More and more (or less and less)

My time is dwindling... and how am I spending this weekend? Stuck at home with a fever and no energy to get out of bed. I feel significantly better right now than I did 24 hours ago, but I hope some more rest will leave me ready for the last two weeks of school.

The to-do lists keep getting longer and the time keeps getting shorter. There are less than two weeks until the last day of school (11 days actually), and 13 days until graduation. Slightly more days until I leave this place.

I'm trying to use up all the stuff in my house, getting my packing under control. Cleaning my office. There is so much left to do. Life will be taking a big change at the end of the month. I hope America is ready for me!!! :-)

Anyway, I'm going to run off now and sleep some more.

Wow...

I'm really bad at blogging. Sorry about that.

Today we didn't have school because of local elections. FANTASTIC! I really enjoy not having school randomly. Not that I don't love my students and my job, but it is really nice to have a day off. I also really needed the day off because I felt my cold coming back last night. I could feel it in my throat, chest and head. I've been fighting this cold since January and it's been coming and going all the time.

I got sun poisoning over long weekend (the first of the month), and just now my scales are finally gone (seriously, I looked like a snake), but there are a lot of scabs where they were. Sun poisoning is NOT FUN. I cannot wait until it's all gone and my skin looks normal again.

The music festival went off well last month, and since then (other than long weekend), I've been helping prep the Easter Cantata. It's starting to come together and it will be good to see the completed performance.

Now, we're really on our way towards the end of the semester. There's really only 5 weeks left until the last day of school. It is crazy how fast each semester goes. There is a lot left to do before the end of school. Pray I can get it all done.

I had some interesting conversations over the last few days. It fascinates me what students wonder about, and it's nice to sit down with them in a casual setting and have the conversations they don't normally get to have, and I love watching them question their beliefs and really dig deep for answers.

Not much longer left at all... and working through it... three years passed so quickly... ::sigh:: I'm going to miss this place.

Music Festival

Tomorrow will be the first ever Music Festival at school. We have invited another school to come and we will be doing workshops and rehearsals for two days and put on a concert at the end of it. I will be at school bright and early in the morning to get it all started.

It will be very good to have this done. I'm really excited about it, but I'll be very glad when all the work is done. :-)

If you are my friend on facebook, you should follow my 365 album. My life is insanely boring, and I often forget to take pictures, but hopefully you can just follow along and get an idea of what goes on over here.

Two weeks from right now, I'll be on the beach enjoying the sun. I'm so excited about it! It's going to be wonderful! I'm just going to relax. That's all.

But for now, I'm heading off. It's almost time for bed so I can be up and at it tomorrow morning... and believe me, I'll be drinking a big cup of chai in the morning!!!

Whew...

Busy, busy, busy. That's the theme of March.

I just got back from a trip out of town and really enjoyed it. Got to be part of something that I haven't been to yet, and it was wonderful. A good time with great people is always welcome!!!

And now I've really started the cleaning up process... Sold some of my stuff tonight and I'm making lists for gifts and just trying to get everything together to take back... thinking about how I'm going to pack and what needs to go back, what doesn't. Really just prioritizing my needs.

::sigh::

I'm even considering carrying a third bag pack with me because I just don't know if I'll have enough room. It's not that I have all that much stuff myself, but I brought a lot of material for the department that is my personal property and will need to come back, as well. My personal things actually aren't that much. I'm selling a great deal. But alas.

Working on it.

Lots to do before I go. And, as my mom keeps reminding me, there's not a lot of time left...

So, who's feeding me when I return???? ;-)

Slowing down

So, while my computer was dead and gone, I really took time to slow down in my life. I was at school until at least 7pm every day, but when I got home, everything was different. I turned on worship music, cooked some dinner, sat at the table and ate it, read some, and then went to bed.

My computer has been back for a couple weeks and I'm on it all the time again (probably not as bad as I was before it broke, but still a lot)... I use it to check my work e-mail as soon as I get home from work. I also check it right before I go to work... as if in the 10 minutes that it takes me to lock my door, walk to work, and unlock my office (and vice versa) an e-mail would come that's so vital those 10 minutes are HUGE....

Sheesh. I don't need that in my life. Time to make some rules. I downloaded some books onto my computer when it came back, but ya know what? Reading a book on the computer is not nearly as satisfying as having the real book in your hands. I do not like it nearly as much.

I need to limit the internet. Limit the videos (movies, tv shows, etc). Limit the e-mail. Sleep at regular times. Eat at regular times. Be normal. I just read an article about being too attached to technology. Yepp, it's definitely my vice.

More another day...

Groundhog's Day

So, does anyone know if the groundhog saw it's shadow? Not that it really matters to me, but as there's been a lot of snow on that side of the world, I imagine you guys would appreciate the end of winter.

February is bringing with it a lot of adventures. Field trip is two weeks from now. Two weeks later I am going out of town for a personal trip. Two weeks after that, we are having a music festival with a school coming here. Two weeks later, long weekend. Then three weeks later, the Easter Cantata, followed the next weekend by the final concerts. My final concerts at the school. Carnegie Hall might be having some representatives come during this time, too.

A lot going on this semester.

I am doing a lot of work beyond just my normal work.

Working on enjoying my time here before I go anywhere.

Tired. Love you all, and I'll write more later!

Silence

My computer has been trashed since returning to the mountain top. Someone came over and looked at it, and told me how much it might cost, and I was not excited. However, I sent it down to be looked at and, hopefully, fixed. That was around the fifth. I just found out I should be getting it back on Monday.

It means my house has been insanely boring. I have my music playing all the time, and I've been reading. No internet. The new phone helps for the weekend when I need a quick check of e-mail, but I haven't used it more than probably 10 minutes in a single day. All my internet is finished at school and when I get home, just dinner, reading and sleeping.

The stillness that comes without having a computer has been nice. I debated getting it fixed at times. But, now it's already fixed and on the way back. Let's see how much I can keep this up.

Just saying I'm still around. Just not around the internet much.

Love you all!