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Teacher by day, Mommy by night

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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Lo Hicimos!
Or in non-Dora language: We did it! My family and I made it to Spring Break. I feel a little rough around the edges, but all in all, I am excited to have a week off.

Basically, the last couple months have been a blur, which is awesome because all my activities haven't been super fun.

A little recap:

January--The beginning of second semester for both my students and for myself. I started probably the most difficult class in my whole graduate program. It wasn't that the subject matter was that hard; I was just pretty wiped after three courses. It didn't help that the class was taught by the superintendent of my district and one of the most powerful people in my district.

February--This is a bonkers month for family reasons, but work and school certainly did not help. I got a couple days off, which was lovely, but I had family obligations up the whazoo. Here's February in our household--my husband's birthday, then my father-in-law's, the Valentines' Day, then my mom's birthday, and then our anniversary. After all the celebrating, I was bummed to find out I had regained all the weight I lost in the fall.

March--One word sums it up: diet. I refocused on losing weight (AGAIN). I've made some head way and hit a goal. But I am a little concerned because I'm at a weight that I haven't been able to get past since pregnancy. I really need to. My health depends on it. I do not want to have Type-2 diabetes.

What April Has in Store--
  • Spring Break (Thank God!)
  • My 30th Birthday
  • Testing for my students
  • Final grad class for this school year
  • Beautiful weather (hopefully)
I have a lot of things to accomplish this month, but this weekend I am happy to slow down, spend time with my family, and meet my new nephew. It should be wonderful.
Topics: busy lives, family, school, work
posted by hmoeckli on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 09:59 AM
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posted by creatress on Apr 6, 2009 at 09:27 AM

My weight also sucks right now and I'm right there with you and working harder to get it off. I hope you have an amazing Spring Break... you deserve it! I'm also sure you're kicking butt and taking names in your class.

This April I'm...
*Starting an Autism Certification program through UCD Extention.
*Attending lectures at the MIND institute and Sutter Hospital (on Autism.)
*Surviving spring break with a 15yo who just wants school to be over.
*Working on a major project for school.

Hopefully you can add "losing weight" to that list too!

posted by AmandaS on Apr 9, 2009 at 01:22 PM
Keep it up and try and take care of yourself!  Sometimes, survival is all we can hope for ! ;-)
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