I awoke this morning with a feeling of dread. The feeling you get when you wake up and know there's not the slightest possibility of accomplishing everything you have to do, no matter how you shuffle your schedule or efficiently manage your time.
So I ran around all day, maniacally trying to catch up from being half a step behind. Time just slipped through my fingers. Before I knew it, my evening class had arrived, dinner was inhaled in record time, and I finished writing a test literally 3 minutes before class. Then suddenly I was home with nothing to do but take care of a 2 year old who is spending his last night of 6 at my house.
This isn't to say that today was a bad day; quite to the contrary. I did manage to get almost everything done, although my students won't actually be able to take the test they think is scheduled in the testing center starting tomorrow because I turned it in late. Ooops. Thursday promises more chaos with the upcoming ESL Halloween party I'm so lucky to be in charge of.
The highlight of the madness: I got to hear one of the greatest people ever speak at BYU, the author of Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson (I was a mere 250 people away from him). And I drank a very large and overpriced Jamba Juice. And I kept my mouth primly closed when a particular rotten student was her normal rotten self. And I wore a lovely purple cardigan, which of course made the craziness much more bearable. Had I been wearing something else, I may have shuffled off into a dark corner with slumped shoulders and hid.
6 comments:
Glad your day worked out and especially that you got to drink a jamba juice...yummmm that was one of the first things I consumed when I got to the US...actually, I do believe it was the first...Jamba Juice at the JFK airport. yum. Anyway, where did you end up getting the cardigans?
I am jealous you got to hear him speak. I read about that in the paper. I loved that book. I am entirely convinced that the education of women would decrease violence and sexual assault in developing countries.
Kellster! I love to read your blog! I may be the funniest blog in the universe..atleast I think it is. What a day! I totally can relate with your madness stricken day. funny how we just get through days like this and then wonder how in world we were able to sit up when we get home. We LOVED having you two over last Mon. It was so fab and I think there should be many to follow! Here's to a better day all week long!
*Melanie*
I'm so jealous, I loved that book.
We're so excited to see you! Drive safe.
I'm glad you got everything done! That's the most important thing.
I hate the feeling like you're barely hanging on to your sanity because of schedule demands. It sounds like you came off victorious, though. Where did you get your purple cardigan? I need a magic cardigan that can help me deal with insanity.
Oh! Was he amazing? Do write and tell what he said. Also I have been wanting to pick your brain about teaching English tips - I haven't blogged about it, but I a have a little class of 8 Palestinians who I want to take home with me each weak. Also you can still come to my house if you want to. That is all.
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