Yeah\u2026about that. It occurred to me yesterday (technically in November, but that\u2019s not the point) that I can\u2019t accomplish what amounts to a first year teacher\u2019s workload, run a successful blog, cook dinner every night, participate in various community organizations, get enough sleep and<\/em> watch 2-3 hours of television every afternoon. Granted, the television watching was usually while I was working on something else, but that time wasn\u2019t being as productive as it could\u2019ve been. I\u2019m now embracing my \u201cfirst year\u201d teacher status, reducing weekday TV viewing to one show and feeling a lot better about my schedule. Now I\u2019m just trying to catch up on all the things I got behind on during October because I thought things were magically going to accomplish themselves.<\/p>\n Even the posting schedule suffered this month; there were a couple days where posts didn\u2019t go up for various reasons. I felt awful about it at the time, but we\u2019re back on track now, with a full schedule for the next month.<\/p>\n 2. Read a chapter of the bible every day\/(no revised goal)<\/strong><\/p>\n This month was middle of the road for me-not as good as September, but better than the majority of months this year. I enjoy reading in the morning, but my recent disorganization has polluted my routine and left me feeling like I don\u2019t have time. Also, the increasingly cold weather makes it even harder to get out of bed in the morning. <\/p>\n 3. Drink more water\/Drink at least one water bottle of water a day and drink something else with every meal<\/strong><\/p>\n Given the fact that my classroom has been like a sauna of late, I\u2019m doing pretty well with this goal. Much of my afternoon beverage consumption has transitioned to hot tea, but I\u2019m okay with that.<\/p>\n 4. Read at least one book a month\/Read at least 12 books this year<\/strong><\/p>\n Oh, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle,<\/em> I\u2019ve been reading you since August. I feel bad because it was on my \u201cto read\u201d list for so long and so many people told me they liked it. I really want to like it but so much of the book is information I\u2019ve already heard and it\u2019s just not grabbing me. For school year reading I really need something engaging. As much as it sort of bums me out, I think I\u2019m going to pick a new book for November. Suggestions? <\/p>\n
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