Ain't Nobody Told Me

Why ain't nobody told me......

Why I Teach

It's getting close to crunch time (state testing) and I, like so many others are stressed. In addition to making sure the students are equipped for greatness, there is misbehavior (kids and adults), balancing work and home, and incessant crying (again, kids and adults.) 

Alls I know is that my Bible is working overtime over here....

I had a student ask me this week, "Ms. Benson, if teaching is such a hard job, why do you do it?"

Latest and Greatest: An Update

Hey y'all! *Waves excitedly and pretends that I have been here the whole time.*

Let's get into it shall we? 

Bout That Life

Yesterday was tough. But instead of me being Team In My Feelings, (I really was, I started crying while I was driving -cryving? when I was running errands, what tha heck???) I decided to focus on what I was grateful for instead. 

Choosey Lover

Love. Sigh. It is both a blessing and a curse. We seek it, we crave that heart that connects with ours, we believe that somewhere there is someone who excites our soul. 

And sometimes we are fortunate enough to find it. 

Final Exam

Now as y'all know, I have had some peculiar meetings/dates in the past (see here, here, and here for reference.) So I have decided that I am going to start my own business. I'm gonna interview all potential dudes who want to date women and do an appraisal. I will take out all of the guesswork so you won't have to endure a date with a don't. Hmmm, catchy, maybe I can call it Don't Date A Don't?

Gangstalicious

I used to be a G.

Don't look at me, I did! 

I used to be harder than the secret to Donald Trump's hairstyle.

Friend Request: Thomas Foolery

This last week has been surreal. As in, this can't be life. I have been getting lots of male attention (Mike Jones!) but the level of biscuit behavior (flakiness) and shenanigans is on a hoe notha levah. 

 Yet there is one particular occurrence of buffoonery that needs to be told.

Hair: Protective style 

Dress: Asos (On sale!) 

Acrylic bracelets: Om Imports

Shoes:  Jessica Simpson (A couple of seasons ago)

Spectacular Vernacular

Although I've had some things that have made me smile (#LoveWins), I've debated about whether I was going to post about the recent going ons in the world that have made my smile turn upside down. I have had that heat up in my chest and had #FacebookWars with small minded people and although I am passionate about current events I've decided not to give any more power to the people who are trying to bring unhappiness into the world. I do however want everyone to stay actively engaged in meaningful conversations about things that affect our world. 

(But don't listen to Don Lemon. He is pissing me off.)

Rules of Engagement

Two posts in one week!!! Who's awesome????

Naps: I Take That

Who does a blog post 875834573586756734589453282 years later??? I do, that's who. Don't judge me. Well you can, just don't tell me to my face. Hmmmmmm, what can I say about my absence? I could come up with something deep and poetic about "getting my energy balanced" (which is true) but let's just say that I didn't feel like it and leave it at that.  

Mojo

Ummmmm yeah, so I figured I needed to do a blog post so that y'all would know that I didn't get dead on my date......

Kiss and Tell

 

 

 Do people kiss on the first date?

Imperfect

Let someone love you just the way you are - as flawed as you might be, as unattractive as you sometimes feel, and as unaccomplished as you think you are. 

Enthusiast

I looked up the definition of enthusiast and it said "a person who feels enthusiasm for something; a person who enjoys something very much."

Hello. My name is Juanette. And I am an enthusiast.

The Darnedest Things

I had my kids create a mock resume for Career Week last week. One student listed under qualifications that he has great abs. Another wrote that he is able to hack into other computer networks. I told him that it is probably not a selling point to admit that he is committing crimes when applying for a job.

That Time When....I Was Teacher of the Year?

 

I won teacher of the year at my campus.

I KNOW, huh??? 

That Time When....I Admitted Stuff

I'm still getting knocked down. But it's okay. This tee shirt helps. :-) 

Y'all know that we are friends. right? So you know I have to tell y'all about all this stuff that's on my mind....

Fragile

 

Hey y'all. I know. It's been a minute....

Struggle

"Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; 

you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." -Bob Marley

I saw this quote during an episode of "Being Mary Jane" and promptly dismissed it. I wasn't sure if I agreed with the premise of thinking that people will hurt you and the idea of suffering for someone.