Today on the way into work the DJ announced that today is National Coffee Day. (Is there a committee that comes up with themes for the national days, is there a vote, or can anyone declare a day?) She then proceeded to read a list of people who need to drink the most coffee at work. Of course I can't remember them all, and the ones that I do remember are not in the correct order, but the list included financial people, principals, and - at the #1 position - scientists. It seemed like a varied list until I realized that all of these people had fairly sedentary jobs. They probably need coffee to continue to concentrate and to stay awake. The only thing that I would question on the list would be the principals - if I were a principal I would probably be drinking a beverage other than coffee, unless it were Irish coffee.
Most early childhood professionals do not need a steady infusion of coffee since they are usually in motion for most of the day. Today between 7:30 and 11:30, I escorted three children to the bathroom, moved furniture, hauled a broken bookcase out to the dumpster, pruned the bushes that were infringing on the playground, answered four phone calls, admired the gnocchi that the three year old class made, caught up on filing, and danced and sang with some children. No need for coffee since there is no time to doze off.
Evenings, of course, are another story. I would need to IV coffee to stay awake after 9:00 pm. Perhaps we should have National Coffee Night!
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