I try to write once a week, but for some reason last weekend I just didn't get a chance to write. The past 2 weeks have kept me really busy, mainly with work, but there has been some fun mixed in as well.
I made it through my first back to school night with parents on the 10th, and other than it being a very late night, most of the parents were nice and things went well. That whole week just felt never ending because of having such a late night on Monday. In general it was a good week, but busy. I had a few meetings but for the most part it was a typical week.
That weekend I spent Friday night at the high school football game with a few of my friends/coworkers. It was a good time. The team won and did really well and it was nice to be out for a bit. Saturday I spent the morning at the DMV, and pretty much the whole morning. Luckily I had all of the paperwork I needed and everything went smoothly. I had a relaxing weekend and spent the rest of the time at home working on planning and grading and just relaxing and cooking.
This week was busy and for some reason it felt extremely long and stressful. I gave a few of quizzes which meant there was a bit of grading to be done, and that is going to continue into next week as well. I also had a variety of meetings which always makes it interesting. I also found out that I need to take 2 certification exams here in Virginia because New York won't write the memo that Virginia is asking for. All they want is a memo stating how I got one of my certifications, but because they won't do it I now have to take 2 more exams, by mid-November. I'm very frustrated by that whole situations.
The end of the week was tricky. I woke up Thursday with a pretty bad migraine. It got worse throughout the course of the day, because working through pain never helps it go away. By the time I went home I took my medicine hoping it would help, and sadly it didn't. I work up Friday in just as much pain. I drank significantly more caffeine than I should have just to function, but I made it through school, and working with a student afterwards. By the time I got home I ate dinner, enjoyed some wine and crawled into bed early while taking my medicine again hoping it would help this time. Luckily it did. By the time I woke up Saturday morning (I'm sure sleeping in until 7:45 instead of 5:30 helped too) I was back to my normal pain level and no longer sensitive to light and sound. I was glad that it didn't last longer than 2 days.
Saturday I ran a few errands in the morning, got some cleaning and grading done during the day and then went out with some friends and coworkers. It was good to go out around here, and to be out with new people and to get to know them better. Today I had a lazy day, was productive at the same time, but got to watch some football at the same time which was really enjoyable.
This week hold the second back to school night which I'm sure will be interesting. I've got a meeting with my principal to discuss goals for the evaluation process for the year. And I'm giving tests and quizzes in everything. It should be another busy week.
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