Category: Current Status

Have I said lately that I like the new gig?

There are some challenges. 4th period has 33 students in it. None of them speak English. The Spanish speakers are convinced that I have to know Spanish and try to trap me into talking Spanish. I’ve got several kids that listen to music during class. There isn’t enough minutes in the class period to spend time with each kid.

The good news, is that nothing truly “bad” has been done since the battery theft. The wild thing is that they talk WAY WAY too much.

More good news. UNT is working on the “Official Transcripts”. I made a mistake on my first request and they called and asked about it today. I’ll give them a call in the morning and get it straightened out.

When I was my healthiest, I worked out for about an hour and half every morning at a local gym.

I haven’t been able to work out in mornings for years. I managed to get in some the first week teachers were back, but not for long.

So today, I decided it was going to have to be in baby steps. I am going to do 5 minutes of cardio and one weight exercise every morning this week I’m scheduled to work out.

And then up it to 7 1/2 minutes next week.

Baby steps.

When I was my healthiest, I worked out for about an hour and half every morning at a local gym.

I haven’t been able to work out in mornings for years. I managed to get in some the first week teachers were back, but not for long.

So today, I decided it was going to have to be in baby steps. I am going to do 5 minutes of cardio and one weight exercise every morning this week I’m scheduled to work out.

And then up it to 7 1/2 minutes next week.

Baby steps.

Hoping this is a good sign of things to come, but I weigh the least I have weighed since I was diagnosed with diabetes — and maybe less than a few years before that.

I was stuck this summer, not able to lose any more weight after the initial Sylmin, and I knew a lot of it was activity level. I was so busy finishing up my classes, that I was spending a majority of my day sitting in front of the computer writing.

Well, last week I was busy setting up my classroom and DID get dehydrated, but managed to put that fluid weight back in. I don’t think that is a problem this week, as I have been forcing fluids in the evening.

I am more active in this classroom than I was in the old one. I was a bit tied down to the computer. I have been coming home with my feet aching, but I think I will get acclimated to that soon. Especially if I keep losing weight. Of course, we all know, the less I weigh, the easier it will be to get around.

I’ve just about acclimated to the building too. My sinus symthoms are much better, I don’t feel near as stuff as I did.

I am also sleeping through the night, both last night and the night before. I had been waking up about 4:00 am every night after school started and was also having trouble getting to sleep. I think things will be okay though, as I have a good handle on what I am going to do with my students next week.

Hopefully I can get all my planning for next week done at school before the weekend, as I have an agility trial next weekend.

Hoping this is a good sign of things to come, but I weigh the least I have weighed since I was diagnosed with diabetes — and maybe less than a few years before that.

I was stuck this summer, not able to lose any more weight after the initial Sylmin, and I knew a lot of it was activity level. I was so busy finishing up my classes, that I was spending a majority of my day sitting in front of the computer writing.

Well, last week I was busy setting up my classroom and DID get dehydrated, but managed to put that fluid weight back in. I don’t think that is a problem this week, as I have been forcing fluids in the evening.

I am more active in this classroom than I was in the old one. I was a bit tied down to the computer. I have been coming home with my feet aching, but I think I will get acclimated to that soon. Especially if I keep losing weight. Of course, we all know, the less I weigh, the easier it will be to get around.

I’ve just about acclimated to the building too. My sinus symthoms are much better, I don’t feel near as stuff as I did.

I am also sleeping through the night, both last night and the night before. I had been waking up about 4:00 am every night after school started and was also having trouble getting to sleep. I think things will be okay though, as I have a good handle on what I am going to do with my students next week.

Hopefully I can get all my planning for next week done at school before the weekend, as I have an agility trial next weekend.

Thank goodness!

The hardest week for me is always the week the teachers come back and the second hardest week is the first week with students.

I did well this year though because I had enough energy to do my workouts — not at the level I do during the summer, but still got it done.

My worst class right now is my 4th period. Primarily because there are too many. I’ve got 34 non-English speakers and that is way too many.

I like this year’s assignment better than any other assignment I’ve had. I’ve got curriculum support coming out my ears, which I’ve never had before.

Something I never had with computer science. We have a specialist in the building 3 1/2 days a week for math. I also have an ELI math specialist to help and she came by today.

Thank goodness!

The hardest week for me is always the week the teachers come back and the second hardest week is the first week with students.

I did well this year though because I had enough energy to do my workouts — not at the level I do during the summer, but still got it done.

My worst class right now is my 4th period. Primarily because there are too many. I’ve got 34 non-English speakers and that is way too many.

I like this year’s assignment better than any other assignment I’ve had. I’ve got curriculum support coming out my ears, which I’ve never had before.

Something I never had with computer science. We have a specialist in the building 3 1/2 days a week for math. I also have an ELI math specialist to help and she came by today.

Should have posted this last night.

I have been accessing my unofficial transcript each day since the grades were posted and last night, the Master’s Degree showed up on it.

YEAH!

So now I am just waiting for official transcripts. I have a request into the register’s office for them to send me one — it’s always nice to have and to send on to the district so I’ll get the pay raise. They called me about the request so I know they have it. (It always pays to make a small mistake so people like that have to talk to you).

School is going fairly well.

Should have posted this last night.

I have been accessing my unofficial transcript each day since the grades were posted and last night, the Master’s Degree showed up on it.

YEAH!

So now I am just waiting for official transcripts. I have a request into the register’s office for them to send me one — it’s always nice to have and to send on to the district so I’ll get the pay raise. They called me about the request so I know they have it. (It always pays to make a small mistake so people like that have to talk to you).

School is going fairly well.

I was such a good girl, went to bed at 10:30 like I should … and BANG, I got woke up.

One of our drunks decided to try to take out the telephone pole. Fortuntely she missed it, and took out her car again.

That’s the fun part of living on a curve on a main street.