The last few weeks of the school year are always exhausting.  I’ve said before that I get the stress of being a TA and a parent of a teenager during this time.  My son had his hardest regents this week, so it was a bunch of work to get him ready.  I only had Monday and Tuesday evening to help, so we couldn’t do much.  The inability to really help him out took a toll on me.  Mostly because I’m having other personal issues that are causing me to sleep terribly . . . Let’s just say narcissists are horribly effective at hurting others.

The rest of the week had meetings, events, appointments, and weather patterns that left my sinuses aching.  I may have made a few missteps in going outside for a walk whenever time and weather allowed.  Realized yesterday that the non-rainy days had bad air quality due to pollen and I think some fires far away.  So, I was triggering my allergies and sinuses before bed.  Going to be using Claritin for the next few days to make sure I get back on my feet.  That should lllllladffffffffffffghafo . . . Okay, that would be me dozing off while typing and my head going onto the keyboard.  Might have to make this quicker than usual.

Darwin & the Beast Collector saw some progress since I’m up to typing in the chapter 3 edits.  Doesn’t sound like much, but I spent a lot of time searching the document for noted inconsistencies and issues.  So, I did the big, sweeping ones while doing for the first few chapters.  That means I made more progress than the pile of papers on my desk would let one believe.  I’m still really nervous about the story and how it will all work since it has a mystery element.  That’s never been my strength, but changes in character personalities and other things caused me to do this.  Even as I type this paragraph, I’m worried about the timeline being off.  I need to rethink a few things, but I won’t have time to tackle it again until Thursday when we’re off for Juneteenth.  Definitely not going to finish the hand edits until end of July, which is fine.

The plan going forward isn’t too complicated.  Family is coming over today for an early Father’s Day dinner.  My son has two NY Regents (state-wide final) and a regular final coming up.  So, he has to study and we need to put 1-2 hours aside each day for some Pokemon Go.  The weather is going to be rainy until next weekend, which is going to wear on my mood.  Monday is a full day of school for my students and then we’re doing half-days until the end of the month.  So, there’s going to be a lot of tying up loose ends and conserving my energy.  Not an exciting life, but it has to get done.  Though, the ‘exciting’ part are the things I can’t talk about in public.  Maybe one day.

Well, that’s really it.  At least I’m only exhausted and not sick.  Don’t want to end the school year or start summer break being sick.  Weekend after school ends requires I be outside each day for around 8 hours.  Need my energy and health for that endurance match, especially if the weather is brutal in any way.  Thankfully, we have a few weeks before I can tell how rough that’s going to be.

Goals of the week?

1. Help son study for Global, Earth Science, and ELA finals.
2. Pokemon Go outings when steam leaving our ears.
3. Get better sleep.
4. Stay as dry as possible.
5. Help students prepare for transition to summer.
6. Continue working on frustrating puzzle.
7. Watch Spaceballs.
8. Edit more Darwin & the Beast Collector when possible.