Lots to do

People are out in West Yellowstone getting in some serious skiing. Apparently it is fantastic out there! I wish I could have joined them. Alas! I have to get the kiddos' grades turned in on Wednesday. I will have a busy few days a head of me.

I went for a solid rollerski on Saturday with Grant while Adam biked along side us. Adam froze while biking. I felt somewhat sorry for him. It was kind of funny though. I was happy he toughed it out. We did almost 10 miles and I am feeling it today in my shoulders and back.

Now all I have to do is keep up with my running and then Hady will run with me once more.

2 days left. 2 days left. 2 days left...

Winter is coming

The high for the next couple days are going to below freezing. I am very excited about that. That means snow is coming! I am very excited to start skiing. I am very close to French, Elm Creek, and Baker. There will be no excuses for me not being able to get in some solid workouts this winter.

There are 12 days till the end of the trimester at school. I have a great deal of stuff to get through in that time. I think I can get some great things done in the next couple weeks. Such as entering grades! Blah.

My goal for this week is to get up early everyday and run. I need to start doing that. I was able to leave school last week at a decent time which definitely was nice.

Teaching Teaching Teaching

It seems like my life has been consumed by school lately. I really need to get better about leaving at a decent hour. I feel like I just putz along once the students head out for the day. I do get some stuff prepped, but not nearly what I could accomplish if I stayed focused. I find it hard to concentrate some afternoons especially if I have had a challenging day.

This past week was definitely a memorable one. We had some really great points, and then some times that made the days rather difficult. They are all fantastic though. I am really happy to be teaching where I am. Where I find myself struggling is having multiple ways to teach a given topic. The teachers that have been there for years have many, many activities they can pull from their bag of tricks. I am still developing and honing in my skills. I find it helpful to journal about my days from time to time. I figure once I look back on them months from now I will gain really good perspective on how the year is playing out.

My goals for this week are to leave school at a decent time. Then also to really make sure I am actually getting in some workouts. I need to get back and focus on my running. No better way to decompress for me than to run.