Today was the worst. Not because of anyone else or anything - I had a fine day, I guess - but if something could go wrong, it did today. This morning before school, I was grabbing something out of the downstairs fridge and I broke a shelf, causing all sorts of bottles to fall on … Continue reading January 14: A case of the Mondays; or FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU…..
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January 5: I skipped a day!
Yesterday is the first day in over a year where I didn't write. I came home, ate dinner, and crashed out by about 7 pm. I didn't wake up enough to write until 10 am this morning, so at that point, I decided not to do it. I was so tired from this week and … Continue reading January 5: I skipped a day!
January 3: titles?
I'm not really sure about my titles for this anymore. I did this as a year challenge, and I succeeded, so now I'm not sure if I need to add the year to the title dates or what. I don't want to add the years, so I won't, but how to keep the days separate? … Continue reading January 3: titles?
January 2: Being Sick Sucks
The title says it all. I haven't had a real virus yet this school year until now, and I had completely forgotten how much it sucks trying to teach while you're sick: everything is more annoying, the terrible fluorescent lights hurt, my patience is short, it's hard to speak loud enough to be heard over … Continue reading January 2: Being Sick Sucks
December 28: yep, I’m sick
I finally got what I think is my first virus of the 18-19 school year. Usually I get it in September and by now I'm onto my second cold, but this autumn was unusually healthy in the virus department. I picked it up from Anders, who came down with it on Christmas. Dak said he … Continue reading December 28: yep, I’m sick
December 12: not giving up
Everything in me wants to give up on things right now. Maybe it's the string of cloudy, gloomy days, or maybe it's the short days, or maybe it's that resources are tight while needs are high, but I'm way off my game. I'm forgetting things more than usual, I'm hyperfocused on things that aren't helpful … Continue reading December 12: not giving up
November 12: this world is too much today
Everything is so heavy: the fires in California, the terrible loss of life, the needless brutality from the local to the international, the news of audio from the Khashoggi murder, our crazy-ass idiot president, the insanity of people not wanting every vote to be counted in states where elections are very close, an entire town … Continue reading November 12: this world is too much today
November 10: inconvenience
I have a ton of things that have been on my mind that I'd like to write about - things that are really weighing me down or bouncing around inside my head - but I'm not going to write about them, and that sucks. My hand is numb from carpal tunnel problems. I'm falling asleep. … Continue reading November 10: inconvenience
October 24: Writing buddy
Annika has apparently been struggling with writing at school, so she's been working on it at home a little bit. She's decided to write when I write here, which would be fine if she'd actually write. I'm good with a couple distractions: how to spell things, what word means ... , that kind of stuff. … Continue reading October 24: Writing buddy
October 23: Productive, but boring day
I got out the door late today, which kind of threw the whole day off for me. Since I was too busy watching a movie with Annika last night, I didn't get any work done last night, so I was kind of frazzled today. So I stayed late to work at school and just sort … Continue reading October 23: Productive, but boring day
Adventures in Distraction 