Well, this morning was really hard. (I felt hung over from crying, and I could have easily slept two more hours. I guess depression does that to people…) Being at school, however, helped a ton. I put away most of the supplies from the last retreats, talked with my principal and co-worker, had one of my favorite students hang out during lunch, and survived my classes with my freshmen. (And I think that they may be my new favorite class of all time, or at least they really compete with my freshmen in 2007-08.)
After class, I came back downstairs and three messages! My mother-in-law texted to see if I had heard from Mark and how I was doing. (BTW, again, I have married into the best family ever. BEST.) The movers called to schedule and confirm my move dates. (And they were super nice and helpful! Always a plus!) Last but not least, Forest Park’s Upward Bound called me and is interested in me as an instructor! YAY! So my task today is going to be getting my transcripts, copies of my teaching certificates, and a couple of good lessons sent to Upward Bound. I think that my summer will be busy between Upward Bound and Barnes and Noble!
On my way home from work, I called my boss from Wyoming just to let her know that I put her down as a reference for the Upward Bound job. I had such a good talk with her; she’s now in charge of a community job just outside of Denver, and they need online instructors and she wants me to send in my resume! After I hung up with her, I realized I am so lucky; I have had really great bosses and I’ve landed in jobs that are super supportive of me personally and professionally.
I know that keeping myself busy is the key to making the year go by quickly. So, that means when I get home each night, I have to do that. So my to do list tonight: get things together for Upward Bound, finish Mark’s blanket, clean the house, read some of Three Cups of Tea (first part of the Mark and T deployment reading club list) create my Romeo and Juliet test answer key, edit newspaper stories, prep for my freshmen classes, and grade some of the written parts of my Romeo and Juliet test. If I get half of that done, I’ll feel good about myself.
I’m not feeling great, but I’m feeling better. If I can make it through the next month in D.C. and the move to STL, I can easily make it through the rest. So, I guess I better make myself busy; just sitting here waiting for Mark to call is killing me!
