Pro: I slept solidly last night (because I was exhausted...wait, I still am exhausted). I got to hang out with stitching friends last night. I didn't grade anything last night. It's Friday and I'll be ironing a solid chunk of the weekend and then stitching. Don't ask about school. I might lose my mind. Not kids (well, sometimes kids). Just all the other moving pieces.

OK, I thought it was Tuesday, but it's Wednesday. I was so tired after school and pilates yesterday that I just lay on the couch and considered how it was only Tuesday. Really that was the fault of the pilates teacher...and my body. My knees mostly. I'm ironing. I'm trying to iron a lot. I need to finish this piece. I think I'll have time during break, but then all the Xmas stuff happens, and I'm fucked.

Oy. Two weeks left in December to teach. On the one hand, thank goodness. On the other hand, holy crap, how do I get through it all? A bit of a challenge on multiple fronts. Trying to deal with Christmas shopping and shipping, but also school and just maybe a bit of sanity. We spent the weekend doing the local ceramics tour, which was really cool, but also time-consuming.

Hey. So yeah, this week has been a mess. Seriously. Adults make such a mess sometimes. And I can tell that I ME I am dysregulated. I am. Let alone students. Sigh. Like take your hood off and stop interrupting instruction. Plus the adults in charge of teachers...sigh...just do a better job. And the adults who schedule meetings, for goodness sake, 8 AM is not necessary most of the time.

Back into the screaming fire that is school sometimes. Trying to keep the head above water. It's three weeks. I can do that. Maybe. I mean, I don't really have a choice...it's just how much hair pulling and mental screaming I might do while I get there. All good. Deep breaths. My office calendar still says November. No worries. I did get the office/studio managed enough to iron in here.

I downloaded photos on Friday for a post, and that's as far as I got. I think I briefly considered it on Saturday, but then got sucked into other things that needed doing and lost track of that thought. Last night, while I was trying to fall asleep, my ever-helpful (not) brain was trying to remember if I'd posted on Friday or not...not is the answer.

This week is just never relaxing. I've been to the grocery store four or five times, the pet store twice (I know, that one is my fault for adopting a new kitten), plus trying to catch up on cleaning (ha!) and yardwork (double ha!), and to finish grading? (triple ha!) ...nothing is happening the way I'd planned. What's new? Nothing. It's always like this.

Ah, the best-laid plans and all...I was doing so well. Graded all day Friday, cleaned Saturday, then got a kitten. Yeah, I know. I should've known! I'm not getting much of anything done except kittening. Which is fine...I'm a little stressed about some of the other stuff, but I'll figure it out. Because Kitten! Except she doesn't really have a name yet.