This time of year the ideas are grand and plentiful. I am thinking of setting up a Facebook page for parents. I am a *little bit* of a Facebook addict and think that it might be the right place for me to shoot out messages, news, and links to Artsonia (the students' online portfolio site, for those people who do not go there.) It is a mouseclick to link Artsonia to FB, so I will be tackling that this weekend, too. So much to do! I love the energy of September, but it is easy to go into overdrive mode and, well, stay there, resulting in exhaustion. With RA the self-pacing piece is something I have to pay attention to whether I like it or not, and when I am feeling pretty good, it is easy to ignore. That is when it comes out and bites me in the butt, leaving my joints all swollen, pain levels high, and the fatigue equivalent to a bad flu. Despite wanting to work all night last night, I turned it off. Chatted online with friends, and went to bed at a respectable hour. Good decision. I woke up at 5 without an alarm (my body's way of telling me I'm not in a super-flare up, lol) and feel ready to go like gangbusters again today.
From the outside, teaching looks so simple and easy, and it might be in some contexts, but with the number of students I teach and the schedule I have to maintain, it is anything but. To plan and execute plans for such a large number of classes and courses requires mental gymnastics and a good working memory. So many decisions to make, large and small, and usually on the fly in the moment. So many details to manage and prepare for...like peeling an onion. From the outside it looks solid, but once to cut it...it unfolds. Ok, so it is a bad analogy. But it is 5:55 AM and I really am searching for a salient thought to coordinate the morning ramble.
Hapi just said "Ok, Go to school?" I think he meant himself, which isn't happening for a few days yet despite many kids' requests. But I'll be there with bells on in a little over an hour. Peace out!
What will you make today?