It seems like yesterday we were celebrating Bobby's birthday and I was thinking how the middle of the month wasn't too far away, and tonight I finally get to sit down and see the calendar and realize it has already passed! (If I were typing this on Facebook, I would insert the face emojy with the mouth wide open here.)
Taught my third class this afternoon. While I'm feeling more comfortable with the material and I think I did a better job tonight in fitting most of the talking points in, I'm still struggling to get everything in time wise. So before my next class I need to go through and evaluate what examples and such I can omit. As my assistant and fellow trainer reminded me tonight, we did have twelve people who were totally new to Help Table so it was a little more important to explain every little thing. But it still makes me laugh that people will come in 2-3 minutes before class starts and be surprised that there are no aisle seats available. Back row and aisle seats always fill up first, and there will always be 1-2 people in the classroom when I arrive, and I have to be there thirty minutes early! And the more I do this job, the more I appreciate the people who actually work at the Board of Elections. Their jobs are not easy, and they put in an insane amount of hours 3-4 months before every election and the week or two afterwards.
My sister and her husband closed on their house yesterday. It seems strange not to be able to go and help them move, but there's simply no way we can put it in our schedule right now. Bobby thinks I'm a little crazy for even thinking about driving to TN to help them, but our family has always helped out family members during moving times. And yes, I know our family all lived within a 2-3 hour driving distance, but nevertheless, moving time seems like it should be family time.
I'm ready for ice cream and the beach...but cold weather (okay, our normal winter weather, which is not cold by standards in other places) is finally here after several nice spring-like days. Granted, I would experience ice cream and the beach even in winter, but not everyone else in my family feels that way. :)
And speaking of family, a few mornings ago Bobby wasn't quite himself. I asked him if he was lightheaded. He hesitated before replying, "No, but I'm not exactly heavy-headed, either."
Heavy-headed. I get exactly what he was saying, but it's not how I would use the phrase. Heavy-headed is how I would describe myself when I want a nap or on mornings when I have to get up way before I'm ready. Thinking of my very literal husband use that expression still makes me smile.
Taught my third class this afternoon. While I'm feeling more comfortable with the material and I think I did a better job tonight in fitting most of the talking points in, I'm still struggling to get everything in time wise. So before my next class I need to go through and evaluate what examples and such I can omit. As my assistant and fellow trainer reminded me tonight, we did have twelve people who were totally new to Help Table so it was a little more important to explain every little thing. But it still makes me laugh that people will come in 2-3 minutes before class starts and be surprised that there are no aisle seats available. Back row and aisle seats always fill up first, and there will always be 1-2 people in the classroom when I arrive, and I have to be there thirty minutes early! And the more I do this job, the more I appreciate the people who actually work at the Board of Elections. Their jobs are not easy, and they put in an insane amount of hours 3-4 months before every election and the week or two afterwards.
My sister and her husband closed on their house yesterday. It seems strange not to be able to go and help them move, but there's simply no way we can put it in our schedule right now. Bobby thinks I'm a little crazy for even thinking about driving to TN to help them, but our family has always helped out family members during moving times. And yes, I know our family all lived within a 2-3 hour driving distance, but nevertheless, moving time seems like it should be family time.
I'm ready for ice cream and the beach...but cold weather (okay, our normal winter weather, which is not cold by standards in other places) is finally here after several nice spring-like days. Granted, I would experience ice cream and the beach even in winter, but not everyone else in my family feels that way. :)
And speaking of family, a few mornings ago Bobby wasn't quite himself. I asked him if he was lightheaded. He hesitated before replying, "No, but I'm not exactly heavy-headed, either."
Heavy-headed. I get exactly what he was saying, but it's not how I would use the phrase. Heavy-headed is how I would describe myself when I want a nap or on mornings when I have to get up way before I'm ready. Thinking of my very literal husband use that expression still makes me smile.
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