Today was a bit better, but I still feel really weird: more hungry than usual, uncomfortable skin, more tired and irritable, just all around icky feeling. I wonder if this is all stress related? I am over my head in grading and I had to have a sub yesterday and another one for part of … Continue reading November 14: still weird
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November 13: something weird
Something weird is going on with me. My shoulder and side on the right side hurts - like, the skin feels like it's burning just to touch it gently. It hurt to take a shower - the pressure from the water hurt. It hurts to wear clothes. It hurts to put my purse on that … Continue reading November 13: something weird
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
November 8: I don’t have time for illness
Migraine. It hit really early this morning. I made it through my 7th grade classes and stopped at the nurse's office in the middle school to check my temperature, which was normal. My stomach was sick-hungry, so I ate an apple and drove over to the high school, hoping some fresh air would help. Nope. … Continue reading November 8: I don’t have time for illness
November 7: fustercluck
I didn't get much of a break today, except for a few minutes at lunch, so I haven't had much time to digest the elections nor any of the following news. But wow. What a mess the United States is in. Democrats won the house, which finally may provide oversight and an actual check on … Continue reading November 7: fustercluck
November 5: darkness
When I left school today, it was dark. Not dim, not dusk. Dark. I used to love fall back because I love to sleep, but now, I'm annoyed with the entire concept of time in general and I just want to hibernate. Instead I'm going to take vitamin D pills whenever I remember them and … Continue reading November 5: darkness
November 3: Fall Back
Tonight we time travel once more, to relive the past for an hour at 2 am. I used to LOVE fall back - what's not to love about an extra hour of sleep? - but lately I've been pretty ambivalent about it. First of all, it means nights are going to feel darker sooner, and … Continue reading November 3: Fall Back
November 2: weekend
I am so relieved this week is over. It was extremely busy, tough to keep things in order, Halloween and conferences, and I'm crashing out hard. They boys are off north for hunting, so it's a girl weekend. We're going to be doing some fun things, and I'm going to grade where I can. I'm … Continue reading November 2: weekend
October 29: grateful
I was feeling guilty yesterday about my lack of time and focus for grading essays. Tonight, my friend Lanka texted me and asked if I wanted to go out grading. I had a long day, I'm tired, but I said yes. I love grading dates because it holds me accountable and I still get to … Continue reading October 29: grateful
October 27: so tired
Soooooooooooo tired. I can't believe how tired I am. I slept til after 11 and I'm now falling asleep between words at night 10 pm. I think the barrage of bad, sad news ha hurt my will to stay awake. I'm fighting a little cold too. Perry and Annika just came into go to bed … Continue reading October 27: so tired
Adventures in Distraction 