a change

I'm thinking about switching careers. Most of my friends (the ones who are also teachers, anyway) think I'm crazy, because I pretty much have a steady job for life, I have a good (well, decent) salary, and I get summers and weekends off.

The only thing is, I don't know if I want to be set for life. Sure, teaching is ok, but I can't stand the politics, the parents, and the additional hours that go into it! And yes, I do get summers and weekends off, but I spend those taking courses and marking.

I'm sure I'll come back into teaching, because I do like working with kids, and I do enjoy what I do most of the time. I think I just need a change. I thought this year would be enough of a change (new school, new grade) but I think I need more than that. I don't want to be doing the same thing for the next 30 years!

The only trouble is, I don't know what I want to do.

A mild complaint

Sorry for the negative tone in this post, but I have to vent a little. Have you ever felt like everyone seems to be ganging up on you at once, trying to make you feel bad, or overworked, or like you're a bad person?

I know that isn't the case, but lately it's felt like one thing after another, and just when I feel like things might not be that bad, someone new comes at me. Arrgh! It feels like a Bugs Bunny cartoon when they would drop anvils on various characters, and one anvil was bigger than the next. No wonder my head hurts these days!

My solace has been all the Halloween candy that wasn't given to trick-or-treaters. (And there's a lot of it! I only had about four kids come by this year!) I expect to gain about ten pounds before December, but at least they'll be delicious pounds.