The three things in my title are luckily not related at all! I'm sure I could tie them together somehow, but for the most part I try to keep things slightly separate.
School has kept me pretty busy. In Algebra we are on to factoring, which honestly might be the death of me! I didn't realize it would be so difficult to teach, but for some reason adding to one number but multiplying to another is a very difficult concept for students to understand. I think part of why it is so hard for me is that it has been second nature for me for a while so I forgot what it was like to have to learn it. Watching my students go through those struggles reminded me of how painful math can be for some of them and how much they truly dislike it. I'm hoping that some of what is going on in class will stick, at least through exams.
I've had a very relaxing weekend with my boyfriend and Valentine's Day was quite lovely. We celebrated over a few days just because work tends to get in the day of things during the week. Wednesday was our one month, which was just kind of sweet to think about. It shocks me that one month ago I didn't even know him, and now I can't really imagine my life without him. He has been a wonderful addition to my life and makes me smile more than I can even put into words. Alright, I'll stop with all the sappiness! To celebrate Valentine's Day we exchanged presents and then went grocery shopping together and then cooked together. It was a nice way to relax together and share in what tends to be a very one sided individualistic event.
As for pain, well I'm sick of it! This time it's my hip, and according to my physical therapist also my IT bands in my leg. I'm not sure what exactly happened to it, but it's weak and hurts a lot and hasn't gotten better over the past two weeks so the doctor told me physical therapy was next. So I started today and I will be fitting it into my schedule for the next month, twice a week. Not cool! My head has been up and down lately too. I can hide it pretty well and just put up with it, but mix that in with not being able to walk or stand easily and it just makes for very long days.
This week is full of more factoring, speaking at the faculty meeting (oh joy), and normal teaching stuff. I think I am meeting another one of the boys best friends this coming weekend which is slightly terrifying. I'm starting to get better at meeting his friends and/or being around them, but that doesn't mean that its easier for me to think about or actually do.
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