Taylor Mali

I don't remember how, but I came across an inspirational teacher YouTube video called "What teachers make" by Taylor Mali. I urge all teachers to watch that video. I have watched it several times since the first time I watched it about a week ago and I love it more and more each time. He talks about what teachers make not in relation to money. He does it in a big, powerful voice in the form of poetry. He also has a book titled the same thing that I want to read one day. The last line of the video he says, "I make a goddamn difference. What about you?" It's an awesome video, go watch it.

Bed Bugs

My friends were talking about bed bugs the other day. I'm not sure how the conversation came up. Then a customer at a car shop I was at today was talking about bed bugs. Now I'm going to freak out about bed bugs. I remember as a kid parents would always say, "Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite." I always thought it was just a funny thing you said. No, I didn't just realize bed bugs were real. I've known since before college. You just never think they would happen to you. However, with my luck with bugs, I'll probably get them sooner or later.

Spontaneous Expensive Purchase

I went to my friends house in Greenville this weekend. Yesterday, we went to the mall. We walked into a sports store because we both love sports. I started looking at the golf section because I always do that. I had absolutely no plans on buying anything. Then I saw a set of golf clubs and bag for $250 which is very cheap. You can spend $4-500 on one club alone! I asked a worker to make sure these were a good set of golf clubs. I had been half wanting a new set of clubs just because mine are old and I played a lot of golf last year. We left the store and walked around the mall. We then went back to the sports store and I bought the clubs. It was a great deal. Did I need them? Of course not, but oh well. It was my single's awareness day present to myself. Now I can't wait to go to a driving range and test the clubs out!

Cold

Although it's insanely windy here right now, it's nothing like it is in New York. It's supposed to be in the negatives all day tomorrow! I can't even imagine temperatures that low even though I dealt with stuff like that in Potsdam for four years. When it's 30° here I'm freezing! I guess I'm starting to get used to the southern weather. If we had temperatures that low we'd be out of school for a week! As I've mentioned before, one thing I definitely don't miss from New York is the cold weather.

Another Massage

I got my first massage since April 12, 2013 today. I only remember the date because I just looked it up in this blog! I remember not really liking the last one. I enjoyed this one. I had a lot of tightness in my back and shoulders. In fact, I still feel tight now. Of course when I was done, the lady recommended I come once every 2 weeks for 2 hours each time to get rid of the tightness. They were trying to sell me massage packages and of course trying to knock down prices because I'm a teacher. I told them I'd sleep on it. I'm sure they knew that that was code for...no. Massages are nice, but I'm not paying $75 every 2 weeks to get one. No thank you. I'll probably get one every few months or something. We will see.

10 Year Anniversary

I cannot believe that I took my trip to Germany 10 years ago! That seems like forever ago. I went as a senior in high school as an exchange student. It was incredible. We went to Frankfurt, Berlin, and Darmstadt. I would love to go back to Berlin as well as Munich. We learned so much about the history of Germany. One thing is for sure, no one in Germany can go on the Atkins diet because they all eat bread with every meal, yet everyone there is thin. I think about this trip often because it was that amazing. Hopefully I'll go back sometime soon!

Being Out

Being out of work is more work than working. Making sub plans is extremely tedious. You have to write down everything. I make plans as if the sub has no idea what he or she is doing. I want the sub to know exactly what to expect at all times. I was a sub for 3 years. I always appreciated when plans were thorough. Although making sub plans is more work than being at school, it's also beneficial to take a day off for mental health reasons. That's what I'm doing Wednesday.