I had a pretty tough day at work, pretty emotionally drained, AND I had class tonight. Which is fine, but is surprisingly NOT the same as chilling, cozy on the couch.
So, I came home, and… well… I worked out.
Not only did I work out, but much to my surprise, many of the moves were easier, and I’ll be dipped (Texan phrase), if I didn’t get through SO much more than I expected to, or than I did yesterday or the day before.
I’m glad I pushed through, and I’m glad I didn’t quit.
I always have the greatest of intentions, but It can be REALLY hard to remember/find time to blog when you’re feeling busy, swamped, sleepy, or stressed.
I’ve not been feeling all of those things at once, but I’ve certainly touched on each of them in the past few weeks.
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Work has been wonderful. I have a great job, at a great school, with amazing people. Thinking about how tough my job can be, while keeping in mind how much better it is with an awesome team makes me feel pretty darn grateful.
So, a grad school first: I submitted a paper to a call for proposals… the international association of special education (www.iase.org) has its biannual conference, and this year, it is in Alicante, Spain! I don’t know if I’ll be selected to present… and it seems pretty bold to hope, but if I do, then I’ll have to start the process of trying to pay for a big TRIP!! I’d get to see my lola, which would be AMAZING!!!! But It’d be hard to focus on the excitement of the conference, and on seeing my darling lolita…. I don’t even know what I’d do if I could see her sweet face in person!!
So, I’ll keep you posted on that.
So… I know it’s quite late, but here are some pictures from our Sedona vacation
P.S. We just had our 3rd wedding anniversary… man, time really flies when you’re married to the most amazing man alive.
So, technically school is out for summer, but not for me.
I’m taking 12 hours in grad school this summer, and I might have hoped it’d be a bit of a break, but alas. It really is a lot of work. Surprisingly, I’m not really that upset about it, cause, man… I really, really, really love what I’m learning. This term is a bunch of EDSP classes about stuff like transition planning (which is really just helping students prepare for life after high school) Educational programming -planning how to best serve students, and one classroom management/discipline class…
It might sound boring, but I promise it isn’t. its so coool.
All that to say that I’ve got tons of writing to do in each class, so my summer of blogging will probably be a bit reduced. Though I’ll try to keep everyone up on whats going on with me.
I’ll be taking a new position this fall… a middle school very close to where I live. I’m thrilled about the commute, and even more excited about the students and staff… from what I’ve experienced so far, its going to be wonderful.
I’d better get back to writing, but keep your eyes on my plurk (super cool microbloging site) updates for even more info about my daily happenings….
So, as some of you know, *hi lynn* I am obsessed with office supplies.
absolutely obsessed.
a few months ago, I found this super cool eraser for my white board!
I loved it, and my students loved it!
And so, (of course) 2 days later, they broke it.
Several months later, I bought another one… and about 1 month later, they broke it.
I. shed. tears.
Of course, my hubby couldn’t stand by and watch me suffer, so he surprised me with another one. And now, I’ve decided that the issue is SO serious, I actually keep the “special eraser” in my drawer, so they can’t get to it.
I have the GREATEST of intentions that this summer I will be the best blogger ever. We’ll see.
A few brief notes before I hop off to inservice today (no students!):
1. Chris’ baby is actually cute (not ugly) and her soft serve-esque poop is hilarious.
2. I’m sad I missed the k-muff’s shindig, but I brought cupcakes to appease her wrath.
3. Spring break (yea, it was so many weeks ago) was very fun. We went to San Antonio to see Phantom at the Majestic. I drove a suburban full of teens, it was apparently “boss”. lol.
4. Grad school is moving right along. I’m SO far ahead of where I was before… so, that’s great. My big project for 1 class is due around the 21st, so I’ve got to keep it up.
5. Saturday, Hubs and I drove to Tulsa for a family reunion of sorts. The drive back was hilarious. It involved my pretending to hit a punching bag while he hummed the rocky theme to stay awake.
That’s a pretty decent update for 6:30 am. Take it or leave it!
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