A Reality Check SOL19 #1

Last night, I was talking to my husband about starting a blog for the Slice of Life challenge and how i'm stressed because I can't think of a name for it. I met with a friend earlier in the day and came up with a temporary one but wasn't feeling it. He starts tossing ideas around and within four attempts Living and Loving Literacy was born. A sense of relief came over me as this step allowed me to fully embrace the challenge and focus on my writing. I was also feeling proud because I think this name is a true reflection of my beliefs as an educator when it comes to literacy (insert eye roll as some egotistical thoughts started floating into my head). 

We head to bed shortly after but not before going through the nightly routines- turning lights off, letting the dog out and making sure all the doors are locked. I pass the bathroom (which happens to be across from my daughter's room) where my husband comes lurking out of the dark whispering a creepy "hey" and scaring the crap out of me. In my house this is a regular occurrence and had I not been distracted with said egotistical thoughts, I may have been able to see it coming. So what do I do? Jump a little and get mad. Totally logical, right?

Laughing at me he says, "Why are you mad right now?" 

"Because you know how easily scaredable I am and I could have screamed and woke up Bridget." 

"Scaredable? Ok, Living and Loving Literacy."

And we both laughed. 

Touché, Rich. Touché. 

Thanks for always being my reality check.