Obsessed or just pride!!!

Today I went into school to ensure my room was ready for the next term. I needed to change things around and make sure everything was in the right place to at least start the term off. Peta joined me, so we probably did more talking than working.

Peta kept asking what I wanted her to do so I just gave some jobs like putting names on my drawers, arranging my sight word wall and checking that there was 2 of each letter card for a game I had made. Everything was fine until Peta was checking the letter cards. She pointed out to me that they had been cut terribly. Not paying to much attention I said I’d take them home to recut.

Well, OMG! Tonight I went to recut them. I was nearly in tears as I looked at cards where the laminate had been cut right back to the card in some places and a centimetre away on the other side, corners cut on an angle instead of rounded, jaggered cuts instead of straight sides. I do know that I am obsessed with things being cut straight but this was like torture for me.

I remembered clearly who I had asked to cut them out (not my usual aide) and I know that I made it clear that I was extremely fussy so please cut straight about 5 mm from each card, and round the corners. It was as if the person involved had done it on purpose just to piss me off, well it worked!!!!!

I just take pride in what I produce. It takes a lot of time and I want it to look good. I don’t think I’m asking too much for people to respect my attitude.

Maybe I’m just too hard to work with, I mean to say rumours have it that one of my teacher aides stopped working on Wednesdays because I put too much pressure on her when I asked that things be cut straight and no black areas on photocopying.

I guess I should do things myself and then I can only blame me if things aren’t up to my expectations.

Now I better get on with enjoying what’s left with our short holiday. Enjoy your family everyone!