Small Benefit

My voice is finally 100% back after going hoarse in December. I love to sing along to music in the car, and for four months, I could only sing the lower notes, and even that felt like a strain, so I pretty much stopped singing altogether. It was such a bummer.

Well, after nearly two months of being out of the classroom, my voice has fully returned. As I drove to the Westover farmers market this morning to pick up my pre-ordered produce and flour, I turned up the music and sang to my heart’s content.

I started screencasting a read-aloud with the ebook I checked out from our school library open on the screen and a small video of me reading it down in the corner. I could feel a small strain on my voice, and I thought, “Wow, what if I had to do this five times a day?”

It’s a small consolation for being separated from the kids, but at least it’s something.