I need a break

Life has been busy. Seems to be the theme for all my recent posts...oh wait...I haven't really...been...writing...any. Sorry about that.
Anywho...
Work has been going well. Little dramas here and there have been spicing things up. We just had a week where the center was closed and we had workshops, meetings, and we CLEANED. We also had time to bond as a center which was particularly helpful for me to get to know the other teachers in other classrooms. I now have 11 kids in my classroom, all under the age of 3 and some not quite 2 yet.
Some days its hard to come home to another child the same age that I just worked with all day. But those days are becoming few and far between.
One of the things that has helped is for me to be honest. Will has been amazing from the beginning in making sure that I have time and space if I need a break. But somedays its hard to say "YES I NEED A BREAK" and it doesn't always go over well when Will tells me bluntly, "you need a break, go take one". This makes me curious how the kids feel when I tell them they need to take a break. Maybe that's why I'm more lenient with putting them in it if they immediately change their behavior.
One thing that has helped is me taking the space before its needed. I'm recognizing when I have problems and then trying to brainstorm what Will and I can do that will help me the next time I'm in that situation. We even brainstorm together and while sometimes its a hard pill to swallow that I'm overly grumpy and ruin the evening, I appreciate the honesty and the commitment of trying to make things more smooth that Will has always given and shown me.