Well, I’m more OCD worker than hippie. Okay, a LOT more. I actually told Josh the other day that I wished I was a little more hippie and he looked at me like I was crazy. I countered by saying that there’s something comforting about being chilled out in a van down by the river Read More
Am I cool? Suppose I’d have to actually be cool to be able to keep it. Heh. Anyhoo… I’ve been trying really hard to stay on high ground lately. My job has been kind of surrounding me with negative people who are all down on the teaching profession and how evil administration and everyone is. Read More
I’ve been feeling pretty good lately. I think I did a good job setting boundaries by not saying yes to more activities than I could handle. I have a plan to finish my National Board stuff and, if all goes well, I think I can pass it. I’ve also been getting a bit more sleep Read More
I’m not majorly stressed feeling right now. I went to bed at like 7:00 yesterday because I was so exhausted. It feels kind of lame to be going to bed so early on a Friday night. Anyway, it seems like everything has been piling up in my life and I’m not really digging it. (Heh Read More
I’ve had like six things every day for the past several weeks. Ick. It’s that kind of business where your idea of a good time is a really really comfortable chair. Here’s what I’ve been up to: Grading, grading more, entering end of quarter grades, fielding parent calls, parent meetings, planning and doing small group, Read More
Man, am I tired! The last two weekends have had out-of-town conferences for me to go to which has packed me full of information and social gatherings. Now, I’m scrambling to get things back on track. School has been going well and my students are right where they should be. Volleyball has been a total Read More
I’ve been freaking tired lately. It’s like I get 9 hours of sleep a night and I’m still dragging through the day. I suppose it doesn’t help that I have like 9 ka-jillion things I’m responsible for so that taxes the little energy I have. Oh well. Oh, a recommendation: I started reading this book Read More
My mind has been blanking a lot lately. It seems that with school starting I’ve had a hard time thinking of anything else. Whenever I’m home or at the grocery store…I’m thinking about my classes and what I’m going to teach and how I’m going to teach it. I’m wondering what the best way to Read More