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I'm ready to be DONE
I know I have 7 weeks left, but I'm at that point where I'm just ready to be done.
At this point I have zero patience for anyone. My students are driving me crazy with emails and I can't wait for the semester to be over. If one more person misses a test then expects me to be accommodating of THEIR schedule, I'm going to scream. I'm amazed by how many students think it's MY fault that they missed tests or assignments. Maybe if you showed up for class and payed attention you would know when the tests are and when assignments are due, it obviously wasn't a secret if all the other students knew about it.
I'm tired of checking my blood sugar 4 times a day and I'm tired of following this stupid diet. I'm also VERY tired of the dietitian who won't stop flooding my inbox with reminders, I think the call from my OB office today reminding me to make sure to check my sugars 4 times a day because she called them is making me want to start sending her emails to my junk mail folder, I've been cooperative with her so far, but I've really had about all I can take of her. I'm tired of the weekly NST's and ultrasounds, yes it nice to see baby every week, but it's really not that exciting when you do it EVERY week and then have to spend another 30 minutes hooked up to monitors.
I would just like to have a day to sit around and do nothing. My schedule is jam packed lately between work and appointments for Jake and myself. And on the days I am at home the work doesn't stop just because I'm at home, I have a toddler to watch, a house to clean, laundry to do, etc. DH doesn't seem to get that, he tells me to sit down and relax, but the dishes aren't going to do themselves. DH does help out around the house and makes dinner on days he is home, but he doesn't do nearly the amount of work that I do. He thinks that his days off are supposed to be "days off".
I'm not going to complain about how big and uncomfortable I am because, eh, it's not really bothering me that much
Re: I'm ready to be DONE
Lots of hugs and imaginary margaritas! I totally feel you on the teaching being a PITA right now and am tired of getting crap not only from students being irresponsible but then more nonsense tasks handed down from admin. I'm not too fed up yet, but I definitely feel that I am spinning my wheels and remember what the bi-weekly NSTs were like. I just hope you don't have any holiday stress! Try to take some time for yourself.
I hear ya! And I still have a ways to go.
I came home from class last night with a messier house than when I left. I'm not really sure how that happened - since DH was also in class and my mom took R to her house for the evening. It truly is a mystery.
At 9:00 I was staring at a stack of papers to grade, the dishes over flowing in my sink, the toys strewn across the living room and DH playing a video game. I started crying. My poor house is a disaster because I spend every free minute either working on things for work or for my grad class. I have 2 weeks to finish my final project and while I have a good handle on it, I still need to type it all up. Conferences are also in 2 weeks - and as much as I want to have my project nearly finished this coming weekend, I am sure that I'll be submitting it on the 21st near the deadline...and conferences start the next day.
I'm worried what will happen in about 3 months when I'm even bigger and more uncomfortable.
I'm sorry you're dealing with this too. Hang in there! It really does help to just "play wife and mom" for an evening. I spent Tuesday evening running errands with R and making dinner. It was nice to just play with him for a bit. Of course, after he went to bed I spent 2 hours on homework