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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Can I have a hump day vent?
I'm one of those people that likes to complain about something to get it out of my system and then I'm done with it. So, given that it's hump day, I figured it is as good a day as any to get it out.
- My students are idiots. If you know the school I work in, you know why. Seriously. Idiots.
- I went to the gym on Monday night (YAY for finally having Monday nights off from teaching!) and did a triple header of workout classes. Felt great to make it through them all. My complaint is that now I can barely move at all. I'm so sore. But I'm a sadistic person that loves being sore since it means I was working it. It's a love/hate relationship.
- My marriage has been, um, "tense" for a while thanks to a multitude of things, but mostly because we (mostly me) have been putting a priority in everything other than each other. My DH got home from being on the road last night and my attempt at an apology led to us crying/talking about it all until 2:30AM. It was one of those things that I know we had to have and I think we are in a better place since it happened. But that doesn't mean that only getting 2.5 hours of sleep was a great idea. I am so stinkin' tired today!
- I love being a teacher. But I hate, hate, hate giving grades. Midterms for the high school and finals for the college are due this week (ok, really yesterday). And I hate doing them.
I think that's enough venting for now. Thanks for letting me (not that I gave any of you a real choice).
Re: Can I have a hump day vent?
I agree with Jennifer-- you are having a rough week!
I hope it feels good to vent! And remember: this too shall pass. You may be really muddy and dirty when you get to the other side of this morass of a week, but you'll have made it through the slog and back to high ground.
Hang in there-- and we're here for any more venting you need!
Dang, girl- that is a rough start to the week! I agree that it's never easy to have those serious, draining conversations with you s/o, but it sounds like you all will come out the better for it. As you said, though- still doesn't make struggling by on 2 1/2 hours of sleep any easier! Hang in there, and vent anytime- that's what we're here for!
Oh, and I agree w/ Jen- it's never too early for a martini!
The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware; joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. -Henry Miller
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Good News: You are half way done the week and you are not the only one with idiot students...I feel for you!
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Hope your week gets better on the down slope!?
oooh, this is great advice! I'm sorry things are kind of crappy :-(
It wound up turning around a bit yesterday.
1. Got my grades for the college posted and my HS is so wrapped up in what happened on Tuesday that no one has even seemed to notice that no one has posted midterms. So I've been chipping away at it on my own pace.
2. I went to the 1 year celebration for my favorite deli with DH and got to eat everything on their menu for free. Ok, maybe I didn't eat everything, but I got free dinner. Including ice cream and wicked awesome whoopie pies for dessert. Afterwards we went to a meeting with a bunch of other people that do the same thing that I do (the business side) and it was really good to go together and feel like we were on the same page with what I need to do to start really cranking on it now that I have the awkward first years out of the way. Normally it has always been a "my business" thing even though it effects us both. Last night helped to make it really feel like we're both in it together.
3. Tonight DH and I have plans to get Subway for dinner and just watch a movie together. No work allowed. It has been a while since we've done that.
4. Tomorrow night is date night and I'm in charge of the plan. Dinner, gelato, and Pirates of the Caribean in 3D. It should be a good surprise.
There. Had to turn my vent in to something good so I'm not such a negative downer.