You may not want to read this if you resent me for having two months off.
I am finally, FINALLY, like as of just the last couple of days, feeling like a relaxed, well-rested, normal human being again. Another teacher friend of mine got there after just a couple of weeks. It took me a full month. Even as of last week, I had intermittent insomnia and wild mood swings. But I think I'm finally over the first-year teacher PTSD.
People have been asking what I've been doing with myself. Well, when I don't have insomnia, I'm sleeping 8-10 hours a night. I have joined a gym again and am going 3 times a week, and trying to bump it up to 4. I've been reading books, watching dumb TV (5 hours of a telenovela last week...shh...), and actually having time to watch DVDs and Tivo with Rick when he gets home instead of hanging out for an hour and then falling asleep on the couch. I have uploaded and organized (though not fully captioned) about 2000 photos on Flickr. I have cooked lasagna and Thai food for the first time. Nothing fancy. I haven't really even gone anywhere. But it's good.
My plan was to relax for ALL of July and then get to work putting last year's unfinished business to bed and setting up for next year. I can tell I'm going to be ready, because also in the last few days, I've thought of things I can do and have to stop myself from going and doing them. ("Oh, just go print out the state standards for Math 7. It'll only take a minute and then it'll be done." "No! It's JULY.") So, I'm actually starting to look forward (SLIGHTLY) to getting back to work. That's promising.
In case you are doubting how much I have to do to put my teaching life in order, here is my impossible-to-ignore reminder that has been sitting in my bedroom all summer:
I showed my feet for some scale. Bear in mind that I do not have little, dainty girl feet -- I wear a size 10. There is also a box of geometry goods out of frame that I frankly probably won't get to until I have to teach geometry again. My goal it to take care of that pile, keeping what I need for BTSA or next year and recycling the rest, by the time I travel for a wedding the second week in August.
Now, however, I'm going to go read a book.
I am finally, FINALLY, like as of just the last couple of days, feeling like a relaxed, well-rested, normal human being again. Another teacher friend of mine got there after just a couple of weeks. It took me a full month. Even as of last week, I had intermittent insomnia and wild mood swings. But I think I'm finally over the first-year teacher PTSD.
People have been asking what I've been doing with myself. Well, when I don't have insomnia, I'm sleeping 8-10 hours a night. I have joined a gym again and am going 3 times a week, and trying to bump it up to 4. I've been reading books, watching dumb TV (5 hours of a telenovela last week...shh...), and actually having time to watch DVDs and Tivo with Rick when he gets home instead of hanging out for an hour and then falling asleep on the couch. I have uploaded and organized (though not fully captioned) about 2000 photos on Flickr. I have cooked lasagna and Thai food for the first time. Nothing fancy. I haven't really even gone anywhere. But it's good.
My plan was to relax for ALL of July and then get to work putting last year's unfinished business to bed and setting up for next year. I can tell I'm going to be ready, because also in the last few days, I've thought of things I can do and have to stop myself from going and doing them. ("Oh, just go print out the state standards for Math 7. It'll only take a minute and then it'll be done." "No! It's JULY.") So, I'm actually starting to look forward (SLIGHTLY) to getting back to work. That's promising.
In case you are doubting how much I have to do to put my teaching life in order, here is my impossible-to-ignore reminder that has been sitting in my bedroom all summer:
I showed my feet for some scale. Bear in mind that I do not have little, dainty girl feet -- I wear a size 10. There is also a box of geometry goods out of frame that I frankly probably won't get to until I have to teach geometry again. My goal it to take care of that pile, keeping what I need for BTSA or next year and recycling the rest, by the time I travel for a wedding the second week in August.
Now, however, I'm going to go read a book.
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You may not want to read this if you resent me for having two months off
??!
If any of your readers have year-round full-time work as tough as or tougher than yours... I wish them well. All others can quit whining.
Besides, as your feet are pointing out, it ain't really two months off.
-schoolteacher's daughter
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