Big Sigh...

Rita it's on days like this and on weekends like this that I REALLY miss you.  I know you would tell me to go easy on myself, to be kind to myself, to not mentally beat myself up.  I'm so sad you aren't here to tell me those things.  Hugs.

Ben's Birthday

Today is my brother's birthday.  He is in Michigan and I am in California.  I'm not sure when I'll get to be with my brother on his birthday again.  On Tuesday this was a very depressing thought.  But I sent him a gift and I called today and sang Happy Birthday.  And then I took a really long nap.  He called to say hi.  I'm glad he did.

4 days

We have had 4 days of school.  I am teaching 3 different courses and 6 periods total.  From 7:30am until 2:35pm, it is constant teenager.  I forgot how draining that can be.  It is also immensely rewarding.

I went to the gym late tonight and after it took me 5:36 to do a workout that most people did in under 3 minutes, I am annoyed.  It took me 1:36 to do 10 bar hop burpees.  One dude did the ENTIRE workout in 1:29.  WTF?  Ahh, I am done being overweight.  I'm annoyed.  Usually my annoyance leads to motivation.  We'll see.