Fighting the Dark Cloud of pudge!!

I had to work this weekend so I did not get to WW.  I will be in CT next weekend and then working the Sat after that - so three weeks without a weigh in.

This was the last week of school for this “quad” (which we have instead of semesters) and it was very stressful.  It must be a planetary line up as everyone I know had a week mirroring mine but it seemed everything I did ended up with a parent or someone calling a superintendent!  Even when I had documented evidence that a VP would do something, and then did not, I got in trouble!  How can that be???  I know sh*t rolls down hill (as my DH tells me).  Nothing severe enough for a reprimand or anything, but enough to get me thinking.  (did you hear the hamsters running?!!)

It is always dangerous when I start thinking - hence why I try to do as little as possible!  I started thinking about the pure cr*p I take at work.  I am not even talking about the students (incidentally the staff are in agreement that the kid who killed someone with a hammer and the girl accused of formerly being in the sex trades are our best students!).  I am tired of the administration bullying me; lying to me and the like.  this happens a lot!  Then I get a few days or even weeks where they are nice to me and all is good and I think this is not such a bad job.  Well, the light bulb went off.  First of all, I am getting all the sugar and honey now because they want me to reapply when our jobs go up for renewal.  Secondly, if I was dating someone who treated me like cr*p most of the time but was occasionally nice - you would all tell me I was in an abusive relationship and to get the heck out of there!!!  I know you would and you have never met me!! I know my friends would tell me to get out - and I would berate them for not doing the same.  So, I am thinking…why am I still there???  For the kids who steal from us every time we turn around???  I do enjoy my staff, but they, too, are seeing the handwriting on the wall.

So, what does this have to do with the dark cloud of pudge??  I know you can see where this is heading…  before I can lose weight, I have to figure out how to deal with stress.  I used to exercise, but I have absolutely no free time what with the day job that always ends two hours after I am supposed to leave (funny how the principal left for vacation at 3pm but I was there until well after 5pm!); teaching at the university once a week (and it takes me two or three nights to get my lecture notes together); taking a Masters degree course; and taking care of my mother - never mind the husband (who also had a yucky week and wants me to help him find a new job - and he is new to Canada )- and the dog..  I do get a bit of walking in but not nearly enough to destress.  Years ago I learned that I need to walk 8 km before the stress starts being relieved.

I am on vacation now until Nov 12.  Aside from the fact that I will have to go into work at least two days of that vacation (I have not even done the time tabling for the kids next quad!! I was too busy writing reports for the superintendent!), and am going to the US for 6 days, and have to still teach night school and do course work for my MEd course, I hope to get some time to start addressing the dealing with stress.  On the up note, we did just qualify for a Wii with points so that should arrive shortly.

Any suggestions will be welcome.  Right now, I relieve stress with chocolate!

Cheers!