Worse than the flu

So for a full month I was using an app on my phone called "Lose It"  I really liked it because it did all the math calorie counting for me.  If I went running that night, I would be able to subtract calories from my total and get to eat more!! I am all about number goals if it is easy to keep track of. In that month I lost 9 lbs, and was able to run straight for almost 2 miles. 
On the day of my Bubble Run 5K (three weeks ago?) I woke up with an itchy throat.  Nothing much but I knew a stupid cold was coming in.  During the run, I tripped (sadly I was not pushed) and scraped up my elbow pretty good.  Nice swelling, nice bruise.

Within 5 days my voice was gone.  Just a sore throat, dry cough, and very squeaky.  10 days into the coughing, I can't breath any more.  Poprock sounds are coming out of my lungs and I feel like an elephant playing paddy cake is sitting on me.  I coughed through Grandma Carter's birthday party and hid in the back room of my parent's house on Sunday when everyone was over for lunch.
By Wednesday, I gave up and went to the doctor who immediately gives me a breathing treatment which makes me shaky and my heart race.  I am sent home and not allowed to go back to work until Monday (if I am breathing better).  Yay for pneumonia,  bronchitis, and temporary asthma.

Because of this lung mess, I haven't been running (that's right running, I finally graduated from the wogging).  I am sad because I will have lost so much momentum.  I also messed up my diet.  The medicine I am on, leaves a nasty taste in my mouth and all I want to do is eat and get the taste out of my mouth.  That and I am stuck at home and bored.  All I want to do is sleep (and eat). 

I have also found it to be difficult to get better knowing my Grandma Carter is in a room 30 minutes away and can't breath any better than I can.  She has been placed in hospice because of pneumonia. I want to help her. I want her to know everything is going to be okay, her family loves her, and even though we will miss her, it is okay to go home to Grandpa Carter.

I am going to go to work tomorrow and hopefully all will go well.  I need to get my mind distracted from the last two weeks.  I need to get back on track and start moving again.  Hopefully this lung thing will allow me to at least walk without getting out of breath.  

I got the exercise thing relatively down.  Now I gotta get this weight under control.  Last week I started a new program.  I will tell you about it when I see a little more results and if I can stick with it for another week.  (so far I lost three-ish pounds this week.  Not sure if it is the program or I just stopped drinking sugar beverages)

Longer

2.05 miles in 32 minutes X seconds. 
Joe walked with me tonight.  I was reminded how long his legs are compared to mine. Oy.

Electricity

2 miles- 30 minutes 44 seconds

Today in school we were learning how electricity moves.  We learned the definition of Conductor, Insulator, and Resistor.  The kids were just not getting it, so I used football as a metaphor.  I gave them scenarios of how a quarterback could burst through quickly to the end zone (conductor).  How a large blocker guy could immediately stop a quarterback from moving (Insulator) and how a tiny blocker guy being dragged by a huge guy carrying the football would slow down the huge guy. (Resistor).  I think when I threw in sports they got it.   YAY science!   side note- Do not make fun of me on my football terms.  It was good enough for kids.

Tired

3.95 miles in 1 hour and 7 minutes. Averaged about 17 minutes a mile.
Tired.

slowly

I am getting better.  Slowly..... I decided to do a short distance wog.  1 mile and that was it.  My goal was under 15 minutes.  Knowing that it would only be a mile of torture, I pushed my lungs and was a able to do one mile in 12 minutes and 56 seconds.  I wanted to keel over but my body didn't hurt.  I just need to get these lungs in a better breathing pattern.  Slowly....

Awakening

Tuesday night I had a random moment.  After not walking or "wogging" since November, my friend Donna has been pushing me out the door this last week and a half.  Saturday night we walked from my house to Subway and back.  It was around 4 miles, I have no idea how long it took. Then Tuesday she came over around 7:00.  I said should we go for a long walk?  She said sure.  So by the light of the moon, we walked from my house to my mom's house.  It ended out to be a 4.7 mile walk.  We left at 7:15 and got there at 8:30.  Not too shabby since we were crossing random streets and walking in soft powder farm roads. 

Tonight we decided to only go two miles but to get our time faster.  My average is 17 minutes and 30 seconds a mile.  Tonight it was 15!  Yay I am faster. That was my best time for two consecutive miles.  Boo my time still sucks.  Oh well, we have a 5K in March that we should be ready for.

Dear world,
I can't find my art portfolio.  It is a picture album where I took pictures of almost all the art I have ever created including; drawings, paintings, burns, cakes, quilts, costumes etc.  I fear I took it to someone's house and left it there.  Unfortunately I do not know when it happened.  If it is at your home, it is a blue photo album with a picture of a flower on the front.

Thanks
Sad artist.

Indecisive

Overdoing it

Magic

TODAY!
Boss- "I need you to be the SPED representative and help create a curriculum to help SPED students understand textbook vocabulary better.  This will take several days of your time.  We are willing to call a sub for you."
Me- "uhhhhh..."
Boss- "I also need all of the staff to create extra quizzes based on the Galileo testing that need to be implemented twice a week.  Once you have created the quiz, it needs to be approved by me or the master teachers."
Me- "uhhhhhh......(now looking at a clock)
Master Teacher- "Don't forget that next week we start evaluations for 3rd quarter.  When would you like to meet for a preconference?"
Me-"uhmmmm......when?"
Hearing Impaired Specialist- "I need you to make a fold of make up work for one of your students every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, every week for the rest of the year.  I need to pull her for counseling during your class."
Me- "??????????......"
Tech Support- "We need you to call us so that we can walk you through a series of steps in order to locate all of your missing files that got erased during the computer upgrade.  As soon as possible please."
Me- Okay world.  Since you think I am this magical thing and can juggle 80 different assignments, I will get right on top of all of these demands.......as soon as I am done walking on water and put away my unicorn.

Reestablish

Students needed rules and expectations reviewed.  Why would you bother retesting your teacher's expectations?  Do the students really think I am going to change in two weeks.  GRRRRRRRRrrrrrr....you will follow the rules.

Renewal

I am going to try something new for a while.  Instead of uploading all my pics,  I am just going to "borrow" a clip art pic of emotions that day or word of the day or something.  The title post will be what the pic is about.  Hopefully once school starts again, my word won't keep being "tired." So let's give this a try.