Back to Work

I have been in a funk all week. This is my last week before I have to go back to work and I have been running around trying to get all the kids' stuff for school--backpacks, school supplies, shoes--and trying to get myself back in the groove of working. I went up and worked in my classroom one day this week and made a little bit of headway. Tried to go up today but the school was locked. I am really hoping that Monday and the two workdays next week will be sufficient.

But I have just been really stressed out. Short with the kids. Crabby around my friends. I don't know quite what it is. I know part of it is the end of summer and the beginning of a new job. I mean, even though I have taught for 12 years, I have never taught middle school. It is going to be really different and it is fairly scary. But is that what is causing my mood? I really don't feel like it has been weighing on my mind enough to cause me to feel this off. And I know it isn't hormones, so what is it? As I've said, things are going pretty well for me right now. So why do I feel like I want to scream at everyone around me or burst into tears at any given moment?