Update: The Archer – Part 5

Hey! I mentioned yesterday I had a doctor’s appointment in the morning, so I would be getting to my update late. Well, the appointment took longer than I planned, and I have to clock a certain amount of hours each day for curriculum writing so by the time that got done, it was just too late to think about writing. I did, however, have a great time writing curriculum. It’s my favorite thing to do in education other than directly interacting with my students. The great thing this year is I’m planning the final level of the course, so I get to look back and rework all the previous years to align with the ultimate goals.

I find out today or tomorrow morning if I have summer school, so expect some news on the summer schedule this weekend. If I do have 1-2 sessions, I need to make sure I’m leaving time for the teaching and planning (which is fine, since I already have the basic plan ready), working on next year’s plans, writing, AND maybe relaxing a little bit, lol. This is supposed to be summer vacation after all. Appreciate your patience 🙂

Update Link: The Archer – Part 4

Hello! Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone is having a great day 🙂 Tomorrow’s update will almost certainly be later. I have a dentist appointment that they just pushed back to 9AM, and the Phillies play at 2, so I’ll probably be updating around 6 or 7, depending on when that gets done.

I didn’t finish the recent updates page, so that’s been pushed back to Thursday.

Still waiting on my summer schedule situation to drop so I can start making more specific plans for content 🙂 Thanks for your patience.

Update Link: The Archer – Part 3

Hello! Happy first Monday of summer! I’m waiting to hear about summer school this week — I should know by Friday’s update because registration finishes on Thursday. I had three French I failures, two French II, and 1 French III, so odds are somewhat better than last year. It’s a useful paycheck in the summer; otherwise, your girl is on rice by the end of August. Once I can get a sense of what time I have available, I can start thinking about summer perks.

The last two weeks of June, I’m also logging curriculum hours for French IV. I have 40 hours to finish before June 30, so my mornings this week are for curriculum, and then I’ll figure that out next week.

This week, I’m absolutely planning to update daily. I’m having trouble visualizing the next part of You’re Not Sorry. We’re at the end, and conclusion scenes are always my weak point so I’d rather let it sit and percolate a little bit before I do anything. I might even need to reread chunks of it to help jumpstart some inspiration, so we’re switchng to The Archer for now.

I updated the Flash Fiction page to add The Archer and put Foolish Games on hiatus. Recent Updates is the goal for tomorrow!

Update Link: You’re Not Sorry – Part 113 (lol)

running late, no time to talk! enjoy!

Update Link: You’re Not Sorry – Part 112

Hello 🙂 It’s such a crazy part of the year — I’m pretty much done all the grading (handful of projects left to deal with), my desk is cleaned out and I’m just working on packing away things in a way that won’t make me cry in August. Last year, I was so burned out that I feel like I shoved things in closet and was like September me will deal with it. This year, I made a conscious choice to pull back on heavy instruction during this last month which allowed the final few weeks to feel less crazed.

My energy levels are still taking some time to recover, and I think it’s just not enough sleep. As soon as I can turn off the alarm and wake up more about 7, I think I’ll feel better. I’m not as young as I used to be, lol, and I guess the days of staying up until 10:30, 11, or even later for Phillies games and bouncing back the next day are behind me. When they’re at home in Philly, they’re typically done by 9, 9:30 so it’s a little easier but we have one of the earliest start times in the entire sport (6:40!) Anyway, I know you guys don’t care about that, lol.

I am absolutely planning to update tomorrow — it’s my last full day of work where I’m there until 3ish, but I plan to come home, wash my hair because we have graduation the next day, and then update around 6 or 7.

Almost there!

Update Link: You’re Not Sorry – Part 111

Can I just tell you how amazing it is to be in the last week of school? I didn’t have to prep a single piece of content, write or post lesson plans, or even touch Google Slides. All I have to do this week is keep the kids alive, finish my grades by 2 PM on Thursday, and I am DONE. The kids are on half day, so I’m basically finishing all my tasks for the day around 1PM and then I have another two hours to kill before I can leave at 3. It’s my favorite time of the year, lol.

The Phillies are playing at 7 tonight, tomorrow, and Wednesday, so I’m writing Flash at 6 and posting at 7. Thursday is an off day, so it’ll probably be earlier, but no promises. Friday, I’m done at 12:30 BUT I have to be back at school for graduation that night, so that’s an optional day.

See you tomorrow!

 

Update Link: You’re Not Sorry – Part 110

Hello! We’re back with the final pieces of this story, which will conclude with Part 114, so four more updates after today. I’ve got all the scenes sketched out, so it should be finished early next week.

