First week down, ten to go......and I hate feeling like that already.
First week back into the term was a mix of emotions. It started out great and ended with tears. Yes, folks, you heard that right, I cried. I felt great about the schedule I'd set up on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. But by the time Thursday morning arrived, I was already wiped. In one of my positions, there's a lot that I'm micro-managing and responding to right now, and on top of it we also saw record numbers this week. My class that particular night included a major mistake on my part that while it was a total accident and not-really-a-major-detail of the night, I still made someone else's night incredibly difficult.....and in the type of way that is exactly against the prevention I attempt to assist with in my other position. I don't like to share details of that type on here, but let's just say that my two positions over-lapped in a sense....and in a way that made me realize that I'd made a mistake that completely saddened my heart. Two days later and it's still on my mind and heart. Additionally, I'm realizing that working with the population that I do can sometimes make me less patient to deal with the member of that population that resides in my own home...and I don't like feeling that way. I'm seriously contemplating putting in a resignation.....even though I feel bad about it for other reasons.
Friday morning hub and I slept in......and slept in...and slept in. When we finally got up, we picked up the yard, cleaned out the make-shift coop, and picked up the house. Then for the first time since we married, hub and I completed a weights routine together, as he completed the Shoulders & Arms DVD with me and then the Ab Ripper X DVD too. It was interesting working out together but good too, as it made me push myself a bit more. Hub is loving his conditioning class he's taking through his college, but he enjoyed the additional "weekend" work-out yesterday. After working out, we ran separate errands that needed to get done, and then we relaxed while we waited for our weekend guests.
One of hub's Army friends from his deployment lives a couple hours north of us, and they hadn't seen each other in three years until this weekend. His friend and the girlfriend came down for the night and it was really nice listening to our guys catch up. I heard several stories I'd never heard before and it was nice to know that hub has someone who holds him in such high regard who is living within a day's drive from us. It actually was a pretty low-key night as we ordered pizzas, lit a fire in the fireplace, and just sat around the living room eating, indulging in much drinking, and chatting. Today we fixed waffles and espresso for everyone, and then we took them on a drive around downtown. It was raining so we didn't feel too much like walking around in the rain, but we did make two stops. One at Voodoo Donuts and the other at Stumptown Coffee---both are very local and/or funky Portland places. When they left late this afternoon, we made tentative plans to try to spend a day up in Seattle together and/or do some hikes around Mt. Rainer this summer.
After a late night last night though, hub and I were ready for some naps this afternoon. Rather than nap, I put in my Yoga X DVD which was on the docket for today, and which actually was much needed to stretch and restore my tired body from last night and my still-emotionally-saddened-from-Thursday self. A hot shower and left-overs to complete the evening, and then I dove into catching up on blogs and finding new things to "pin" on Pinterest (yes, I caved.....sigh). Snow dusts are on call for tonight and tomorrow---and I'm oh so hopeful that we'll get some dustings, and some rain, and some freezing...to extend this long weekend into an even longer and restoring weekend.
I've got some prepping/note reviewing to do this weekend still, a few emails from students and work to respond to, and some major reading to attempt to get through for book club the end of this month. But I plan to not do much of anything except to do nothing but prepare my soul for the week ahead.
I hope each of you had a fulfilling week just passed and that you are indulging in a restoring weekend. Best to each of you!
PS Tonight while hub was watching some of his DVR'd shows, this song was on one of them and there was just something about it that I loved:
First week back into the term was a mix of emotions. It started out great and ended with tears. Yes, folks, you heard that right, I cried. I felt great about the schedule I'd set up on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. But by the time Thursday morning arrived, I was already wiped. In one of my positions, there's a lot that I'm micro-managing and responding to right now, and on top of it we also saw record numbers this week. My class that particular night included a major mistake on my part that while it was a total accident and not-really-a-major-detail of the night, I still made someone else's night incredibly difficult.....and in the type of way that is exactly against the prevention I attempt to assist with in my other position. I don't like to share details of that type on here, but let's just say that my two positions over-lapped in a sense....and in a way that made me realize that I'd made a mistake that completely saddened my heart. Two days later and it's still on my mind and heart. Additionally, I'm realizing that working with the population that I do can sometimes make me less patient to deal with the member of that population that resides in my own home...and I don't like feeling that way. I'm seriously contemplating putting in a resignation.....even though I feel bad about it for other reasons.
Friday morning hub and I slept in......and slept in...and slept in. When we finally got up, we picked up the yard, cleaned out the make-shift coop, and picked up the house. Then for the first time since we married, hub and I completed a weights routine together, as he completed the Shoulders & Arms DVD with me and then the Ab Ripper X DVD too. It was interesting working out together but good too, as it made me push myself a bit more. Hub is loving his conditioning class he's taking through his college, but he enjoyed the additional "weekend" work-out yesterday. After working out, we ran separate errands that needed to get done, and then we relaxed while we waited for our weekend guests.
One of hub's Army friends from his deployment lives a couple hours north of us, and they hadn't seen each other in three years until this weekend. His friend and the girlfriend came down for the night and it was really nice listening to our guys catch up. I heard several stories I'd never heard before and it was nice to know that hub has someone who holds him in such high regard who is living within a day's drive from us. It actually was a pretty low-key night as we ordered pizzas, lit a fire in the fireplace, and just sat around the living room eating, indulging in much drinking, and chatting. Today we fixed waffles and espresso for everyone, and then we took them on a drive around downtown. It was raining so we didn't feel too much like walking around in the rain, but we did make two stops. One at Voodoo Donuts and the other at Stumptown Coffee---both are very local and/or funky Portland places. When they left late this afternoon, we made tentative plans to try to spend a day up in Seattle together and/or do some hikes around Mt. Rainer this summer.
After a late night last night though, hub and I were ready for some naps this afternoon. Rather than nap, I put in my Yoga X DVD which was on the docket for today, and which actually was much needed to stretch and restore my tired body from last night and my still-emotionally-saddened-from-Thursday self. A hot shower and left-overs to complete the evening, and then I dove into catching up on blogs and finding new things to "pin" on Pinterest (yes, I caved.....sigh). Snow dusts are on call for tonight and tomorrow---and I'm oh so hopeful that we'll get some dustings, and some rain, and some freezing...to extend this long weekend into an even longer and restoring weekend.
I've got some prepping/note reviewing to do this weekend still, a few emails from students and work to respond to, and some major reading to attempt to get through for book club the end of this month. But I plan to not do much of anything except to do nothing but prepare my soul for the week ahead.
I hope each of you had a fulfilling week just passed and that you are indulging in a restoring weekend. Best to each of you!
PS Tonight while hub was watching some of his DVR'd shows, this song was on one of them and there was just something about it that I loved:
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pinterest...yes...it is an addiction :-) Would love to follow you though!
Heather---I looked for you but couldn't find you. Search for me by first & last name....then I can follow you too :) Happy Sunday!
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