OP
OP
dogchick
senior
United StatesOk, here's my update. I have a lot to say. LOL!
Friday, Aug. 24, 2018: This day, I had to go to PT in the morning. It was a pretty tough session, only because we were working on that weak muscle, we didn't push it too far, but I did get a little sweaty. LOL! I iced at therapy. I had brought Chocolate Monster with me, and on the spur of the moment, I decided to take her to the dog park, IF there were no other dogs or people there. When we got there, there was a couple with their puppy there, so I did let her play a bit with the puppy. They weren't staying, and they weren't actually IN the park, they were on the walk way to the park. So after that, I brought her into the park. She was just sniffing around and I wanted to get some energy out of her, so I ended up walking the whole length of the park and back. She wouldn't really leave me, so that's the only way I could get her moving. It's filled with wood chips, so I had to be careful not to trip, but I did fine, and it was a good test for walking a bit of a distance at work. After that, we went home. I was a little sore, but not bad. That evening, we decided that we were going to the Fair. I love to go through all the animal barns, through the Better Living Building, maybe watch a tractor pull, and of course check out all the vendors and eat food. It is a small Fair, but I did a lot of walking, another good test for walking at work. I was proud of myself, because, while I was pretty sore after, I felt good that I was able to do it without joining the ODIC (Over Did It Club).
Monday, Aug. 27, 2018: First day back to work. We had our "All District" meeting, called Convocation in the morning in the auditorium of the High School, as always. Lots of sitting in the seats. We had the high school staff meeting right afterwards in the library, then Lunch and after that, I probably walked the length of the school about 8 times just getting stuff done. I went straight to PT after that. Another workout, PHEW! I was COMPLETELY exhausted when I got home, but still had to make some taco's for dinner. So I sat for about an hour, then started dinner. I was so exhausted, I didn't even want to expend the energy to fix a taco and eat. I was waivering about even eating anything. Thought maybe I'll just go to bed, but I knew if I went to bed that early, I would be up in the middle of the night....for hours. So, Dogdude offered to fix the taco for me.
He had just gotten home and was probably as tired as me, so that motivated me not to make him do it for me, and I finally got up and made it and ate it. I tried so hard to stay awake until 9pm, but by 7:30pm I just couldn't do it anymore, so I got up and got ready for bed, getting everything ready for tomorrow first. I got in bed at 7:45, and by 8pm....I was completely out! 
I woke up at 3am for about 10 minutes and then back to sleep until 5:30 am when I had to start getting up.
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018: My 8-Week Anniversary!
2nd day back to work. We mostly just cleaned up the kitchen in our room that we are based out of, met with our boss on the 2nd floor to get our assigned students, and other business. Good thing we have an elevator! I can't remember all we did, but I again was walking all over the school, several times and came home pretty tired. Thankfully, I didn't have PT. (I'm sorry this is getting so long!)
Wednesday Aug. 29, 2018: So, today, we only had a half day because of the heat and air quality. Only Freshmen attend. We have a sort of block schedule, so they have 4 classes plus a 25 minute Advisory, each day, There are A-days, and B-days. Today, we spent a few minutes in all 8 classes. Which means that there was a TON of walking and only a few minutes to rest before having to get up and go to the next class. About halfway through, I was actually feeling a strain in my muscle, and it HURT, so I quickly took an Aleve. It took awhile, but it finally helped a bit. After work, I had to run to the store and get a couple of things, then before going into the house, I had to check on my chickens because of the heat. The bigger breeds tend to struggle a bit in this kind of heat, so you have to keep an eye on them. We have 2 bigger breeds, and both of them were panting a lot, so I ran inside (well, hobbled..lol) and grabbed one of the frozen treats that I had made for Chocolate Monster with yogurt, bananas and peanut butter, and brought it out to the chickens to help cool them off a bit. They LOVED it!! I was so happy about that. Anyway, then, back inside, give Chocolate Monster my undivided attention since I just gave the girls one of her treats. LOL! (She got a frozen peanut butter ball I made for her, so she wasn't left out.) Oh, I had to get my stuff out of the car from work and the store and bring it in too. FINALLY, I could sit for a bit. Phew! Each day I seem to be a little bit more, but I sure am wiped out. I usually get wiped out the first month of school anyway, because I have to build up the stamina again. Now I've got the hip thing on top of that.
