Colored Highlights

As I was driving to school this morning (am I supposed to say 'school' or 'work'? or can I use the two terms interchangeably?) I started thinking about what the highlight of my third Wednesday of teaching could possibly be. Now, you need to know that on my drive I hit exactly one stoplight and one blinking red light. I was rather excited today when, for only the second time, I hit the stoplight on green. I thought that would be a highlight in its own rights.

However, that thinking disappeared when, before 4th period, two of my high school girls came up to talk to me and told me that they liked my outfit. In fact, they went so far as to say that they always like what I wear and they think I'm stylish. :) If that doesn't make your day, I don't know what does.

Then after cross country practice one of my sixth graders told me that it was much better than latch-key. Well, at least it's a step up, right? And I was afraid that this particular individual wouldn't enjoy himself.

And, of course, the last few highlights of the day include picking up wings from my new favorite restaurant (The Varsity Grill- family owned and operated- relatives of one of my students/athletes), had my oil changed, got a letter saying my coaching position has been approved by the board and is official, and mom calling to tell me that she found an artificial Christmas tree for my apartment (so maybe it's a few months early- but it was free!)

So here I am, sitting in my living room eating dinner and thinking about my day. And then I began categorizing the highlights of my day. Before I knew it I was thinking about them like items in my planner. Each one became color-coded according to the type of activity. You see, yellow signifies typical events/assignments that are due. Orange marks major events, like tests and exams. Pink marks social events. Blue is for meetings. Green, of course, is always used for running and other sporting events. It's been that way since the beginning of college. And I don't think it'll change any time soon.

Some old habits just never die. :P