Today was what a summer day was supposed to feel like: I slept in for a while, got up and went to the farmers market in the rain, took a long afternoon nap, and had a delicious, fresh dinner with family. We played some trivia tonight and went to bed at a relatively reasonable hour. … Continue reading September 2: Farmers Market and Naps
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August 29: teacher tired
Today was my 3rd 12-hour-day in a row and it caught up to me. I fell asleep then woke up and remembered I have to write. I have so much to learn with two schools, and then two orientations, and tomorrow happens to be both of my kids' back-to-school nights. So another 12 hour day, … Continue reading August 29: teacher tired
August 28: I just don’t learn
Eventually I might. I came home from work exhausted and crashed, then had to wake up for a while to meet with a friend. I am still awake and tomorrow is a long day and I'm tired but my brain is racing. There is simply so much to think about and work at. There is … Continue reading August 28: I just don’t learn
August 26: “the last day”
It's the last day of summer before I go back to work. Technically, the day is over and I have to be there in just a bit over seven hours from now. I should be sleeping, I know. I can never sleep the night before. The first night AFTER starting work, yeah, I can sleep. … Continue reading August 26: “the last day”
August 26: “the last day”
It's the last day of summer before I go back to work. Technically, the day is over and I have to be there in just a bit over seven hours from now. I should be sleeping, I know. I can never sleep the night before. The first night AFTER starting work, yeah, I can sleep. … Continue reading August 26: “the last day”
August 24: “can’t sleep”
Annika is back from spending a whole week in Bemidji and she can't sleep. We've tried some water, reading, sleeping on the couch instead of on her bed, listening to a podcast to relax, and finally I had her take a melatonin (see yesterday's blog for more info on that). She's still awake and she's … Continue reading August 24: “can’t sleep”
August 23: Whoa melatonin
I'd been having some trouble going to sleep, so I asked Anders if he had any melatonin upstairs. He did. He gave me one. I haven't used melatonin before if I remember correctly. I may have tried it once when Anders started taking it, but I don't remember. All I know is, this stuff knocks … Continue reading August 23: Whoa melatonin
August 19: need some rain!!
Everything is a scorched, smoky hellscape because it hasn't rained in forever and there is so much smoke from the OVER 500 fires burning in British Columbia right now. It feels icky outside. I feel icky when I'm outside too much. My throat gets scratchy and I even got a headache today. And it's been … Continue reading August 19: need some rain!!
August 1: it’s gonna be a LONG night.
I am such a scatterbrained airhead today. I missed my turn for the doctor this morning and sort of got lost (I blame construction). I almost put the cereal away in the fridge. I started getting a sore throat and took a nap, which helped me pull it together for the afternoon/evening, but then I … Continue reading August 1: it’s gonna be a LONG night.
July 25: I’ve made a terrible mistake
Oh my god it's 2:43 in the morning and I'm still awake because I was doing art stuff and then I decided to watch a movie late at night. At 10:30, I looked at Dak and said "I really want to watch this movie but it's already late" and he said "go for it" in … Continue reading July 25: I’ve made a terrible mistake
Adventures in Distraction 