sugar. If you cannot please comment on the blog so I can buy one for you. Good luck, enjoy the weekend, and see you on Tuesday!!!

Habit Project Day 13 May 24th

What have you learned about yourself?  Whether your on your way to a healthier life style or you quit two weeks ago and haven't thought about the project there is something to be gained in every experience.  I learned I am capable of better and that when my mind is right I can help others better.  When my mind is off I have selfish desires which prevents me from reaching my top wellness.  This is an end in some many ways for you all.  Such a turning point in your lives and I hope for the better but that is not guarenteed.  It takes work every day to be great.  There is no time off from being kind to yourself and others but life will throw you curveball after curveball.  How will you cope with lifes curveballs?  I hope this project helps you understand a little bit more about how habits affect decision making and how you work as a person.

Habit Project Day 12 May 23rd

I find myself literally not thinking about texting and driving lately.  I actually think about it when I go to write this blog.  I hope it is a sign I am reaching a point of creating a new better habit.  This weekend I am going to the cape which will be a good test.  That should be a long drive but I will be with my wife and Lilly so hopefully I can focus on the road, music, and conversation!  Hope you all are still entact with your habit! 

Habit Project Day 11 May 22nd

Hello everyone and happy day 11 of the project.  I have done this project multiple times and when I started this one I was not excited about it and did not think I would succeed.  I have had fixed thoughts for some time now and for the first time in a long time I feel my thoughts changing back to a growth mindset.  I am not crediting this project fully but it has played a role in me looking deeper at my life and realizing I was feeling anxious and negative for a while because of choses I was making that became habits.  When your in a habit sometimes you do not even recognize it as a chose because your dong it routinely, you think this is how it is, but you can change how it is.  You must retrain your brainwith small decisions that add up to big changes eventually.  There is no quick fix and sometime the progress is so slow it makes it easy to say "I give up" or "what's the point."  Thank you all for being great people and if you ever need anything do not hesitate to ask, I consider you all all part of my family!

Habit Project Day 10 May 21st

Sitting in before school still feeling the reminants of this virus that got me but feeling much better.  My head feels clear and focused on what I need to get done!  When my head is clear and I am driving I feel no need to text.  I can be calm and just enjoy the moment rather than worrying about getting messages out to others.  I do feel sad when there are 27 students in the 8th grade and I look at the comments and there are on 18 to 20.  Some of you do not have the strategies to succeed at this project which means you may not have the strategies to succeed on other life challenges.  This project is a microcosm of life, meaning it is a challenge to change you and it is a challenge to do homework and it is a challenge to be kind in the face of mean but those that can master strategies to do so and trust in will find happiness.  Keep working hard and if you have not been start!

Habit project day 9 May 20th

Sorry for the late post but I may have had my most productive day in the past 10 years. I was able to say so many tasks on the to do list and a motivated to do more this week! I am doing really  with my texting habit as well. I actually used Siri to text today while I was driving instead of texting out the words. Every time I go to text I catch myself and say no. I also am feeling a lot better than I was the past week! I am looking forward to a great week with you all! See you tomorrow!