I handed grades in today, on time. I still have to finish commenting on all the papers around my office, but I'm experiencing that all-over-body letdown response. All term, my body says, “Can’t feel fatigue; can’t get sick. Gotta keep functioning.” At the end of term, the body says, “I’m outta here. See you in a couple a weeks. Good luck!”
Which would be all right, I suppose, except that this is a season in which people expect one to accomplish a ridiculous amount of shopping, mailing, party-going, snow-shoveling (some years), church-attending (and for some of us, rehearsing). I’m crumpling up in a heap just thinking about it.
Posted by AKMA at December 20, 2002 10:32 PM | TrackBackHuh. It's good to know I'm not the only one who has that set of problems -- not, of course, the church rehearsals, but definitely the holidays plus the to-be-commented papers plus the physical letdown after the end of each term. Why do they never tell you useful things like this in teaching workshops? ;)
Posted by: Naomi Chana at December 23, 2002 10:05 AM