I worked at school almost all day yesterday. There is serious grading and planning to be done here at the end of the year. I drank caffeinated coffee to help me focus. I must remember not to do that any more this year. NO MORE CAFFEINE, BRAD! The headaches and racing thoughts are not worth it.
I did have something very nice to calm me though: one of my students gave me a present here at the end of the year. It’s a set of air fresheners from Yankee Candle. And they are all Autumn scents. Smelling them makes me feel like it’s October, and I’m full of energy and optimism; Halloween is right around the corner, then Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is very invigorating. I sniffed them a lot. I might have a problem.
I’ve heard that peppermint is supposed to stimulate the brain. If you had also been eating a peppermint, your brain might have exploded!
Hey, the end is in sight, and that’s got to be exciting, yes?
Gah! You’re still in school, arent’ you? I always forget about your east coast school schedule…
Hope you are asleep as I am typing this and have absolively posalutely no more caffeine this week. Next week we may all need some to keepfocused – have you seen the meeting schedules?! Just stick a fork in my eye now and get on with it…
I hate summer.
I love fall.
The end