I feel good

Life is rolling along as well as can be expected. Moving across the country has been successful. I'm comfortable, have a home, doing great at work, have finances in order, and stress-free.

I don't like having too much on my plate. What I do have, I'm handling easily and I'd like to keep it that way. Simplicity. I love the idea and I love the word itself. "Simplicity" its refreshing. When I say it, I get an image of a tropical beach, with the breeze sweeping any and all stresses the world just loves to set on our shoulders.

In the next few weeks, I'll get to know some more people, and maybe expand my wardrobe. I was invited to lunch by the spiffy young hottie teachers the other day. Its funny. They are nice and outgoing and all, but its like they're having a skinny contest. I hope they're skinny naturally and eat a healthy diet. I'm not trying to be mean...I'm sure they're healthy and happy.

Its funny. At work, I'm valued and bragged about, which is bizarre, because I'm just progressing as a teacher with an additional year under his belt should. Anyway, they're paranoid that I'm using this just as a quickstop, then on to someplace else. I guess a lot of people do that. I think I could be here a few years at least. I'd just like to get entrenched and stable, then have my pick of where I'd like to live. Its hard to do that with such little experience. Its nice here, and while the school is in a tiny poor district, its nice.

I've lost some weight--just noticing now. I didn't mean to, but I guess since I eat a turkey sandwich half the time at lunch, instead of the school lunch, its helped. I haven't exercised much. I woke up early a few days ago and went for a run. I hadn't planned to, I just felt the urge to run. It was boring. But I ran along the train tracks, so it was kinda private and rocky...I prefer that over a flat, boring surface. I can see the allure of running before your day begins, but it really wakes you up and you feel more ready to get out into the world.

I don't think I'll get into that routine, because I still have trouble waking up at a consistent time. Twice this week I've fallen asleep at god-knows-when (early, with lights on and TV on). I've been here almost two months and still not acclimated to the time difference. Oh well, it will happen eventually.

I really am spoiled with the class I have. They're all so smart and well-mannered. I know I have a little hand in this, but really...they're amazing. It sucks not being able to share how great they are on a consistent basis with the other teachers, otherwise they'd resent me. Its not that they'd try to, but if I heard day after day how great a class was, then my class was a chore, I'd get pissy about it. So I'll just avoid that.