Let's talk about supplies. Lee and I each have on display the superlative pencil, which is without one iota of doubt, the Dixon Ticonderoga. This year, I discovered the Dixon Black, and OMG. It's everything from the traditional yellow #2 - smooth sharpenable graphite, non-plasticky grip, bi-color crimped ferrules - but in chic black.
It might just be the freshly sharpened Dixon Black that gets me through this week. Dan says I get this way - panicky, exasperated, exhausted - every single May. I contend this May is the worst. Are you a teacher? Here are my tips for May:
- More coffee. Not the bad, luke-brown kind. The good kind, maybe even from the Starbucks.
- New supplies. Felt-tips, fun colors, a pack of Dixon Blacks.
- A mantra. Breathe in on "Almost," out on "Done."
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