In case you were wondering...

I am alive.  School is is full swing and has been for a month, which is why I've been gone.  This post might seem a little whiny, but the truth is I'm frustrated.  I'm pooped. I am really enjoying my classes and teaching my chemistry labs, but I think I might have just signed on for too much this semester.  See, our day starts out at 0400.  B has PT, and I just get up with him rather than making him sneak around and me trying to stay asleep. Also, I am a morning person.  After about 8pm, my brain is gone. So I HAVE to do all my work in the morning, otherwise it ends up being of poor quality, takes forever, or just doesn't get done. Oh yeah, and the morning classes at the gym are the only ones I can make now, so if I don't make one of those, I'm SOL for the day.

This all sounds great, except for the fact that I have class until 7:45pm Mon-Thurs....meaning I don't actually get home until 8:30-45. Good bye 8 hours of sleep. Oh, side note, I'm one of those people that think a good nights rest can fix just about anything. I treasure my sleep, and I do think it's important to get at least 7 hours a night. Unfortunately, that's not happening - I'm getting somewhere between 5 - 6 hours.  Getting home at 8:30/45, trying to scrounge something to eat because I've been in class straight for the last 6 hours and preparing for the next day/finishing some last minute work puts me in bed about 10:30-11. 

I've heard of many people who say almost proudly that they can get by on 5 hours of sleep a night. Not me. I need more. But it's just starting to seem impossible at this point. But I guess its good that I enjoy my classes, right?

Positive note: it's feeling a bit like Fall outside! I am still super pumped about pumpkins and leaves and apple spiced candles! Another thing that comes with Fall is the ability to take Klaus-man out for play time any time we want without him dying almost instantly! Hooray! 

Anyways, sorry for whining. I think I'm going to go take a nap (like I said - sleep fixes EVERYTHING). Happy Friday!

An explanation...

I was sure that quitting my job and going back to school full time was going to be a seamless transition...what I didn't realize was how busy I was going to be taking 13 hours and teaching two general chemistry labs (btw I'm teaching for the first time EVER). 13 hours is not a lot to most people, but the thing is, I'm a science/math person. I enjoy don't mind writing scientific papers and doing problems and labs. However, 3 of my classes (9 hours worth) are education classes (which is mostly psychology). And as interesting as they are, there is A LOT of reading and writing papers about feelings and self reflections.... So most of my time is spent trying to keep up with the reading/self reflection assignments. I actually get excited when it's time to study for my Organic Chem 2 stuff! Sad, I know. Anyways, so that's an explanation of where I've been. I do have other stuff to post about, but that will have to wait until this weekend.  Hope y'all are having a good week! One week till Ga Tech kickoff!! Woohoo!

Hmmm....

Not only has Klaus developed a keen sense of time that allows him to be my own personal doggie-alarm, this morning he developed the ability to turn on my light literally 2 minutes before my non-doggie-alarm was set to go off. Granted, its one of those crazy touch lamps with three levels of brightness (I actually dislike it, but its attached to the wall and we rent, so what can ya do). But he's a DOG...i.e. no hands, no skin to touch the lamp. Perhaps I should perform my own little experiment and see if fur covered appendages are good enough for the lamp.

It's been busy at the home front this week. 2 days till B leaves =( SUPER sad face. I'm taking organic chem lab this summer and we have a report due at least once a week, sometimes twice....which equals lots of work. I'm also studying for the Georgia teacher's certification exam for chemistry, which is on Saturday morning....the morning after my first night alone. SUCK FEST.


I don't really have any fun pictures except for this one (not really fun)

Yup. That's my odometer. And yup, I hit 77777 miles on the way home from work yesterday. Not gonna lie, I was counting my lucky 7's while taking the picture....Kids, don't try this at home.

That's all for now - hopefully I'll be doing fun things to keep me busy for the first few days that B is gone.....gonna be hard to get used to. And hopefully fun things = more pictures.

Until then -