Peaks and Valleys
Monday my throat was on fire. I felt like absolute crap. I almost always get sick right after a prolonged period of stress. It’s pretty incredible how the...
Month: April 2017
Revealing
I had been dreading this past week for a while. For the first half of April, actually. It was one of those weeks when every commitment reared its ugly head all ...
Wanted to let you all know…
… that I didn’t get the job. They emailed me this morning. I’m really disappointed, and will readily admit that I’m crying r...
It went…
…okay. It probably went better than I’m thinking it did (this is what my husband assures me). Who knows? I sure as hell don’t. The good news&#...
And now for some good news…
I got an interview at one of the high schools I applied for! The regular one I had written off because they kept failing to get back to me. They finally viewed ...
What do you even say?
On Saturday I learned that a former student died of leukemia. He was in my class last year. He left school before the year was over, to receive treatments. He v...
Scattered Thoughts
Tis Friday, the last day of my spring break. I kept this day free of appointments and lunches and planned on taking it as a “sick day” to stay home ...
This, that and the other
I’m writing this on Tuesday morning. In a few hours I’m meeting with my sister. We’re supposed to go for a hike, but it’s been sprinklin...
Socks (and no sleep) are my kryptonite
My kids are not sleeping well these days. My daughter is having nightmares that make her terrified to go to sleep. Even if she does sleep in my bed she tosses a...
Negative
I struggle, when I’m stuck in a negative cycle, circling endlessly around the same stresses, to come here and write about something else. I open my comput...