We're up and running in Seattle! I can't express how proud I am of Fabio and his hard work. He was admitted to the bar only 10 months ago and already he has two offices and is so busy! He is in desperate need of a secretary/assistant, but he'll have to hold off for 4 more weeks until I am done with work for the summer.
We ordered the logo decal for the door today and it looks awesome! In the video it looks mustard yellow, but it's this really classy gold that shimmers in the sun. We LOVE it! He's getting new business cards, stationary and envelopes with his new logo. The office is about 99% done and Fabio will start seeing clients there next week.
Here is my first attempt at posting a video on our blog. I took the video with my Palm and I took it the wrong way, so when we rotated it on the computer, it was really narrow. So although it's small, I hope it can help you really understand how fabulous the office is!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Teacher Appreciation Week
It's that time of year again. The staff lounge is overflowing with fatty, empty calorie treats in appreciation of teachers. I told my friend that the best thank you would be a bigger paycheck. Oh well.
In our staff meeting today, our head of school challenged us to write a thank you note/email to a teacher that made a difference in our life. Come on, you know we all have one!
Mine didn't come until college, and thank the heavens he came along. I still get teary eyed thinking about the impact he had on the course of my life. I wrote him an email tonight:
Hi Dr. Birrell,
Remember me? Emalei Smith? :) In our staff meeting today, we were asked to think about teachers who made a difference in our lives, and my thoughts turned to you.
Thank you for being so passionate about what you do. It was contagious, and I think I caught it! Thank you for believing in me and instilling a confidence in me I had never known. Thank you for allowing me to go to Washington DC. It was there that I fell in love with kids and with teaching. I know I wasn't that great of a teacher back when you knew me, but I really believe it was your faith in me that has led me to where I am now. I think I am finally becoming confident and "good" at what I do. I'm going on 8 years of teaching now, and I still love it more than ever. Being in your class really changed my life. I have you to thank for my love affair with teaching!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Emalei
So, come on. Do it. Email your favorite teacher. Track them down and let them know that all the hard work and little pay, in the end, really paid off.
In our staff meeting today, our head of school challenged us to write a thank you note/email to a teacher that made a difference in our life. Come on, you know we all have one!
Mine didn't come until college, and thank the heavens he came along. I still get teary eyed thinking about the impact he had on the course of my life. I wrote him an email tonight:
Hi Dr. Birrell,
Remember me? Emalei Smith? :) In our staff meeting today, we were asked to think about teachers who made a difference in our lives, and my thoughts turned to you.
Thank you for being so passionate about what you do. It was contagious, and I think I caught it! Thank you for believing in me and instilling a confidence in me I had never known. Thank you for allowing me to go to Washington DC. It was there that I fell in love with kids and with teaching. I know I wasn't that great of a teacher back when you knew me, but I really believe it was your faith in me that has led me to where I am now. I think I am finally becoming confident and "good" at what I do. I'm going on 8 years of teaching now, and I still love it more than ever. Being in your class really changed my life. I have you to thank for my love affair with teaching!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Emalei
So, come on. Do it. Email your favorite teacher. Track them down and let them know that all the hard work and little pay, in the end, really paid off.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)