Hello awesome readers! I have sat down to record a video for YouTube SO many times, I'm embarrassed to even think about it. I finally decided I should just write a blog post about just where I have been the last few months or so. I never posted a vlog from the beginning of the school year - I don't even remember uploading my final classroom tour....did I? Ugh....but I did want to take a few moments to explain my absence and talk about the year so far. (If you follow me on Instagram, you already know what happened.) The beginning of this year was super stressful for me. I had an overall amazing group of kiddos, but I had a few really difficult ones, all in the same class. I didn't know how I was going to survive this school year. I wanted to quit . I was looking into other jobs I could do with my degree (not too many options there). I felt like SUCH a failure as an educator. I was miserable, my anxiety was flaring up, and my depression was hitting me extra hard. I'...