However, this week has been good for me. I needed to see that I could do it, without totally dying. LOL! Tomorrow is our first REAL day with the A-day classes. Oh, and did I tell you, I was assigned 1 boy and 1 girl. The girl is in 2 of the same classes as the boy, but I have to follow the boy to all his classes because he has more of a need for help than the girl. I wasn't sure about how that was going to go. I've had girl students for so long. Even though I only have boys for my own kids. I REALLY like this kid though...so far anyway. So I'm happy about that. I think it will be a good year. I try not to cramp his style, so I'm not really walking with him in the hallways, or sitting right next to him. That will happen when we have work to work on though. So, that's been my week so far. Friday will be our B-day, then we have a 3-day weekend.
I have to say thank you ALL who have inquired about how I've been doing. As you can see, it's been a whirlwind, and I haven't had the energy or time to answer everyone, so I'm just letting you know that I've read all your comments and I appreciate the interest. Makes me feel good.
I am sorry to say that I have not had time to visit other people, but as I start getting used to my schedule, I will stop by and visit when I can. Miss you all, and hope that you are all doing well.
Friday, Aug. 24, 2018: This day, I had to go to PT in the morning. It was a pretty tough session, only because we were working on that weak muscle, we didn't push it too far, but I did get a little sweaty. LOL! I iced at therapy. I had brought Chocolate Monster with me, and on the spur of the moment, I decided to take her to the dog park, IF there were no other dogs or people there. When we got there, there was a couple with their puppy there, so I did let her play a bit with the puppy. They weren't staying, and they weren't actually IN the park, they were on the walk way to the park. So after that, I brought her into the park. She was just sniffing around and I wanted to get some energy out of her, so I ended up walking the whole length of the park and back. She wouldn't really leave me, so that's the only way I could get her moving. It's filled with wood chips, so I had to be careful not to trip, but I did fine, and it was a good test for walking a bit of a distance at work. After that, we went home. I was a little sore, but not bad. That evening, we decided that we were going to the Fair. I love to go through all the animal barns, through the Better Living Building, maybe watch a tractor pull, and of course check out all the vendors and eat food. It is a small Fair, but I did a lot of walking, another good test for walking at work. I was proud of myself, because, while I was pretty sore after, I felt good that I was able to do it without joining the ODIC (Over Did It Club).
Monday, Aug. 27, 2018: First day back to work. We had our "All District" meeting, called Convocation in the morning in the auditorium of the High School, as always. Lots of sitting in the seats. We had the high school staff meeting right afterwards in the library, then Lunch and after that, I probably walked the length of the school about 8 times just getting stuff done. I went straight to PT after that. Another workout, PHEW! I was COMPLETELY exhausted when I got home, but still had to make some taco's for dinner. So I sat for about an hour, then started dinner. I was so exhausted, I didn't even want to expend the energy to fix a taco and eat. I was waivering about even eating anything. Thought maybe I'll just go to bed, but I knew if I went to bed that early, I would be up in the middle of the night....for hours. So, Dogdude offered to fix the taco for me.
He had just gotten home and was probably as tired as me, so that motivated me not to make him do it for me, and I finally got up and made it and ate it. I tried so hard to stay awake until 9pm, but by 7:30pm I just couldn't do it anymore, so I got up and got ready for bed, getting everything ready for tomorrow first. I got in bed at 7:45, and by 8pm....I was completely out! I woke up at 3am for about 10 minutes and then back to sleep until 5:30 am when I had to start getting up. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018: My 8-Week Anniversary!
