A day in the life of

All of last year, I had a constant hope that the second year of teaching would be a smoother one than the first. I was told time and time again by people more experienced than I that the second year was so much better, and I am happily living proof to agree with them (to a certain degree). Don't get me wrong, the school inherently has flaws that make every week difficult, but maybe the time here has numbed me so much from things that initially shocked me, that I have stopped caring. Eventually blisters turn into callouses I guess. In a way of demonstrating the difference between last year and this year, I thought I'd write another play-by-play of a day in the life of.

5:30 am - Alarm goes off, snooze button is pressed

5:40 am - Alarm goes off again, I actually get up this time

5:45 am - Bowl of cereal, scripture reading, sometimes coffee

6:05 am - I wake up my bride, she makes me lunch while I get dressed, I have an amazing wife

6:20-30 am - I give a good-bye kiss and depart for work

6:50-7:00 am - Arrive at school, clock in, prepare room, make copies for the day

7:30 am - Report to the gym to pick up my first period class - yes we have to come and get our first period class from the gym to try to curb tardies and skipping

7:42 am - 11:14 am - Stretch and mold the young minds of tomorrow

11:14 am - 12:47 pm - Recuperate from stretching and molding the young minds of tomorrow, plan next day's lesson, eat lunch

12:47 pm - 3:30 pm - Continue stretching and molding

3:35 pm - 4:30-5:00 pm - Prepare for the next day, make copies if possible, catch up on emails, do work, various things, depart for home

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Arrive home, debrief with beautiful wife, snack

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Work out

7:30 - 8:00 pm - Eat dinner, do dishes

8:00 - 9:30 - Spend time with wife, do as little as possible

9:30 - Bed (I sleep hard)

Things are less taxing than they were last year. I'm probably much more efficient than I was, but I do get concerned at times that I rest on this too much. One way or another, I am still anxiously awaiting May and the conclusion of the school year. It is bad when you start something only looking forward to the end of it, but that's another blog post in itself.