Yay!
Hey everyone! I made it!!! It's been a rough first week with classes-- have to confess I cried all the way home on Monday and then laid down for 1.5 hours.... total exhaustion and massive feelings of being overwhelmed. What a JOLT when you've just been puttering around and resting when you want to. It really is a totally busy 8 hour day. The good thing is that I think with each passing day it got a little better. Yes, I am ready to REST as soon as I get home. Usually by reading a book while lying down on my bed-- takes all the weight off my back and feet and legs. (EVERY part of me is tired...) But then I am ok after a bit.
On the flip side of the tiredness issue is the highlight of seeing all those kids. I just love them! And it was VERY exciting and encouraging for me to see they they had obviously missed me. My replacement last year was a very pretty young college grad who hadn't gotten a teaching job yet. It was a great job for her and she enjoyed it, because she had every grade level to work with... but I was afraid the kids would be disappointed to see me back. Au contraire! They seem so excited and genuinely happy to have me back... I have always worked hard to know their names (over 400 of 'em) so my challenge now is to remember all the old ones after more than a year's passage (and they have grown so much and changed in appearance -but I would still give myself a B+ for remembering most) and to also learn all the kindergarten and 1st grade kids-- and any new kids from last year or this... so probably around 150 new faces and names. I can do it! It just may take a little while.
This coming Thursday is my scoli appointment. I will check and double-check to make sure I'm not doing anything that could cause problems. Otherwise, even though this is HARD WORK, I think I will be able to do it, as long as I can come home and collapse for awhile. I am so happy my hubby is understanding and helpful... we may be eating very simple meals for a long time, unless he does the cooking! And Singer/Chris-- I pretty much skip the housecleaning too. A little picking up, sometimes sweeping, never vacuuming. And I don't get down to do things like scrubbing. Light dusting is ok, but probably not on bottom shelves. If it gets bad enough, he'll do it. He does the vacuuming-- and neither of us is that bothered if it's not spotless.
I'll let you know how my appt. goes.... and how I'm doing after more time passes with the job. Thanks again for all your concerns and care. You are ALL so important to me! Hugs, Susie
Hey everyone! I made it!!! It's been a rough first week with classes-- have to confess I cried all the way home on Monday and then laid down for 1.5 hours.... total exhaustion and massive feelings of being overwhelmed. What a JOLT when you've just been puttering around and resting when you want to. It really is a totally busy 8 hour day. The good thing is that I think with each passing day it got a little better. Yes, I am ready to REST as soon as I get home. Usually by reading a book while lying down on my bed-- takes all the weight off my back and feet and legs. (EVERY part of me is tired...) But then I am ok after a bit.
On the flip side of the tiredness issue is the highlight of seeing all those kids. I just love them! And it was VERY exciting and encouraging for me to see they they had obviously missed me. My replacement last year was a very pretty young college grad who hadn't gotten a teaching job yet. It was a great job for her and she enjoyed it, because she had every grade level to work with... but I was afraid the kids would be disappointed to see me back. Au contraire! They seem so excited and genuinely happy to have me back... I have always worked hard to know their names (over 400 of 'em) so my challenge now is to remember all the old ones after more than a year's passage (and they have grown so much and changed in appearance -but I would still give myself a B+ for remembering most) and to also learn all the kindergarten and 1st grade kids-- and any new kids from last year or this... so probably around 150 new faces and names. I can do it! It just may take a little while.
This coming Thursday is my scoli appointment. I will check and double-check to make sure I'm not doing anything that could cause problems. Otherwise, even though this is HARD WORK, I think I will be able to do it, as long as I can come home and collapse for awhile. I am so happy my hubby is understanding and helpful... we may be eating very simple meals for a long time, unless he does the cooking! And Singer/Chris-- I pretty much skip the housecleaning too. A little picking up, sometimes sweeping, never vacuuming. And I don't get down to do things like scrubbing. Light dusting is ok, but probably not on bottom shelves. If it gets bad enough, he'll do it. He does the vacuuming-- and neither of us is that bothered if it's not spotless.
I'll let you know how my appt. goes.... and how I'm doing after more time passes with the job. Thanks again for all your concerns and care. You are ALL so important to me! Hugs, Susie
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