It's been a while since I've written, for quite a good reason. I'm taking a break from my insane life so that I can explain why my life is insane. Mainly just for myself--to get it out "on paper" so I can get it out of my brain.
(1) My husband has been gone for 16 days today. No communication at all. Miserable. I finally broke down today. But I'm proud of myself for making it 16 days without doing so. He should be back tomorrow or Sunday, says some of the guys, so I'm praying on that. I miss him so much.
(2) SCHOOL IS CRAZY. It's my final 7 days of the semester. After I finish these 7 days, I only have student teaching to do, which I hear is a breeze. I had to take that huge Praxis II test (0041) in order to graduate. Today, the scores became available by phone for $30. On Dec. 6th, they'll be available on-line, for free. Yes, I called and paid $30 because I couldn't wait any longer. I had to get a 172 to pass for the state of VA. Virginia has the highest passing requirement in the country. I called about an hour ago and I got a 1-8-6! YES!! Such a huge relief and a motivation booster, because I totally thought I wasn't going to pass that. What do I need that motivation for, you ask? This is what I have due in the next 7 days:
Saturday (tomorrow): 10 page research paper that I have to read in a conference (that I have to attend from 10am to 5pm). This paper is on Virginia Woolf's androgynous vision in Flush: A Biography. I'm about to go to the library until it closes--at 4AM--and finish that.
Monday: An entire unit, with reflections and essays, due by midnight. Other people in my class who have finished have written anywhere between 80 and 100 pages. Hopefully mine will be in the 70-80 range.
Tuesday: My last day of teaching.
Wednesday: A 3-4 page "Literacy Autobiography" due in my Reading in the Content Area class. I have to talk about myself as a reader. This is a waste of my time.
Thursday: My Teacher Work Sample is due. The TWS is the culmination of my reflections, data, essays, lesson plans, worksheets, assessments, and so forth for the teaching I've been doing in the last month. My friend Ashley finished hers at over 200 pages. Joy.
Friday: A 4-5 page paper due on something Shakespeare. I haven't decided on what play yet. A 3-page paper on The Tempest and a 3-page paper on Henry IV Part I. And a 3-5 page final exam for American Literature.
I am doomed. But I will survive. I have no choice, or I don't get to move to Hawaii when my husband gets home, and I refuse to let that happen after us having to spend 2 years apart because I was in school. No more of that.
(3) In this midst of all of that, I have to move out of my apartment on Friday night. Thankfully, my parents are coming this Sunday to take half of my stuff home--which I'll still have to pack tomorrow or sometime in the next 2 days. That will make it a little easier for me to move out alone on the following weekend.
Help.
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