That's how many school days I have to survive before Spring Break, and I'm equal parts excited and terrified. If I can stay on the ball and get the next few weeks' worth of lesson plans written--as well as the post-Spring Break plans done for when I'll be gone prepping for my first Masters Exam--it won't be nearly so terrifying.
However, it's VERY tough to lesson plan...when you just don't want to work. Students aren't the only ones struggling to hold on 'til the break! Teachers are fighting through it, too, but it's like struggling in quicksand: the more you struggle, the faster you sink.
That being said, since there was no class tonight AND I not only finished grading last Friday before leaving, I also got lesson plans for the rest of THIS week done, I really have no excuse for NOT getting the rest of my work done. I'm going to buckle-down, make a spreadsheet of days left and get 'er done! ... As soon as I finish watching the news. ;)
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
The beat goes on...
It's that time again. Double-time, hardcore work time, whatever YOU want to call it; I call it 16 weeks of Hell.
That's right. Tuesday was my first class of the Spring semester (only TWO MORE CLASSES TO GO after this one). The class itself is wonderful: taught by an interesting teacher who knows his dtuff. The students themselves are wonderful: mostly grad students, all of whom comtribute. What SUCKS--what's makes it Hell--is trying to juggle my job AND all the work that goes along with not only my class, but with prepping for my first exam. Two days in and I'm already behind on EVERYTHING and floundering. Part of that is my own personal work ethic: despite hopes to the contrary, I continue to "waste" too much time.
It doesn't help that I'm hormonal and just want to EAT, consequences be damned. I just have to suvive tomorrow--school, Grad Advisor meeting, and monthly exam prep meeting--and then I can have a tiiiiiiiny break to get caught up. *fingers-crossed*
That's right. Tuesday was my first class of the Spring semester (only TWO MORE CLASSES TO GO after this one). The class itself is wonderful: taught by an interesting teacher who knows his dtuff. The students themselves are wonderful: mostly grad students, all of whom comtribute. What SUCKS--what's makes it Hell--is trying to juggle my job AND all the work that goes along with not only my class, but with prepping for my first exam. Two days in and I'm already behind on EVERYTHING and floundering. Part of that is my own personal work ethic: despite hopes to the contrary, I continue to "waste" too much time.
It doesn't help that I'm hormonal and just want to EAT, consequences be damned. I just have to suvive tomorrow--school, Grad Advisor meeting, and monthly exam prep meeting--and then I can have a tiiiiiiiny break to get caught up. *fingers-crossed*
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Oh, blogging. How I've missed you.
It's been years--not months: YEARS--since I've updated here. I could chalk it up to an insanely busy work and study schedule, but the truth is, my muse seems to have fled the scene on an extended vacation.
Let's begin with a couple updates:
1) After this semester, I will be SIX hours (and several exams) away from finishing my Masters in Spanish. HALLELUJAH! Lord willing this time next year will see me hooded and de-stressed (insomuch as it's possible to be stress-free in a teaching position). I'm very nervous for exams as I just can't seem to self-motivate enough to finish all the readings. Praying that God flips that "switch" in my brain to help me buckle down and dig in.
2) In June, I re-joined WeightWatchers. After travelling with Holly, Melisa and Baby Shay to visit Amy in Salem (a trip that Ho and Mel gave me for my 32nd birthday), I sat down and really LOOKED at myself in the pictures we'd taken, and I was ashamed to realize how badly I'd regressed. :( Since quitting in 2007 I'd gained back the 100 pounds I lost and then some, weighing in at a whopping 354.8 lbs. Now, just over half a year later, I'm hitting the YMCA 3+ times per week and have lost 58.6 lbs, bringing my current weight to 296.2 lbs. My initial goal was to lose 50 lbs this school year, so since I made that (and then some), my new goal is to be 100 lbs down by school year's end. Whether I achieve my goal or not, I know I'm going to be a darned sight healthier and better looking in May, and I'll truly be happy with ANY weight loss.
I'm sure I'm leaving out a crap-ton of important information--after all, it's been nearly three years since I've blogged--but those seem to be the two most important things on my mind of late. Teaching is... well... teaching. I have good days and bad ones, but I'm trying to breathe through all the problems and not take everything so personally. Again, when this Masters stuff is done, I anticipate improved job performance. Multi-tasking is NOT for me!
Mainly, being healthy has led me to feel re-energized mentally, physically and spiritually, which in turn has lead to my desire to write again. Several poem fragments have been dancing through my mentalscape, but I'm not yet ready to sit down and work with them. The truth is, I'm a little scared. It's been SO LONG!
As always, I endeavor to be a more consistent blogger; as to whether I'll succeed, only time will tell, so stay tuned. ;)
Let's begin with a couple updates:
1) After this semester, I will be SIX hours (and several exams) away from finishing my Masters in Spanish. HALLELUJAH! Lord willing this time next year will see me hooded and de-stressed (insomuch as it's possible to be stress-free in a teaching position). I'm very nervous for exams as I just can't seem to self-motivate enough to finish all the readings. Praying that God flips that "switch" in my brain to help me buckle down and dig in.
2) In June, I re-joined WeightWatchers. After travelling with Holly, Melisa and Baby Shay to visit Amy in Salem (a trip that Ho and Mel gave me for my 32nd birthday), I sat down and really LOOKED at myself in the pictures we'd taken, and I was ashamed to realize how badly I'd regressed. :( Since quitting in 2007 I'd gained back the 100 pounds I lost and then some, weighing in at a whopping 354.8 lbs. Now, just over half a year later, I'm hitting the YMCA 3+ times per week and have lost 58.6 lbs, bringing my current weight to 296.2 lbs. My initial goal was to lose 50 lbs this school year, so since I made that (and then some), my new goal is to be 100 lbs down by school year's end. Whether I achieve my goal or not, I know I'm going to be a darned sight healthier and better looking in May, and I'll truly be happy with ANY weight loss.
I'm sure I'm leaving out a crap-ton of important information--after all, it's been nearly three years since I've blogged--but those seem to be the two most important things on my mind of late. Teaching is... well... teaching. I have good days and bad ones, but I'm trying to breathe through all the problems and not take everything so personally. Again, when this Masters stuff is done, I anticipate improved job performance. Multi-tasking is NOT for me!
Mainly, being healthy has led me to feel re-energized mentally, physically and spiritually, which in turn has lead to my desire to write again. Several poem fragments have been dancing through my mentalscape, but I'm not yet ready to sit down and work with them. The truth is, I'm a little scared. It's been SO LONG!
As always, I endeavor to be a more consistent blogger; as to whether I'll succeed, only time will tell, so stay tuned. ;)
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