I am really starting to treasure my weekends. I will be the first to admit that I could be a little more productive on most weekends and I will have some approaching that need to be spent on grading when more assignments are turned in for both institutions. I am excited to see some family this weekend and have fun. The week was better than last due to my workload but there was some drama with the after school program. I've never had a child act so awful so I'm working through that situation with parents.
I anxious to hear about my tax preparation as I am very dependent on a refund to help me with summer survival. I need a solid amount of money in my savings account. I do know that I need to pay into the state so it would be nice to know that total soon as well. The only thing I want to splurge on with my refund is a nice new pair of tennis shoes.
Our family schedule will be changing a bit next week as Gavin starts track. On some days he needs to lift at 6am since he'll have track practice after school. As soon as it's nice outside, all lifting will move to 6am. We'll definitely need to work on getting up earlier so he's on time and diligent. He's also working with an elementary student on Thursday mornings in a tutor/mentor situation. We actually talked about the irony in that as he had a mentor in elementary school too. The student was pretty funny I guess. Gavin introduced himself to the boy yesterday and the boys response was "Gavin? That's the name of my bully." Small world.
It's been fun lately being more social. I've reconnected with past friends and am making new connections. I don't know why I felt like such a social slug in the past years. I always tend to focus on the boyfriend and let other relationships slide which isn't fair to other people and isn't fair to myself. Luckily a lot of my past friends have been understanding. I still have absolutely no interest in dating. I wouldn't say I'm jaded but it's nice being independent again.
Time to prep some more for teaching.
It's amazing how busy weekends tend to be. I usually assume they'll be boring, and there will be plenty of time to work. I'm almost always wrong, things pop up. I'm hoping my diligence this morning before your arrival is helpful. I'm glad I did laundry last night.
ReplyDeleteI don't envy the early mornings you'll be having. 6:30 is plenty early for me. Maybe it'll help you be more productive, and you'll have less to do in the evenings? That's cool that Gavin's a mentor, even if he has a bully name, lol.
I did the same things with my friends when I was with Jason. It was stupid, and I totally regret it. I'd probably have a lot more friends now too. Luckily, I'm still able to talk to and hang out with most of them. Dating sucks. There are some fun moments though. Happy Valentine's Day, ha ha ha.
See you soon!