"How to Look Like a Boss When You Mentally Haven't Clocked In Since 2023"
(Also starring: a very tired but fabulous primary school English teacher.)
Someone recently asked me,
"Do you remember life before the internet?"
And I said,
"Do I remember life before the internet? Babe, I barely remember life before graduation… in 2023." 🎓
I was fresh out of university, full of dreams, Pinterest boards, and false confidence.
Now? I'm a primary school English teacher, teaching kids how to say "I have a pencil" while I silently forget if I had breakfast.
☕ Reality check:
I mentally haven't clocked in since the day I wore a graduation cap and thought I'd have a skincare routine by now.
And yet… I show up. I teach. I correct "She go to school" 473 times a week.
And somehow I still manage to look like a boss.
(Fake it till you make it? No honey — fake it till the summer break.)
Here's how I keep the illusion alive:
🧥 1. The Power Combo: Blazer + Chaos
Pro tip: Throw on a blazer over any outfit and you immediately look like you mean business.
Doesn't matter if you're wearing leggings and yesterday's stress underneath — no one will know.
Add coffee in hand = teacher on a mission.
📚 2. Classroom Confidence = Life Confidence
If I can keep 20 kids from throwing glue sticks at each other while teaching present continuous,
I can answer that email I've been ignoring for a week.
(I probably won't, but I could, and that's what matters.)
📉 3. Accept That Your Last Clear Thought Was in 2023
Graduation was cute.
Now I live on lesson plans, low battery mode, and caffeine-based survival.
But hey — I may be emotionally buffering, but I'm doing it in style.
💅 4. Delulu, but Make It Functional
I whisper daily affirmations like:
"I am a confident, capable adult." "My students love me and I totally remembered to send that report." "Just because I've mentally checked out doesn't mean I can't look expensive."
And somehow, it works. Or at least no one's noticed yet.
So what's the takeaway?
I graduated in 2023.
I've been emotionally clocked out ever since.
But I'm a young teacher, showing up for my kids, my goals, and my sanity (in that order).
And THAT, my friend, is boss behavior.
Even if I occasionally cry in the teacher's bathroom during recess.