The year in numbers

If you read my blog or have had any conversations with me over the past school year, you know it has been a tough one.  I was thinking about the year in numbers and here we go:

2014-15 school year:
Years in special education - 17 (9 in Woodburn, 7 at the Clackamas ESD, and now 1 in McMinnville)
Miles commuted this year: approximately 12,160
Audiobooks listened to: ummm, didn't keep track, but probably 20?
Stops at Starbucks: too many...it became the happy way to start my day.
Steps a day on my Fitbit: 8,000-9,000 - without exercise
Kids on my caseload when the year started: 22
Kids on my caseload when the year ended: 36 (that's a big gain for those of you not in the special ed world)
Standardized tests given to kids across the district since I also worked as a district evaluator: 67
Smarter Balanced tests given to IEP kids: 140
Progress reports written to communicate IEP progress to parents: around 360
Visits with professionals to deal with insomnia, stress, and bad mood: probably a dozen
Number of bottles of my favorite Boodles gin consumed: too many, according to my recycling bin
Weeks off before summer school starts: 1
Credits to take in summer school: 20
Weeks to complete 20 credits: 8
Stress level about completing 20 credits in 8 weeks while caring for 5 year old: high

A colleague showed this video to me yesterday, and it totally is how I felt about teaching this year, especially in math.  The teacher's facial expressions are priceless and probably how I looked a lot of the time.   It's perfect.