Saying that i'm busy is the understatement of the year
Friday, January 11, 2008
Wow, I've started 2008 with a bang. It has been nonstop work since the beginning of the year.
Of course I have my day job which includes dealing with over 100 different emotional beings--my students. That in itself is a lotta lotta work. There are some teachers who spend 60 hours making sure that they have everything that they need to teach their students. I'm sure most students don't appreciate half of it.
I've agreed to be apart of a team who put together curriculum for a program for ex-offenders. The students have to go through 25 hours of soft skills training in order to get jobs working in the union. The classes include self-esteem, attitude in the workplace, dealing with change, and motivation and goals setting. After putting together the curriculum, I was selected to be one of the teachers. So I teach night school too.
Then I have my personal night job coordinating the after school program at my school. Another fulltime job that was packed into a parttime position. I've spent almost more hours doing after school stuff than doing during school stuff.
Am I complaining, NOT AT ALL. I love to work because it keeps my mind busy--it keeps me distracted from anything negative that may be going on. I have less time to worry about my problems because I have to use my time to do work. I love it. However, it can take a toll on the body. I'm realizing I'm not superwoman. But, I do know that there is a lot of good coming out of it. So, this week has been a long week. I've worked from sun up to sun down and I need to rest.
It was funny, I asked a student what he was gonna do when he graduated from high school. His response, "Sleep." I laughed because I feel like that sometime. My plan was to sleep as much on tomorrow because I knew I had a lot of catching up to do, but I have another meeting/work day tomorrow. So, I'm gonna sleep as much as I can on Sunday to make up for the sleep that I've lost this week.
Of course I have my day job which includes dealing with over 100 different emotional beings--my students. That in itself is a lotta lotta work. There are some teachers who spend 60 hours making sure that they have everything that they need to teach their students. I'm sure most students don't appreciate half of it.
I've agreed to be apart of a team who put together curriculum for a program for ex-offenders. The students have to go through 25 hours of soft skills training in order to get jobs working in the union. The classes include self-esteem, attitude in the workplace, dealing with change, and motivation and goals setting. After putting together the curriculum, I was selected to be one of the teachers. So I teach night school too.
Then I have my personal night job coordinating the after school program at my school. Another fulltime job that was packed into a parttime position. I've spent almost more hours doing after school stuff than doing during school stuff.
Am I complaining, NOT AT ALL. I love to work because it keeps my mind busy--it keeps me distracted from anything negative that may be going on. I have less time to worry about my problems because I have to use my time to do work. I love it. However, it can take a toll on the body. I'm realizing I'm not superwoman. But, I do know that there is a lot of good coming out of it. So, this week has been a long week. I've worked from sun up to sun down and I need to rest.
It was funny, I asked a student what he was gonna do when he graduated from high school. His response, "Sleep." I laughed because I feel like that sometime. My plan was to sleep as much on tomorrow because I knew I had a lot of catching up to do, but I have another meeting/work day tomorrow. So, I'm gonna sleep as much as I can on Sunday to make up for the sleep that I've lost this week.
