I've glanced through journals - so much to comment on! I'll try to do that soon.

I'm still fucking exhausted, and my throat hurts like a mofo... but I wanted to update really quickly because I am feeling much better:

Also, I think I can't decide if I want to move to or avoid Mitchell County.

I'm tired. So very tired. I'm sure once I sleep I'll feel better, but there is nothing like busting ass all weekend and still having shit to do. I skipped an awesome party... I skipped sleep... and I worked, and worked, and worked...

And I feel I have nothing to show for it. I feel like no matter what, all my supervisor will notice is that I didn't actually finish it. Even though I really did try. Sometimes I wish I could take video of me working, so they can see... I got up early to work on stuff... I've been up for 27 hours... very little of that was "wasted" on things other than my stupid unit.

I just have to vent. I was really feeling great about it all until a few hours ago when the tired set in, and my throat wouldn't stop hurting...

Oh, yeah... my throat has been super-sore for about two or three weeks, now. I thought it would go away. No other symptoms. Just sore throat. Hurts really bad when I swallow. I should get a rapid strep test, today on my way home, if Campus Health is open. I'm just... exhausted.

I'll post some happy tomorrow, after I've slept and gotten more done. Now, I have to get dressed and head to school... I have quite a bit to do this morning. I've got ideas to get me through the end of today, but I have tons of copies to make. I literally just want to get through the day and go. to. bed.

I hope my kids are good, today.

*kisses*

For the curious:

So, I think I discovered why I'm not usually productive. It's tiring. Like, exhausting.

But it's a good kind... I got a lot done, today. Taking a fast fast break from editing my unit to apologize to the lovely Not_Tom, K_Rex, Kriss, Schiavona, and the rest of the SGNC gang that I'm missing, tonight. I suck. I promise I won't be lame all the time, I just have two really big things to do this weekend, and I needed to clean/organize. I was going batty in this apartment.

Student teaching is going really well - I've heard nothing but compliments from my supervisor and my cooperating teacher, I am getting along with the parents pretty well, and the kids are all surviving me. And some of them are even learning. The only thing I really have to work on is transitions.

Boring teacher stuff:

In short, this is how I feel from 12:30-3:30pm, every day (except mine are 1st graders):



So, I need a whistle and some ferrets.

Two firsts in one weekend...

I got my first cut to the inside of my eyelid, today. I was, literally, bleeding out of my eye. It would have been kind of rad, if it hadn't hurt so much.

It was a cat scratch, because I was fucking with the bitchy one. My fault, I take all blame. It's fine, and I'll be sure to keep it clean and not fuck with it so it will heal. At the moment, I'm not even swollen, and it's just slightly annoying and a bit sore. Not really even distracting.

The other first: I'm going to the circus, tomorrow, with LittleFierceOne and his family. I've never been. Maybe once, when I was really little, but I don't really think so. I'm kind of excited.

Plus, dudes - I totally have a lot of shit done for next week, already. I have been PLANNING this week. AHEAD. And Monday is a workday, to be filled with MORE PLANNING.

The best part? I'm enjoying it. This is crazy awesome.

Have a great weekend, I'll be back Sunday!

Apparently it snowed last night. I thought that very thin layer of white stuff on the roof (and nowhere else) was just frost.

Apparently, a light dusting of snow = two-hour delay.

On the one hand, I get to sleep for another hour or so, and will have plenty of time to get ready for school (versus rushing out the door, which is what I was going to do, this morning.) This is good. I love sleep!

On the other hand, it's Valentine's Day. My kids were already going to be crazy. They also had a planned early release, yesterday. Coming in two hours late, today, will make the day pretty much useless. This is bad.

I'm not sure if it's totally awesome that I'm thinking this way, now - that I would rather go to school for a full day than get to sleep in - or if I should get my head examined. It is, however, another sign that I was meant to be a teacher.

Hello, lovelies. I hope all is right in your worlds.

This year, in memory of my mother, I'll be participating in the Relay for Life. This is my shameless plug, in hopes that some of you would like to sign up to participate in the local Chapel Hill event or in the event closest to you.

If you can't participate for whatever reason, I hope you'll consider donating some money for the cause. The American Cancer Society does some great things, and I know we all enjoy that warm, squishy feeling of helping out a friend in need. If you don't know somebody who has gone through cancer, chances are that you will at some point in your life... it's a pretty nasty thing to watch, and to go through. Every little bit helps.

Thanks, guys! I'll keep you updated on my fundraising progress!

Life is good.

Sinus infection, FTL*!

Amoxicillin, FTW**!

So, yes... infection = gross. And I am tired. I got my unit in, but was behind on planning, so I had to do that tonight after staying late at school due to a Parent/Teacher Conference (which went really well). This weekend, I think I'm going to make it a rule that I can't do anything fun. I know that sucks, but I need rest. And I'm not getting it this week... and that way I can plan for next week and be better, so that I won't have plague.

In the meantime, I'm going to sleep.





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* For The Lose
** For The Win

Srsly... when I chose teaching as a career, I thought there would be these little lesson plan writing elves that would read my mind and type up my lesson plans for me while I slept.

I swear, my entire five-week unit is all in my head... but getting it OUT and into a Word document is becoming tedious.

I want a brainwave-to-Word-document translator that is more efficient than my body.

Somebody get on that and get back to me.

Hey, guess what! We picked a date! So, the lovely event will be held on December 21, 2008 - the winter solstice! Hooray!

Just FYI...