Must Vent

Ahh, the wonders of a blog... a place where you can vent and people can laugh at your problems. :)

I need more hours in the day. Or I need a week off (how many weeks until Thanksgiving?). Let me list what kind of pressure I'm under...

1) School (as in work): I need to write my lesson plans a month in advance because I'm starting to feel pressured and overwhelmed by days. I also have to update my grade book since it's a new six weeks, grade tests for my freshman class, grade papers for my sophomore class, write tests for them...

2) School (as in night class): I have a large project due Monday (but she said she'll take it the following Monday if necessary... and it might be necessary). I have to write a thematic unit. Not hard, but time consuming. Then at the end of November, I have to have a 12-page instructional strategy research paper written. Again not hard, but time consuming (this will be my Thanksgiving break).

3) ACP (the alternative certification program I'm doing): I have to have my second portfolio assignment in by November 9 and I haven't even started. Again not hard, but time consuming.

4) HLSR: I'm on a committee and have to write reports and call contacts. Again, not hard but time consuming.

5) Exercise: Oof. I need time to do it, but often when the time is here I am too tired or stressed from worrying about the other things. But I need to get back into the gym (my card is gathering dust) and I need to start running again (next week) to train for the next race....

And the time I have to do that stuff? A couple of hours tomorrow night, Friday night, Sunday all day (Saturday I have plans). God, I'm tired. I cannot wait until Thanksgiving break.


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