So, if my resolution this year was to travel around and catch up with friends I am off to a fairly decent start. I've already been to Sac/Davis, SF, SJ, and have tickets purchased for LA. It makes me so happy knowing that I have visits to look forward to. If I could only make it through the next couple of weeks without catching the sicknesses that are everywhere!

Finding my inner wonder woman

So. What have I been up to. Really, I've been working and doing laundry and volunteering with an art program, nothing very excited. I think I might be burned out on the internet. You know that commercial where that guy is playing around on the computer and then he gets a message that says he has reached the end of the internet. Yeah, it's kind of like that.

In brighter news, I have decided that I need to make an effort to leave my "hole" and visit my friends. Just because everyone left Santa Cruz (or to be fair, were never here) doesn't mean I can't go to them! I am attempting to buy tickets to LA, but I also want to go to Vegas since I didn't get to go there for New Years. I think I have a travel bug in general. Ever since Costa Rica I have wanted to get out of dodge and explore places. One of the big pluses about being a teacher is the prospect of having summers off. I can travel and do whatever. I'm psyched about it too.

So yeah, I'm kind of just waiting to see what's happening. I'm in a holding pattern. But if I start being a slacker and not wanting to visit, I give you permission to bust my chops. ;)

Doing better now.

I finished my grad school application. That was the #1 source of my freak out. I also switched schools and schedules. I miss my old kids. I knew them all so well with their quirks and personalities. The new kids are cute too, but I'm still sad to leave the oldies.

And by the way, why is it so Arctic lately? Yes, I know it is winter, but we live in CALIFORNIA. If I wanted to be cold I would have stayed in Montana. And there isn't even any new snow to make it worth while. Bah!

Do you ever feel like your best will just never be good enough? I'm about there. Beyond frustrated, self-paralyzing, emotionally drained.

It all makes me hope that the procrastination gene is recessive.

In an attempt to have an adventure for Dieter's b-day, yesterday the family went on a bike ride in the redwoods off hwy 1. It was a lot of fun and the kids were champs, even with no gears. At the end of the ride I was doing some serious hacking, residual effects of my never-ending sickness, but it still felt good to be out in the brisk air and sun.

The ride, however, left me with a few little "gifts." The whole ride I felt like the seat of the bike was tilted wrong. It's my mom's bike and not quite set up for me, so the seat was hitting me in a bad place, if you catch my drift. Today I am walking like I'm on a saddle. It's fairly amusing. Also, last night I kept waking up and my head was throbbing in one spot like I had hit it one something, but I could not figure out where I had hit it. I am a giant klutz so it would be no big surprise if I had beamed myself and not remembered so I ignored it and tried to go back to sleep.

Well, this morning I discovered the culprit. A TICK. ON MY HEAD. Dude. I freaked. It died and the head is out and everything, but GROSS. My first tick and hopefully my last. My head still hurts, but I think I'll be okay, if I could just get rid of the heebeegeebees.

Back in the grind. At least 1/2 days since it is winter camp and we have reduced enrollment.

I still wonder how it is possible for the body to produce so much freaking snot. Hello! Enough already! I would like to be able to sleep without the hacking.