Running on Fumes

I wrote sub plans tonight for the second time this week.  On Tuesday, I had two different meetings.  Tomorrow I have another.  Since returning to the classroom in August, I have had relatively few meetings that pull me away from my kids.  It's odd to have three in one week.

Weeks like this make me feel like I'm always playing catch-up.  I'm trying to figure out how far the lesson got while I was out and where I need to pick up on my return.  I'm trying to figure out what I can leave for my assistant to teach while she subs and what I need to hold back until I return on Monday.  This on top of doing the prep I need to do for the meeting.

Add to it the fact that my body is struggling to adjust to the time change, and I'm extra tired and extra hungry ALL DAY.

I'm out of steam.  For real.

Just Breathe

This week is absolutely nutty.  Besides the time change, I have two presentations to write, papers to grade, a house to tidy, a  Brownie trip to plan, a suitcase to pack, and sub plans to write.  My to-do list is absolutely GINORMOUS!  I find myself clenching my teeth and freaking out a little bit, worried I won't get everything finished before I leave for a conference on Wednesday afternoon.

What I need to do, instead of freaking out, is to breathe.  I know I need to slow down and do the things I can and the other things will fall into place.  I should go to a yoga class, or at the very least take a relaxing soak or hole up somewhere quiet. 

When I sit down and look at that crazy list, I wonder why I am unable (unwilling, perhaps?) to delegate some of the things on my list to my colleagues or to my husband.  Perhaps the key to fewer freak-outs is the willingness to give up some control.