So Sorry

I got another dig yesterday about not updating. Thanks, Andy, for reminding me.

I guess I haven't been keeping up with my posts because nothing exciting is going on. Let me subcatagorize it...

1) Work. Work has slurping my time away. Between meetings, preparations, essay grading (I'm still working on "Crime and Punishment", although now I have less than 100 pages left!), I am finding myself with little time to myself. In fact, I can't remember the last day in which I saw no one. I'm not going to have that again for a while. I honestly don't know how I survived last year as a first-year teacher and going to school at night.

2) Running. It's still freakin' hot and humid. I planned on 10 miles yesterday, but it's so hot and I figured, why bother? I'm not really training for anything. I therefore stopped at 8 miles. I figure I'll go 10 next week. When the weather gets better, I want to do a continuous 12-13 mile run on Saturdays. Presently, however, I am just pleased to be out there. Hopefully tomorrow I'll go 5 miles.


3) Social life. Yeah, I'm trying to have a social life. Sometimes, though, I'm just too tired.

I find myself getting very tired, with a low stress level, as of late. I know it has to do with work, but it doesn't necessarily help that I know from where it comes. I have to learn to re-adapt with work, and I just can't seem to remember how I did it last year. I am finding the hardest times doing the simple things in life I used to love: reading a good book, going to the movies, doing my nails. I'm having such a hard time with "Crime and Punishment" because I can't find the time. I haven't done my nails in 6 weeks. I haven't been to the movies since my birthday (I think). I did managed to wash my car today, which I've been meaning to do for months, and yesterday I did find time for fun. The Sailor and I went back to the range (he went ahead and bought himself the gun that I want to get for myself, so I got to shoot it to see if I like it or not. I do), and then on to one of my college buddies' house for part of the LSU game. We left early, however, to go to a high school football game, where I made an appearance and saw my kids and co-teachers.

Today, I graded for three hours and got very little done. My class levels still haven't balanced out and I'm so exhausted (mentally and physically) that when my conference period comes, I spend the first 15 minutes just trying to calm my nerves, which leaves very little time for productivity. I almost need a day off to catch up. Unfortunately, I am scheduled for a few professional development sessions this month, so I'll have to take the day off next week.

And with afterschool gradings and before school meetings, hopefully I'll catch up on my grading by next weekend. My students will just have to understand that grading 180 essays takes a long time.

But hey, only three days left before "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!"