I was talking to Ry today about a certain topic. As many of you know, I've struggled with mental health issues throughout my life. It really started in high school--10th grade maybe? That's when I remember it the most vividly. I haven't ever been diagnosed with anything but gernal "depression." I don't know if it's more than that or less than that, but it's something. I've felt at times that I may have bipolar disorder. I don't know what else. I st...
Hi. How are you, JU? I hope you're well as your summers are winding down. It seems like it's went SO fast. It has, I guess. A few days after school got out in June, I went to Minnesota for a couple of weeks, and then I taught summer school for five weeks, and I've been spending the past couple of weeks finishing paperwork for summer school and trying to get my classroom ready for students. Last Monday I had an inservice because I'm piloting a new scienc...
So I'm sick of being fat. I've really been trying to get the eating under control, and I've been trying to be much more active. I'm putting the foot down today. I had oatmeal and a cheese stick for breakfast, and a grilled chicken and swiss, 3 mozzarella sticks and a med. curly fries from Arby's (I know...that was a horrible lunch. Tomorrow is another day, however), a cheese stick for a snack, and a spoonful of egg noodles and some roast beef for supper. After su...
This is a total retry of the stupid slideshow I tried earlier. It probably won't work, but maybe SanCho can fix mine, too. Although mine's not nearly as racy as LW's...lol. <div><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src=" http://w299.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w299.photobucket.com/albums/mm284/marciegargano/414a007f.pbw " height="360" width="480"><a href=" http://i299.photobucket.com/redirect/album?action=slideshow&lan...
So I cart my little camera all over, and I think it takes darn good photos. So...I've got some. I don't know that you haven't seen some of them, but I think most of them you haven't, and I think they're just on Facebook. I get confused. Anyway, enjoy the show! [URL=http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm284/marciegargano/?action=view¤t=9c28294c.pbw] [/URL] <div><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src=" http://w299.photobu...
Yesterday was my 28th birthday. I have to admit that I find that quite frightening, as 30 is only two more years away. I know I'm still a "spring chicken," but I don't know that I feel like it a whole lot. The past year has been wrought with change. I spent most of last summer in Minnesota with my mom, sending out resumes and waiting on another job offer. I received one in late July of last year, and we moved to our new town in August of last year. I absolutely l...
This is going to be whiney. So if you can't handle that, you can just move along your merry way. I'm fat. Like...morbidly obese fat. And I'm just sick of it, really. I don't *FEEL* bad, in fact, I think for my weight and height, I'm pretty healthy. I think lots of that has to do with age, though--I only turn 28 coming up in two weeks here. This weight that I'm carrying will have long-term ramifications if I don't get it down. My Type 2 diabetes will o...
Hi JU! We've been busy so far this summer. I've went with Ry in the truck quite a few times and will be going again tomorrow and probably lots this week, since next week it's back to work for me because I'm teaching summer school in July and the first part of August. The guys he works with are completely hilarious, and it's fun to give them crap. Right after school got out, I hopped on an airplane and went to Minnesota to visit my family. It went fast, and I reall...
I went to the hospital yesterday before work and got my blood drawn for my three-month check up. I had all my cholesterol done again, a metabolic panel (I think), and my HA1C--my long term blood sugar. My metabolic panel all came back okay--liver, kidney function, etc. My cholesterol and my triglycerides are ALL where they should be now. My triglycerides were so high we couldn't get a LDL on me, but my meds have brought ALL of them down so we can get a reading on them--NORMA...
The last day of school for this year is Wednesday. I'm looking forward to it but dreading it all at the same time. I had a crazy mish-mash of students this year. Lots of kidlets that did not do well together at all. Love-hate relationships. At the end looking back, I see the vast amount of things I could do better, and I always wonder if I've failed. And it never fails that i feel like I have. I feel like I didn't do enough for my students academically, ...
Seriously, in the hour I was out and about town after school today, I encounter an abnormally high number of idiots. So, the first set of idiots I encountered were at Wal-Mart. I try to stay away as much as I can, but once a month, when it's time to pick up the prescriptions, I have no choice. Today was that day. Walking into Wal-Mart, I run into a buch of idjits that have absolutely NO idea that they are blocking the entire entrance to the store. There's two people with ...
Hi guys! Hope you've been doing well! Life has been CRAZY. The school year is quickly wrapping up (do I seriously only have two weeks left of this year?), and there are lots of reports and things to do, and I'm still working on the master's degree and stuff. Lots of changes await for next year at my school. Our principal is leaving, and we'll have four new teachers (although none at my grade level, which really is too bad). I get to stay in my room (yay!), but an...
It was a very good week. I had my third and final evaluation of the year and it went very well. My principal told me that I *WILL* be employed next year (and mid-year next year I'll be at Master's Degree salary...whooeee!), and I'll get to teach second grade again, which I'm very excited about, because I *LOVE* it way more than I thought I would. I think that our school is going through some very positive changes, and I think next year will be wonderful as well. It will also...
Today was that last day here at our school for one of my students. She's been here since the beginning of the year, and she's a brilliant little girl. I'm going to miss her. I hate crying when a student leaves, especially when I know it's coming, because I feel like a big dork. I know lots of you disagree, but I think that a relationship needs to be established with children before what you say can mean anything to them. I have kiddos that test my patience on a very...
I haven't written much about school this year, because frankly, I learned my lesson last year. This year has been a totally different experience. By this time last year I already knew I was not going to be invited back. I asked my current principal for a letter of recommendation and she basically told me that I was not allowed to leave. It's nice to be loved. Last year I was aching for some learning of my own. I took a class on Reading Recovery because I was basical...