Got my period this morning, after a marathon 38-day, no-baby cycle. And while my commute went on sucking (by way of taking 20 minutes longer this morning than yesterday morning), school itself is getting better. I’m starting to love my [8th-grade] homeroom. Had some great conversation at lunch with a couple of 8th-graders. I saw my 6th-graders for the first time today, and at the end of the class, a couple of the kids said: “You’re such a nice teacher!” Melted my heart. This was before another kid, who has some learning difficulties, said: “I probably missed a lot of that because you kept speaking French.” I love 6th grade. And I talked to a couple of colleagues in the afternoon, and they were really lovely. So yay.
I ended up changing yesterday’s acupuncture appointment to today, because I didn’t have time to make it there and to therapy, which isn’t movable. Therapy was good, in that it was an opportunity for me use a bajillion tissues and let out how crappy I was feeling, but it didn’t feel as though it changed a whole lot. I was still freaked-out about my new, faraway job to which I didn’t yet feel any connection (what’s that? no connection after one day??). Brit-therapist suggested that I was really feeling upset about the baby situation, and that that was coloring everything else. She’s not wrong. Heck, she’s pretty much never wrong. But nonetheless, I had little appetite last night or this morning. (I’m happy to say that Little Appy has made a comeback this evening, thank goodness.) N had also committed to be out last night, which sucked. I got home around 8 and didn’t have the time or inclination to go with him.
So acupuncture was today. I told Dr. Chinatown that I was pretty stressed about my new job, and he added a couple needles and took one away. And, for whatever reason, I had ideas while I was on the table about ways to improve my commute. And I left feeling good. And I still feel good. Doesn’t hurt that we have the day off tomorrow and the next day is Friday. And that N and I have spent tonight lying in bed with the pups, eating takeout and watching TV. What are the amelioration ideas, you ask? Is amelioration even an English word? Well, the first one won’t work: I was hoping to find a way to take the train out toward work every day, and then just commute from the train station to school. But even trying to search for different train stations in all directions from where I work–nothing gets in at the right time.
The second idea, though, might really be something. I have all this time in the car, when I can’t really do anything, and very little time to blog. Then I remembered the Dragon dictation app for the iPhone, which has a voice recognition doohickey, and which would allow me, I think, to compose blog posts while I drive! What comes out won’t be perfect, but it does a pretty good job. So...prepare for some wacky commuting prose!
L’Shana Tova to all the Jews, and a sweet, happy, healthy New Year for everyone who could use a new beginning.
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