Wow, what a month!! It is hard to believe that in five days it will be over. And then it will be back to my day job and the stresses and pressures of being an American educator.
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State of Things May
I can't undo the unintentional damage I caused and that bothers me. There is a part of me that just wants to find the perfect words to make it all better to explain myself and rebuild that bridge. And that is the part that has been waking me up in the middle of the night and draining my wine supply. It is also responsible for me putting a pen in the sink to be washed.
The Lost Writer
For the last four weeks, I have been the type of sick that people dread. The kind that makes your whole life slow to a crawl. There is nothing you can do but rest, drink lots and lots of fluids and hope that people don't get tired of you asking for help.
The Writer and the Day Job.
Last week I had some out-patient surgery. (No worries, I am fine and back at work.) The same day, it was announced that the BETA Center would be closing its doors in June. I have been a teacher there since 2009. My day job for the last ten years as been as a teacher of …
Back to the Work
When I posted the Work, I didn't mean to come across as complaining and I wasn't really in a bad place. I was attempting to express what that one moment was screaming at me. I was just tired of feeling like I am trapped on the giant cosmic hamster wheel of tedium. Things never seeming …
A Break From
Sweet Spring Break. You will mostly be a break from my day job although I have work to do there for which I will be sneaking into school and completing later this week. Not that I really want to, but lesson plans have to be written and prep. Such is the life of a …
The Good with the Bad
The day began with insomnia drifted into lateness and fell into despair One found dead, the news feed reads the reaper's prize at last sorrows grips friends still other silent cheer the end of the road two kids in a doctor's office sick with the flu two strangers cling to life victims of happenstance …
Aftermath
Friday, seventh period, screams ring out and I go running into a classroom. Not my own. Not a minute later, it is over and it is time to clean up the chaos. There are lots of things to say about the forty-five seconds or so of fighting that took place that it is hard …
Manic Monday ~ Why I Am Staying?
Last Monday, I spoke about why I am going to be leaving my current teaching position and seeking something new and healthier. Today, I want to talk about the good things in my life and why I am not leaving everything behind and heading for the hills. The work stress has been counter-balanced by a …
Manic Mondays or Why I am Leaving….
Lately all my days are have been intensely crazy as I try and navigate from the life I have to the life I want. A life where there is more time to write and enjoy with my family and friends. So after eight years in the classroom, I have decided to leave. It isn't that …
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