So I’ve been really trying to blog about the big piles of nothing going on in my life. Lucky for you guys, I haven’t gotten around to it! 
So anyway, I’ve been thinking about this teaching thing. I don’t particularly like it. Things got really high stress when I had my evaluation by the AP during a day when I was B*O*M*B*I*N*G. Ever had those days? Yeah, me too. But anyway, I met with the AP and he was SUPER supportive and helpful, so that made me feel a little better. We talked about the possibility of my coming back next year. The whole idea of that kind of freaks me out. Partially because I can’t IMAGINE going through what I have gone through this year over again. Partially because I could end up teaching a subject that I haven’t taken a class in since like 2004 (that’d be Chemistry, folks). If I got Earth Science again, I would probably consider it. If I and the other new teacher this year got Earth Science together, I’d probably say yes. Working with her has helped me out a lot. It’s been a lot of blind leading the blind, but it has done well for both of us to see what bombs and what works. Ugh. Anyway, I’m kind of divided on this one. I’d like to give it a shot, considering that EVERYONE has told me that the first year is AWFUL and subsequent years get better very quickly. On the same note, I’ve been feeling really out of place this year. Not necessarily at the school or with my co-workers, but with the kids. Sort of important, right?
On that same note (sorta), I’m now counting landmarks until school is out. Landmark 1: going to Vegas March 13-15. Landmark 2: Brianne’s wedding March 21. Landmark 3: spring break and visiting long lost friends, April 6-10. Landmark 4: schools out for the motherfucking summer!
I’ll make it. I have to.
So anyway, tonight I’m hanging out, drinking beer, relaxing. Today Paul and I did some serious house work. I tackled the back yard, which has been begging to be cleaned for about 4 months now. Got a weed whacker and a push lawn mower at Lowe’s and went to work. Next thing I need to learn is how to prune me some citrus! Sheesh! Paul has begun the slow and awkward process of removing a big ass sink from the laundry room. The sink is gone, but there’s a big hole in the drywall and the drain pipe is capped. That literally took hours. But it’s okay. We’re supposed to be slow when we’re learning how to not burn our house down by doing our own repairs and renovations. It was nice to be productive. I haven’t felt really productive in a long effing time.
I’m looking forward to summer so I can actually read a book I want to read. Maybe read some geology journal articles or help out with research at the college. I don’t want to forget that I LOVE being a nerd that way. I miss my nerdery. Like LOTS.
