Hey bloggers! I know it’s been way to long since I updated
you but here’s the story as to what’s been keeping me from getting on here.
First I got back mid August and my boss announced to everyone (including me)
that I’ve been promoted to co-director of student affairs. I was excited at
first but then realized that I wasn’t getting a pay raise. So I’m doing five
jobs with the same pay as everyone else who’s only doing one job. For the last
two months it’s been non-stop running from office to office doing one thing
after the other. I’ve basically become the messenger of news to the foreign
teacher about everything that is extra- and co-curricular related. Don’t get me
wrong, I love having this title but when I’m being stretched over three floors
of our building, I start to feel a bit under appreciated. So this is what’s
been going on at the school. Well that and the fact that our semester just went
from being 23 weeks to being 24 weeks. That made me swear really loudly and
then want to cry. This means that our Spring Festival holiday is a week shorter
than they promised us it would be. I’m pretty upset about it.
A couple weeks ago was National Holiday and due to the
stress of my new title, I decided to use my week and go home to see my
wonderful family and the love of my life. Shout out to Brendan for helping me
get home! Shout out to Troy for being the most supportive boyfriend I could ask
for in my time of need. Shout out to Mom and Dad for always standing by my side
and helping me see everything in perspective. It felt like the end of the world
when I was going through the stress of the new responsibilities but after
talking to them, they made me realize that I could get through it and I
shouldn’t quit. Yea, I wanted to quit because my boss wanted to take away my
counseling title so that I could be a full time English teacher. But I fought
it and showed that my students saw me as more of a counselor than an English
teacher so he let me keep my title.
I got back to work after a week of rest and rejuvenation in
Hawaii. I figured out that now that the school year was back to a regular
schedule, my workload was cut in half. I only have one student affairs project
each month, instead of three! This month, of course, I’m helping the seniors
plan the Halloween party. Next month will be Thanksgiving. Then the following
month will be crazy because we have both Christmas and the charity concert. But
that’s nothing compared to tenth grade military training, college
recommendations, and sports day planning from September. I officially hate the
start of new school years. I got so tired from my days that I didn’t even go to
the gym for three weeks! It was brutal.
Anyway, that’s what’s been going on for the last month and a
half. I’ve been crazy and Troy has been SUPER understanding of my bitter
attitudes. I’ve actually picked a few fights with him and we’ve had our
disagreements but we always go to sleep with dry eyes and smiles on our faces.
It’s amazing how stressed a relationship can get when distance and time is put
between an otherwise loving couple. Something to keep in mind when counseling
students who will be in long distance relationships in college. I hope next
week I’ll be able to update you about drama club. So far we haven’t had
anything super exciting happen. Until then… Laterz!
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