Hey 🙂

Just a check in to let you know where I’m at and how things are going since we haven’t touched base in the last week. If you’re a TL;DR kind of person, let me sum up: I’m really tired. My brain feels exhausted, and creativity is a struggle. But I feel light at the end of the tunnel and still plan to update Mon – Wed & Fri this week for the Phillies’ west coast trip. September 22-October 3 is a toss up due to a bathroom renovation.  

Okay —

I’ve been struggling to adjust to my new schedule at work. I was definitely spoiled last year with a double period off and only having my own classes, even if 7 classes was a lot to deal with. This year, with the addition of a third course to prep, a homeroom to manage, and a study hall to run, I’m struggling to get things done at work. I constantly feel like I’m scrambling, then lunch hits, and I can’t even bring myself to do anything productive. In study hall, I get some things done, but it’s not easy as I manage the bathroom/nurse/list and check ins from students who don’t have me this year.

And then Friday, we had a sort of scary situation at work. They did a “hold” security announcement, which is just — lock your doors, don’t let kids out, and keep teaching. This would be fine since the kids are used to drills — but my classroom and the media center are the only rooms that face the front of the school and we got a front row look at six cop cars racing up the drive with lights on, sirens off, and coming into school with guns drawn.

And then they left, and the hold was over, and we were expected to just go about our day. Naturally, my class and those kids in the media center told EVERY one they knew, but we’ve had no news about what happened. Normally, we get something — but it’s been silence from admin. And the city. Which….is weird.

Anyway, it was just one of those weeks. I struggled to do anything when I got home, even little things. We had Back to School night a week early, and my sleep schedule was all off. But I felt better as we got into Thursday and Friday, and managed to get some work done, so I feel better about this upcoming week 🙂

Thanks for your patience. Those of you who’ve been with me the last six years know September is the hardest month for me, and it never seems to get easier.

I’ll see everyone on Monday!

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