I have not been able to sleep past 6:30am in the past week. I can go to bed at 11 or 2, and still will wake up at 6:27 or 6:32, long before my 7:14 alarm. If you know me even a little bit, you realize that this is an insane phenomenon. I am known for being a very talented sleeper, 16 hours is not a rarity for me. Until I moved to Arkansas…

It’s kind of nice, really. Today I managed to go for two runs. One at 6:45 because I was so anxious about my day, and another at 9:45pm with Nicholle because by then we were both so anxious.

I spent my morning driving an hour to Pine Bluff to apply for a new social security card. If you’ve been reading this blog, you realize this is the FOURTH TIME I’ve been to a social security office in the Delta. Having or not having my passport was always a huge issue, so today when I applied and she only asked for my driver’s license I was moderately unhappy, but got over it.

Then Wal-Mart, the school, then meeting with PD Kate, then school, then more school, then running, now finishing up things for school.

Yesterday was open house. I met about half of my homeroom class and some others. It re-lit the fire! Which was almost a surprise. I thought meeting my students would make me more anxious, but it calmed me down and got me excited again. Tomorrow will be very very different than anything I have ever done in my entire life, but this is a good thing! This is a wonderful thing! Pre-teens, be taught! Learn to write! I just hope my students that only speak Spanish don’t get too overwhelmed.

Back to the powerpoint…