I’ve been super discombobulated lately. I can’t keep my focus. I can’t complete multi-step tasks, or a series of simple task. I thought it was because of all the brain space my test prep was requiring, but now I’m wondering if it’s something else. I finally learned my form and I’m not thinking about test prep as much, and yet I’m still struggling.
I’m truly a hot mess these days.
The time change is really throwing me too. I’m always thinking it’s much earlier than it is. I’m feeding the cats late. Starting the kids’ bedtime late. Doing everything later than I intend to. It’s been a couple weeks so I’m not sure why I’m still not accustomed to the new time. I wonder if it’s because it’s still so cold, maybe my brain can’t reconcile the fact that we’re still have days with highs if 51 in the spring.
Yesterday was beautiful though. The high was supposedly 58, but in the sun it felt much warmer. Maybe if the sun starts coming out more my body will figure it out.
This week was a little rough. The kids were home for Spring Break. My husband and I got sick. I couldn’t take off (I stayed home on Tuesday to be with the kids so I couldn’t take off again), so I had to just power through. Luckily I wasn’t as bad as my husband. He still feels awful and we’re wondering if he has a sinus infection. We’re also wondering if allergies are playing a part in making us feel shitty, because they seemed to get bad really quickly.
The good news is I am giving myself a break next week at work, and watching a movie with my 1A classes. That just might get me through to Spring Break. Then I have that week at home while my kids are at school, and hopefully I can use that time to do the final prep for my belt test, which is Saturday the 15th. I really want to get it over with.
And I think my back will hold. And my knee (it’s also been acting up lately). I ran yesterday (very slowly, as I still don’t feel great) and neither feels awful now. I really hope I can test in two weeks and move on.
I have also found this DLS transition to be harder than normal for adjusting. Thank you for normalizing the experience. And yes, all the rain results in ALL the pollen and therefore allergies acting up.
I think having the movie is a GREAT way to expose the class’s ears to the music and use of Spanish. So many older people are now using movies and subtitles to expand new language acquitision.
Hope you can get the test material mastered and pass. Hope your joints ALL cooperate with this plan.
Lovely to have heard from you! Best wishes.
I really am having a hard time with DST also. I live in the Bay Area also and I feel like it is the weather….it is always cloudy or raining or cold…its is 40 degrees this morning. April 3rd!!