It's amazing what all can happen in a few weeks time.
Professionally, things are going great. We've got the profile updated (thank God!). Our mock visit went better than expected and TESA training is done until May... I can actually get back to doing what I love the most -teaching my kids. My kids have been great dealing with the various substitutes the past few weeks; as well as putting up with my hacking and nose-blowing. Their only complaint is that I haven't read to them yet this semester. You see, I always try to pick a book each nine weeks and read to them at least once a week. You wouldn't think eighth graders would want to be read to, but they do. And in a math class of all places! Once I feel better, I'll start reading The Phantom Tollbooth to them.
Personally, things have gone from bad to worse. I'm still battling an infection of some sort; nothing seems to help. Guess I'll have to break down and visit the doctor again to get a referral to an ENT specialist.
I've also come to the realization that I'm in serious financial trouble. One would think that filing bankruptcy at 21 and going thru consumer credit counseling at 30 would have taught me a lesson on handling money. Obviously it hasn't. Not sure what I'm going to do at the minute, I contacted the CCC yesterday, will be a few days before I hear back. This is one of those things that come about from being an unmedicated bipolar. I'll go for years without any manic epidsodes, then boom! A month or two of uncontrolled spending, then years of digging myself out of the mess. It's one of those things I hate about myself. The blame is all on myself, no one else. Nor am I looking for sympathy; I'm just thinking out loud so to speak.
Once I have a plan of action, I'll be able to start crawling outta the depression I've slipped into -and hopefully start healing myself physically and psychologically.
Okay, enough ramblings for now.
mikey
Professionally, things are going great. We've got the profile updated (thank God!). Our mock visit went better than expected and TESA training is done until May... I can actually get back to doing what I love the most -teaching my kids. My kids have been great dealing with the various substitutes the past few weeks; as well as putting up with my hacking and nose-blowing. Their only complaint is that I haven't read to them yet this semester. You see, I always try to pick a book each nine weeks and read to them at least once a week. You wouldn't think eighth graders would want to be read to, but they do. And in a math class of all places! Once I feel better, I'll start reading The Phantom Tollbooth to them.
Personally, things have gone from bad to worse. I'm still battling an infection of some sort; nothing seems to help. Guess I'll have to break down and visit the doctor again to get a referral to an ENT specialist.
I've also come to the realization that I'm in serious financial trouble. One would think that filing bankruptcy at 21 and going thru consumer credit counseling at 30 would have taught me a lesson on handling money. Obviously it hasn't. Not sure what I'm going to do at the minute, I contacted the CCC yesterday, will be a few days before I hear back. This is one of those things that come about from being an unmedicated bipolar. I'll go for years without any manic epidsodes, then boom! A month or two of uncontrolled spending, then years of digging myself out of the mess. It's one of those things I hate about myself. The blame is all on myself, no one else. Nor am I looking for sympathy; I'm just thinking out loud so to speak.
Once I have a plan of action, I'll be able to start crawling outta the depression I've slipped into -and hopefully start healing myself physically and psychologically.
Okay, enough ramblings for now.
mikey