work woes

This is how I've felt this month. Although I enjoy all 3 of my jobs...I have been a little over run with work lately.

• At school, I am bringing in some new material into my classroom, which means...more lesson plans to make, more quizzes, tests, and assignments to create, and that, of course, always leads to more grading. Plus I am preparing for my eval for next week, which tends to cause me to panic and work as hard as I can, even if I was already doing a good job.



• At Barnes and Noble, they have decided that it is better to have too many hours for too few people than too few hours for too many people. This may be highly considerate for their employees who do not have another job, but for me it means days at PACS, and nights at B&N. I'm working 3-4 nights at the store, when 1 night a week would be ideal for me until summer. Other than just being exhausted, this is cutting into my church time, my husband time, my puppy time, my family time, and my friend time. Sorry to you all....trust me, I rather be with you!



• While my days are at Prince and my nights are at Barnes & Noble, my weekends occassionaly (as in this weekend) will be with my most fun boss, Melissa! Although working weddings with Melissa and Anthony are always a blast, and I come away with many funny stories and new dance moves, they still involve a lot of work. A good stressfull wedding day can be quite exhausting, much more so than teaching all day or working a long shift at the B&N. I am looking forward to the summer when I'll be working with Melissa more!

A couple of years ago, Matt once quoted me saying "All work and no play makes Katie a bi-otch." And friends, I'm afraid its true. To remedy this, I rewarded myself with a bit of a shopping spree, much to Matt's dismay. I purchased a nice stack of books (on discount, I might add) and I bought myself some much needed new clothes. There is nothing like seeing the fruit of your labor to get you over the work woes.