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Teacher by day, Mommy by night
Juggling the demands (and insanity) of being a high school teacher, a wife, and a mother to a toddler
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Sitting as a contact sport
As an English major, I spent a lot of time in college sitting on my butt. I'd have an average of 1,000 pages to read a week and could bet on spending at least 10 hours a week writing. I never thought a moment about how bleeping uncomfortable it is to sit.
I cannot do it. Sitting is killing me. To be specific, sitting is kicking my butt. As a teacher, I never sit. In fact, I probably do at least a hundred squats a day. I get almost seated and then someone says, "Hey, Ms Harrell..." Now, that I'm a grad student, I sit way too much. I spent a good 15 hours last weekend researching and writing, and anywhere from 2-3 hours each night this week. I just finished my paper (yay), but although I am done writing, my body is not done speaking to me. My knees, back, even my gosh-darn toes are complaining. And then there's my butt. You think something so ample would be comfortable to sit on. Nope. Here's the interesting thing. How does one prepare for sitting? Can you condition for it? Does it include, dare I say, just sitting on your butt and doing nothing? I have the weirdest problems. 2 comments from 2 users
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posted by
wifemotherdaughtersister
on Sep 29, 2008 at 06:05 AM
well it seems that grad school is going really well for you if sitting too long is the only bump in the road! you can do it! you can sit! just imagine yourself pregnant again!
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creatress
on Sep 29, 2008 at 03:53 PM
Here's some tips! 1) Use pillows I've been feeling the same way. Luckily I never sit at work though. Hang in there student!
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