Busy....busy....busy....

[chochiyo_sama]

Last night when I got home, I was so tired that I just ate and went to bed.  I did mess around on the computer for a while after I got under the covers (ah, the joys of a laptop!).

Today I left school shortly after 3 pm.  When I got home, I put away the clean dishes which were sitting in the dish drainer.  Then I started to do the dishes.  I had quite a few to do as I wasn't very responsible for cleaning things up last week.

I brought up the red clothes that have been in the dryer in the basement for a week and folded them.  Haven't put them away yet.  Maybe in the morning--too tired right now.

I also picked up all the crap that was laying on the floor in the living and dining rooms.  I picked up the cat dishes.  Tomorrow I will wash them up and put them away.

I have to keep reminding myself she is gone.  I keep expecting her to bounce down the steps.  I keep looking at her dishes to see if her food needs to be refilled.  Sigh.

I miss my baby.

The downstairs looks much better now, at least.  Perhaps tomorrow night I will be able to vacuum the living and dining rooms and sweep the kitchen.  Maybe I can deal with the litter boxes tomorrow too. 

I haven't done much else--but I guess that was enough for one night after school.

I'm going to go to bed now--I'm going to try to get up early in the morning so I can take a bath before I go to school.  I'm just too tired to do it tonight--though I would probably be wise to do it--the steam would help my wheeziness to settle down.  Damned asthma.  Damned dust that triggers it....

I have spider webs to be knocked down too.  They are by my door.  Spiders and Asian Beetles must die. 

I guess I don't know anything else worthy of mentioning tonight.  No amusing stories.  No words of great wisdom.

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You'll always have a job at my house.

[the_godiva]

I've done nothing at home. Well, not much. I did put some of my salwar/kameez sets in the closet.

But I did clean my desk at this week's school. Got rid of one entire file stack. Sorted handouts, put them in folders, labeled folders, put them in pendaflex, labeled pendaflex. I've got a class coming in for research tomorrow so wanted to be organized.

I need to do more laundry. (Even though I do have several weeks worth of underwear.)

I bought $100 worth of groceries today. I bought frozen dinners. So at least I'll be able to eat without poisoning myself. Put them in the chest freezer in the garage. Can't believe I unloaded all of the groceries and put them all away. And without a nap. I did see my Chiropractor today and went directly to the store from there so I was feeling good. Still felt good when I got home.

But the house is still a mess. The yard is still a mess.

Re: You'll always have a job at my house.

[chochiyo-sama.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you got some good work done at school. I've gotten rid of TONS of stuff at school--and I have a lot more stuff that I need to deal with at some point. Little by little, I am trying to get stuff done.

It's gotten a little harder to sort and stuff at school at the present time as I am creating three new classes at the same time right now. The creative writing class is my favorite because I am letting the kids write whatever they want to write on livejournals. This is helping them to loosen up and access their creativity--or at least to lighten up the stress some people feel when looking at a blank piece of paper or an empty computer screen.

My yard is in a horrible state--though now no one knows or cares as it is buried under severa inches of snow. I'd really like to be able to get my flower gardens back under control in the spring. A lot depends on whether or not my knee allows me to get anything done this summer.

I know what you're going through.

[the_godiva]

With the state of the economy and the California State budget, I doubt the district is going to fund us librarians for another year. That means that unless each of my schools can come up with a 1/2 teacher position to keep me on, I'll be out of the job again. I won't be fired. But I won't know where I'll be placed or what I'll be teaching come September.

Which is why my garage is such a freaking mess. I have my music stuff, my stuff from when I taught ALL subjects in sixth grade and my stuff from when I did Library Science at middle school. I can't get rid of any of it because I don't know what I'll need in September. Or any year after that.

It would be so much easier if I could just retire. Then I could get rid of it all and get my garage back. Heaven. I want to build Muffy Vanderbear dioramas and get all of my cute Muffy stuff out of the attic and put it on display....in the garage.

I won't be 55 until October. I won't max out my pension until I'm 63. If the district offers a golden handshake, I'll need to see my financial planner and see if it's enough to make up for retiring early. At least I've been contributing to my TSA since I was 30. But not all that much. And the cost of living in So. Cal just sucks. And if I pass National Board Certification (I won't know until December of 2010) I'd have to teach 4 more years to get the $20,000. ($5,000 per year.)

I'm not sure if any of it is worth it. Especially if I get a garbage assignment at a sucky school. They can make your life totally miserable without violating the contract. You know what I mean.

Re: I know what you're going through.

[chochiyo-sama.livejournal.com]

Oh, I absolutely know what you mean. The bitter taste that was Triton is still in my mouth. Thank God I had the opportunity to bail and work somewhere decent for my final years in my career.

When I retire, I will probably sub to bring in a little extra money--and who knows--maybe I will do someting else as well. I'd like to write some books--but there is no guarantee of success in that field.