Four year.
Four years since I have written to vent, to have people listen, to make me accountable, to figure out problems, or to just relax.
I am in my fourth year of teaching. Coincidence that I haven't written in that long. Probably not. I have been keeping track of how many hours I work per week. I haven't worked less than 60 hours in a week since school started. Is it no wonder that my health has suffered?
It's fall break, and I made every medical appointment in the book this past week. I need new glasses, Nate needs new glasses, I got a flu shot, and I had a physical. The bloodwork for the the physical came back yesterday. Wake up call time...I heard the words, "your A1C is elevated and you're considered pre-diabetic." WTF!!!
I knew I haven't been taking care of myself. My students, job, my son, my house...all get top priority. Never me. So now things HAVE to change. I HAVE to be my priority. That's terrifying. I haven't done that in a long time. Over four years I have put everything else above me.
Here's what I know HAS to happen:
1. I cannot work more than one hour at home after regular school hours.
2. I need to be making home cooked (healthy) meals.
3. I need to be in bed by 8:30 in order to get up and exercise in the mornings.
4. I need to get my cardio in after work by walking/running my dog.
Ugh...how do I accomplish all of that when up to this point this school year...NONE of it has happened???
That's what I am going to try and figure out today....
Saturday, October 15, 2016
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