We only have one more full day (tomorrow!) and then the kids are all half days next week.

I am not planning to update at all this weekend. I have a ton of household stuff to do (my vacuum broke and I had to get another one, so all those related chores got backed up), but I’m not ruling out 1-2 drop ins. If I do update this weekend, it’ll be The Archer.

See you tomorrow.

Update Link: The Archer – Part 2

I wasn’t feeling well most of the weekend, and this morning I felt really … off. I don’t really know how to explain it better than that. I ended up using my last personal day and just slept pretty much the entire morning, only getting up around 1:30. Other than a sore throat, I don’t really know why. Hopefully it’s just one of those things where I just needed more sleep than I’ve been giving myself.

I’m almost finished with the breakdown of You’re Not Sorry. You’ll probably get another update of The Archer tomorrow or Wednesday, and then we’ll have the last few updates of Not Sorry. As always I intend to update daily, but I’ve been struggling with the energy levels when I’m done work. This is the last full week so with any luck, that’s almost past us.

I wasn’t planning to take the weekend off, but it happened that way. I don’t really have a good reason for Saturday, but at least Sunday I can tell you was my birthday and I hung out at my parents with my sister and her kids. They don’t know it, but I’m using them for secret writing research, lol.

My oldest niece, Olivia, turns sixteen later this year (sob) and we’re talking about her driving which is ridiculous. She excels in pushing all my sister’s buttons and has upgraded to ragebaiting her little sister, my middle niece Isla, who will be fourteen this September. (also ridiculous). Liv complimented the fake tan Isla got for her spring dance, and Isla looks at her, deadpan, “That’s a lie.” Liv kept trying to tell her she was being serious, and Isla was just incredibly frustrated because WHAT WAS THE ANGLE.

I congratulated Liv on the new talent unlock. Impressive. She’s coming along nicely 😛

The nephew, Nolan, who is my inspiration for Cameron’s obsession with Spiderman in all my toddler stories, has quit soccer where he was a budding star and was horrified because his mother wanted to play, and I quote “a weird sport.” My guy, lacrosse isn’t a weird sport, but go off. He just turned 12, so good luck to all of us. He’s almost a teenager now.

It was good to hang out with them. As difficult as it is to see my little babies growing up, they’re turning into such interesting humans. Long time readers know I used to baby sit them almost all the time and when my sister still lived in town, I was constantly at their house, so we joke I have 20% parental contributions.

See you in the next one!

Update Link:  The Archer – Part 1

So yesterday the children drove me to the bottle. Literally. I went straight to the liquor store, bought an entire bottle of Jose Cuervo Raspberry Colada Margarita and drank half the bottle. Today was…better. I was only ragebaited by two of my six classes. (and I think I accidentally tricked two of my biggest headaches into coming back to French III but they only drive me crazy because they’re SO SMART my GOD BUT LISTEN I TRICKED THEM TODAY I showed them the French McDonalds website and they spent an entire class just reading all the items and looking at ingredient lists IN FRENCH NOW THEY WANT TO GO TO FRANCE).

ANYWAY.

I’m having trouble organizing the last two parts of You’re Not Sorry (well, what I think are the last two updates. Might be three, we’ll see). But I didn’t want to miss another update while I was figuring that out, but I also didn’t want to throw something at you for the end of this story (which I feel like I did with Dear Reader).  So you’re getting the next story a little early. I am very excited about this story. It’s an era I’ve never written (Fall 2000), and it’s got some elements that require lots of research (YAY), and I’m having so much fun planning it.

I’m running errands tomorrow, but the Phillies play at 10:10 so you’re getting an update. On Sunday, it’s my birthday and I don’t have anything planned, so I might update, but I might not.

See you tomorrow!

 

Update Link: You’re Not Sorry – Part 109

Yesterday,  I was so tired, I just couldn’t get the energy together to update. I feel so bad about missing both, I am doing something I never do.

I’m going to sacrifice the first hour of the Phillies game to write. Please, a moment of silence–

okay so I’m actually going to attempt to put on in the background and stay focused, let’s not go crazy.  Plus, my boy Cris Sanchez is going for the franchise record for scoreless innings pitched. He’s at 37.2 consecutive — he’s going after Grover Cleveland Alexander, set in like 1911. I need to send him good vibes. Please also send him good vibes.

I will report back to you tomorrow.

ETA: NO I WILL REPORT TO YOU NOW BECAUSE HE BROKE IT WHILE I WAS WRITING MY KING MY PRINCE MY SWEET BABY SANCHIEEEEEEEE