- I see the value in waking up early, but 3:45 is a wee TOO early. My daughter had to be to the school this morning for her 7th grade field trip. I took the early shift and I’ll leave the midnight pickup to my husband!
- There is something peaceful about driving through the sleepy neighborhood at such a young hour of the day. It reminds me of all the days I worked from home – before and during Covid times – and I mourn the loss of the easier, slower hours.
- But on that note, I have a half day today. Teaching at a Catholic school certainly comes with its challenges but some advantages – Easter/Holy Week being one of them. So we only go until 12 today; 25 min classes and stations of the cross before dismissal.
- I need to go to Costco when I leave today, which is a task I vehemently hate. Maybe it won’t be too crowded at that time though. But I think, given all the things happening in our world, it’s time to stockpile stuff like shampoo, etc. Sadly, we don’t eat a lot of pantry foods anymore so fresh stuff will still be needed, no matter how high the prices get.
- Speaking of, I pulled in to get gas on Monday and while the sign said 4.15, it was only 3.75. I got bailed out I think! How high are gas prices where you are? My oldest, who drives, is complaining about it and we reminded him that during the 8 years Obama was president, these prices were the norm!
- We have started weaving running into our nightly walks; last night we did 4 miles – half mile run, half mile walk, etc. It hasn’t been too tough getting back to it but I am not doing well in the sciatic nerve area. I am constantly stretching and mitigating that nagging ache that runs from my hips to my ankles. It’s not the same “getting back to running” pain though and all I can say is … perimenopause! Of course.
- I was having a ton of hot flashes back in maybe October/November and then I read how sea kelp iodine can help. I wove that into my daily vitamins and it helped. But lately, they’ve come back and not even the supplements help.
- Oh, and I’ve been having this weird thing where, just before I wake up, I imagine I smell someone cooking. The other night, after dozing off in my chair, I woke up and asked if my son had come home because I smelled him making dinner. But my husband said he hadn’t yet! This morning, I woke up and thought I smelled toast, which made sense, since my daughter was up before me. But she was not even downstairs yet! Apparently this too is a perimenopause symptom. I guess the only good thing is that it solidifies that yes, this is happening to me.
- This week saw me begin my Speculative/Dystopian fiction unit at school. We (being the teachers who tackle 10th grade) had originally planned to read 1984 this quarter but we shifted gears and created a unit that has us reading short stories and pairing them with Twilight Zone episodes, and then we begin 1984 with 2 weeks left then let them finish it for summer reading. This is far preferable and I think they’re liking it so far.
- The pollening here began about two weeks ago and seems to have tapered a bit. I rinsed my car the other day and not too much has returned. However, my sinuses don’t believe it; they’re killing me! I always think it’s just Florida that does it to me but everywhere I have traveled has shown me that I have some kind of allergy no matter what.
- I’m hearing so much good stuff about Project Hail Mary; guess I will have to see it eventually here. I’m not a big Gosling fan but if it’s a good story, I’m in.
- We watched an old movie called Sorcerer last night and man, what a crazy ride! They gathered four criminals on the run to take nitroglycerine bombs safely through the wilds of some Latin America jungle. There is one bridge scene that is harrowing!
- OK time to start the day; we are just doing a vocab/PSAT prep sheet this morning so I should be able to catch up on other stuff while they work.
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