It seems like since Dallas, four weeks ago, I have felt like crap. Either my head exploding from the pressure of the flight, or allergies from the high winds in Dallas, to allergies lingering here, to the constant change in weather.....well, the cough and crud haven't gone away and the congestion is worse until.....yes I woke up today with a sore throat. I thought at first it was because I slept with my mouth open cause I couldn't breathe, but after working today (who am I kidding - the kids literally played all day while I tested them, because I had no energy to teach them anything) I ended up with a pretty swollen right gland in my throat that suspiciously feels like strep. CRAP. No fever, but with my history, I had to call the doctor. What was I told? I could be seen Thursday. I said, UH, NOPE. Not good enough. With my strep history and the pneumonia, I need to be seen earlier to rule anything out. Now I have a 9:20am appointment tomorrow which meant I had to call in sick.
This is NOT the week to take a day off. I am smack in the middle of testing. I have a videographer taping me doing a lesson on Thursday. I have ELD continuums due on Friday. I have a SF Zoo field trip next Wednesday, Open House on Thursday, training on Friday. A day out of the classroom means one less day to prepare for all of that, plus one less day to test my students. Plus the sub pool lately has produced some pretty INTERESTING subs......and I worry what the state of my classroom will look like after I am out tomorrow. Sigh. I simply cannot afford to take a day off right now.
But then again, I simply can't afford to work through this and get worse. I know I need to rest. I actually brought my laptop and work home with me. If I were a smart woman, I would leave it by the door and not even take out the work. It's a crap shoot. We'll see how it plays out tomorrow.
Class tonight - PACKED as it has consistently been for the last few Tuesdays. So awesome. Several new participants - one was a colleague, Angelica, who I always see in line for Zumba but has not tried my class. Well tonight, she did, along with her friend. Speaking to her after class, she was so excited - she loved it even though it was hard for her, but she wants the strength training and will be back! I love when I hear that!!
With all the school functions coming up, I will only be teaching Saturday and Sunday for the next two weeks. Maybe I can finally work in some of my own workouts. I have Kimi subbing this Thursday for me, then Mandi is subbing on Tuesday, and who knows who Kristin is getting to replace her, as she was subbing for me but put it back on the board. At least the two classes that I am responsible for are going to be BP and not Lift.
Looking forward to staying under a warm blanket tomorrow, catching up on DVR shows and drinking tea. And trying HARD not to do any semblance of work. Wish me luck.
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