I was talking today to one of my fellow teachers and she expressed her saying that she puts 110% of herself into about 50% of doing well at her life.
Some examples from my life: Yesterday I woke up, practiced some fiddle (on my brand new baby), got dressed, went and got a cup of tea and graded health packets, walked around Sellwood looking at art, had a cuddle with my cat, cooked lunch, went to church, had dinner with my parents, graded papers and watched masterpiece theatre. All good for the weekend mind... but I only got about 5 hours of sleep last night. And then the negatives. I didn't take a shower more than twice last week (it's not that gross, I washed the important stuff). My house is still yet very unpacked, and I didn't wash the things my cat peed on last week.
Today I got up at 5:15, showered (to make up for the negatives of the weekend), made breakfast, tossed lunch in a basket, went to school... made a new (with many mistakes) seating chart for 7th grade health and entered grades. I went through my day (it was a disorganized mess), and stayed after school until 6:30 catching up on grading. But I'm not ready for tomorrow... I have no idea what I am going to teach and how I'm going to teach it. It is currently 9:47 and I'm thinking of going to bed. So, better on the sleep, still no housework done.
Its tough being just one person, or even a community of people getting things done effectively in a timely matter. I can't even begin to count the things I should be doing (like, paying bills, vacuuming hairballs, writing my grandmother) and I've come to realize that it is impossible to do it all. Perhaps a good night of sleep is more important than I think.
Comments