My well-laid plan of notebooks and organization for my blog has fallen into disrepair and here I am writing at 8:55 PM with not much to put out there. So, we’ll talk about how I’m doing currently. 🙂
Currently I’m thinking/wondering:
- How I resist the temptations to drink more Diet Coke. I’ve thrown any presence of trying to be healthy out the window. I tend to eat my feelings, thus I’ve gained 20 pounds this year. Not healthy or attractive, not at all. I will admit, the “take care of yourself” self-care emails we get are always great.
#fatmanteaching
- What our vacation may look like. We have reservations outside of Boston at a state park near the rail line, but what else would we do? I’m hoping Canada opens up to vaccinate US citizens, because we’ll drive near Niagara Falls, which is always a treat.
- How I try to keep up with grading while stumbling tired.
#soverytired
- About dealing with the mask idiocy of our grand state. The CDC put out their “you can stop wearing masks if you are vaccinated” guidance. Friday afternoon, our state’s Department of Public Health put out the guidance that says kids don’t need to wear masks at school. So, most schools (including ours) moved from a mask mandate to a mask optional policy. I won’t go into much detail about this, about the students, teachers, and paras who are or are not wearing masks or about how we as teachers were actually told. However, for me, it’s 10 freaking days. I’ll wear my mask, thank you, because it’s the right AND respectful thing to do in the middle of a pandemic.
- Do I create a TikTok? Is it worth making one? Two? Or would it just make me look more fat and old than I already am?
- How’s next year going to look? Three women who’ve been grade partners or part of the pod I taught with are retiring this year. Between the three of them, almost 100 years of experience will walk out the door on May 28th and not return next year. I’ve shared laughter, tears, the joys of parenting, the pain of losing parents, and the experience of being more than just teachers, but friends. Teams like this are forged over time, through shared experiences, and forged on doing the best of students. I will miss them all dearly.
#Iknewitwascoming
- Will my parents actually buy a house? They’ve decided to “move to town” at the worst time because of the housing market. They’ve been touring house after house, but are finding houses are selling like crazy. We stopped to see them on Sunday and for the first time, they made mention that maybe, just maybe, they’ll spend another year on the homestead. They just want to be moved on their own terms, not because they have to, which is why I love them dearly.
- Will I get my garden in? Of course I will, but that erge is just don’t there this year. Part of it is I’m just a walking zombie and part of it we still have a BUNCH of stuff I Covid planted last year. I will make due, but it’s a struggle this year, big time.
- And currently, I’m the new DropKick Murphys new cd, Turn up That Dial. I’m embarrassed to say this, but, I’ve been a fan of the group since the song “Tessie” from EA Sports’ baseball game, “MVP Baseball 2005”. A side note, that game was amazing, but the soundtrack on the game was out-freaking-standing. Check out a blog about it here. Back their most current release, there’s not a song that I don’t like, not one. They rock, they ballad, they curse, and the play the bagpipes. I’m good with all this. Now, if I could just get my wife to like it! 🙂
What’s current with you? Does this connect with you? I’d love to hear from you in the comments!
Until next time, be a good human. We need much more of this in all our lives right now!
#yeswedo
May 19, 2021 at 1:58 am
Yes we do, Darin! I’m just sitting here listening to Dropkick Murphys for the first time. It’s painful! I’m not sure they will grow on your wife. Currently, I’m volunteering at school so I’m much less tired than I was last year at this time and all the other near endings of school. I don’t begin to guess how you must be getting through this ending of school! Peace and hang in there!
P.S. I’m listening to Tessie now. I couldn’t get through “Turn Up that Dial”
May 19, 2021 at 9:31 am
LOL!!! DKM are certainly an aquired taste!
We’ll get through, but this has been a year for sure.
May 19, 2021 at 5:58 am
Summer is a teacher’s Spring time-A refreshing time of renewal. 🙂
May 19, 2021 at 11:47 am
Much of your “currently” resonates with me – the Diet Coke, the 20 pounds, the inability to get through my pile of grading or even put in my garden… I wish we had only 10 more days! 25 & counting (though I’ll never tell my students that). You can get through, apparently with DKM, though I’m not sure they’ll be my soundtrack…ha!
May 24, 2021 at 5:37 am
I like the structure you used here with the hashtags. I have taken to labeling things in my everything notebook with a system like this but it didn’t occur to me to use it in a blog post til I saw yours! I think I will add it to my coffee share next weekend.
I resonate with a lot of what you asked and am pondering. The stress is so high and I keep trying to cope but the old ways don’t seem to be working. I keep experimenting! Maybe by 2030 I will have it figured out.
Thanks for your words…reading other people’s truth helps me.