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A lot going on (what I should probably title all of my entries)
DRAFT FROM MONTHS AGO ( Read more... ) -
On the Road
I love my job...I really do...most days. It's been stressful lately. A lot of responsibilities and not a lot of time to adjust. My emotional energy is limited and it feels like I've sprung a leak in recent weeks because by the end of the day I'm utterly empty. And it's not just my job, either, my work with the EMBRACE programs (job related) and ( Read more... ) -
Ending on a Good Note
So this weeks has been a little challenging at times, but it's mostly been good. It has certainly ended well. Monday I was really bored. I found several excuses to knock on Curtis's door and see what he was up to. He seemed to be in an okay mood but clearly wanted to chill by himself. We actually talked about it on Tuesday. He thought I was ( Read more... ) -
Another Day
Sitting at Menchie's, enjoying some frozen yogurt and waiting for my friend Noel to join me when he gets out of class. My thoughts are a bit cloudy lately. Maybe it's getting regular exercise or the antidepressants or the lowered stress at work. In any case, I have a lot more time to think about who I am, what I want, and my relationships with ( Read more... ) -
Ups and Downs
Just got back from coffee with a former student. I really wanted to hear about him but spent most of the time talking about me. Telling stories and sharing "wisdom". I put wisdom in quotation marks because I'm less confident these days in my version of wisdom. Sometimes I worry that my perspective or philosophy or approach to life or whatever you ( Read more... ) -
Getting back to good
I finally feel like I'm flying out of the cloud I've been under the last few weeks. I think the healing began last week when Freda Olander asked me if I was okay and said I'd seemed a little weary for a while and I vented to her Darlene about my frustrations with UNICEF and the ensuing disappointments. That was start ( Read more... ) -
Musings
Not sure when I wrote this, but I found it and thought it was worth saving ( Read more... )