Sistah Pat

Strange week…The kids have been off since last Thursday but I already feel like I’ve worked a week and it’s only Wednesday. Funny thing about these professional development days. We always have a ton of work to do but it can’t be done in one day so it becomes just something else to add to the workload. We haven’t had students for the last two days but my desk is piled up with stacks of new stuff to do. Instead of having a chance to catch up, the workload just grew.

I haven’t been writing down what I’m eating and I’ve gotten off track. Starting today, I’m back to recording everything. I didn’t do bad yesterday but I don’t have a clue how many calories I consumed. Gotta get back to keeping track of it all.

Didn’t get home till late last night and have another long day, today. I have work and then I have to bring the boys home and then go back to school for a 6:00 p.m. meeting of the ROTC Booster Club. I really don’t have another minute. Gotta go!

3:15 - What a hectic day! I was run ragged and I’m not sure if I got anything accomplished. Well, yeah, I did some some stuff accomplished but I didn’t whittle down the stack of paperwork very much. Still can’t see my desk and I can’t get into my office because of all the computers that all need one thing or another.

I have to be back at 6:00 and I want to workout. Problem is…if I workout, I’ll get all sweaty and icky and have to take a shower and redo my hair, clothes, and makeup. It would serve them right if I showed up to address the meeting in a sweaty tee shirt and shorts. Let me think…if I workout from 3:30 to 4:30, I can cool down and relax from 4:30 to 5:00 and then get a shower and head out the door. No…that won’t work. I have to leave here by 5:30 and I won’t have time to shower and change. Guess I’d better skip the cool down. Gotta run (or jog, or do aerobics, or whatever).

4:30 - Okay, I got in a miserable workout but at least I got it done. It was hot and stuffy upstairs and I couldn’t seem to get into it. I was tired and sluggish and very much aware that I had to hurry up and get it done and then shower and hit the road. No fun at all. I forgot that I have to balance the statement for ROTC before the meeting. I AM the treasurer, after all. I forgot about that with all the other stuff I’ve been doing for them. There are three teachers in the booster club, and a retired man. All of us are fine with meeting right after school but the one woman who volunteered to help can’t make it till 6:00 in the evenings. All I can say is, “She better be there.” Hopefully, a few more parents will show up. I sent an email to all the parents who attended the Meet and Greet dinner to let them know about the meeting. The woman who volunteered to help was supposed to do that but she didn’t so I sent it out. That’s one of the reasons I’m not too optimistic about her. She hasn’t done any of the things she said she would. At least it should be easy to balance the statement. I’ve only written two checks in the last three months and no deposits.

9:30 - Okay, I feel better. The meeting dragged on until 7:30 but three parents showed up so that made it worthwhile. I didn’t get home until 8:00 but if you count working out, recording everything I ate today, and staying below 1200 calories, then I had a perfect day. First one in a while. Maybe I’ll get brave tomorrow and weigh myself.