goodbye long weekend!

I had a relaxing three day weekend with my family. I don't want to go back to work. I want more time off! That's right, another teacher complaining about needing more time off. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, thankfully.

I wish I could be excited to go back into work after so much time away, but I'm dreading it, knowing full well I have a challenging day ahead of me. I have to get the kids back on track, working toward our goals. No doubt many students will take the opportunity to extend this weekend into a mini-vacation and I will have to deal with the absent minded absentees tomorrow, wanting to know if they missed anything yesterday, as if we had stopped what we were doing in class to account for their absences and put the brakes on everything. Class just wouldn't be the same without so-and-so, so why should we do anything new today? I swear, that's how some of these kids think!

Today is day one of my recommitment to my health. I should be six months, even a year into this diet by now, but here I am, back on day one again, for the hundredth time. Much like my 8th period class, I have control issues, and I need to learn how to regulate my behavior to battle what has become an addiction to food. I don't even care about the food I eat, I'm just compelled to make bad choices. Truly, there's little pleasure in the junk I've been eating. I need to get back on track and get my life together. I should be at least 50 pounds lighter right now, but I'm not, and I've got some work to do to accomplish my goal. Day one.