2nd day back to work. We mostly just cleaned up the kitchen in our room that we are based out of, met with our boss on the 2nd floor to get our assigned students, and other business. Good thing we have an elevator! I can't remember all we did, but I again was walking all over the school, several times and came home pretty tired. Thankfully, I didn't have PT. (I'm sorry this is getting so long!)Wednesday Aug. 29, 2018: So, today, we only had a half day because of the heat and air quality. Only Freshmen attend. We have a sort of block schedule, so they have 4 classes plus a 25 minute Advisory, each day, There are A-days, and B-days. Today, we spent a few minutes in all 8 classes. Which means that there was a TON of walking and only a few minutes to rest before having to get up and go to the next class. About halfway through, I was actually feeling a strain in my muscle, and it HURT, so I quickly took an Aleve. It took awhile, but it finally helped a bit. After work, I had to run to the store and get a couple of things, then before going into the house, I had to check on my chickens because of the heat. The bigger breeds tend to struggle a bit in this kind of heat, so you have to keep an eye on them. We have 2 bigger breeds, and both of them were panting a lot, so I ran inside (well, hobbled..lol) and grabbed one of the frozen treats that I had made for Chocolate Monster with yogurt, bananas and peanut butter, and brought it out to the chickens to help cool them off a bit. They LOVED it!! I was so happy about that. Anyway, then, back inside, give Chocolate Monster my undivided attention since I just gave the girls one of her treats. LOL! (She got a frozen peanut butter ball I made for her, so she wasn't left out.) Oh, I had to get my stuff out of the car from work and the store and bring it in too. FINALLY, I could sit for a bit. Phew! Each day I seem to be a little bit more, but I sure am wiped out. I usually get wiped out the first month of school anyway, because I have to build up the stamina again. Now I've got the hip thing on top of that.
However, this week has been good for me. I needed to see that I could do it, without totally dying. LOL! Tomorrow is our first REAL day with the A-day classes. Oh, and did I tell you, I was assigned 1 boy and 1 girl. The girl is in 2 of the same classes as the boy, but I have to follow the boy to all his classes because he has more of a need for help than the girl. I wasn't sure about how that was going to go. I've had girl students for so long. Even though I only have boys for my own kids. I REALLY like this kid though...so far anyway. So I'm happy about that. I think it will be a good year. I try not to cramp his style, so I'm not really walking with him in the hallways, or sitting right next to him. That will happen when we have work to work on though. So, that's been my week so far. Friday will be our B-day, then we have a 3-day weekend. I have to say thank you ALL who have inquired about how I've been doing. As you can see, it's been a whirlwind, and I haven't had the energy or time to answer everyone, so I'm just letting you know that I've read all your comments and I appreciate the interest. Makes me feel good.
I am sorry to say that I have not had time to visit other people, but as I start getting used to my schedule, I will stop by and visit when I can. Miss you all, and hope that you are all doing well.
Last edited:
That's me! LOL! Thanks for checking in. I'm so glad to hear you are doing well!
They have been making changes to our contract, but it's slow-going, and right now, they can move you to whatever building they want, when they want, but "will try to give up to a 2-week notice". That's the language used in our contract. I am hoping that further negotiations will change that language at least so that they have to give a 2-week notice. HR was involved in the discussion about taking FMLA, I don't think she agreed with how the principal was being such a hard-"butt" about it, she was actually much kinder about it. I do have a letter of intent sent so that if something becomes available back at the high school, they have to consider me first for the position. That's pretty much all I can do for now. The union is aware of this letter and has a copy, so they said they would absolutely FIGHT for me. For now, I'm ok. I am not thrilled with this particular age group, I just don't have the patience for them, unfortunately.
It's more physically demanding as well. I have seriously considered looking for another job, to be honest. The only thing stopping me is the fact that I carry the health insurance for my family, and it's pretty decent insurance, better than any we can get anywhere else. My husband's company that he works at was just bought by another company, and they actually are offering a really good benefits package, and the insurance is really close to what I have, but mine still is less expensive and offers more than theirs. He also has another company that is pursuing him pretty intensely, but not sure what their benefits are, so he'll be meeting with them again and maybe find out about that. I just have to sit back and bide my time and pray 
that next school year I can be back up at the high school. If I'm not, I don't know what I'm going to do. We'll see what my husband's job situation will be by then, I guess. On a happier note, since the Union just found out that I had hip surgery, the social committee decided to send me flowers for a speedy recovery. LOL! They are beautiful Mums! Tons of buds on the plant, so I'm enjoying them.
I keep hoping that the more I do it, the easier it will get....How about you 
