new year, new me

ya, i know i havent updated in a while....no real excuse, just been real lazy. the new year has brought some changes...for starters, class is going well.....after the first semester i had ONE (yes ONE) student failing....granted this is probably due to the fact that my semester exam was 10% of the semester average (school policy) and me and the other spanish teacher made the exam SUPER easy....going into the exam, i think i had about 10-15 that were failing or borderline....thanks to the easy exam, they were bumped up just fine

during the holidays, i stuffed my face and gained a lot of weight, so i decided to buckle down and go on a diet....ive gone through phases where i have gone to the gym on a consistent but never have i actually gone on a diet where my food was limited....some people had told me about south beach so i looked at the book and it seemed like something i could handle....well after 8-9 days on the diet, ive lost 8lbs and still going strong....usually i go to the gym 1 hour a day and just eat right....who knew it could be so simple right?

i also went to the cotton bowl over the break which was FRIGGIN AMAZING. go rebs!

other than that, i dont really have any funny and outrageous school stories to tell as other MTCer still get exposed to due to the schools they are in. to be completely honest, my job is simply amazing.....last year, every morning i dreaded waking up and going to work.....the drive to my school was miserable because i knew that every minute that passed, i was that much closer to getting to my job...

now, i LOVE going to work....i still listen to the same ESPN radio morning show but it is no longer like im driving to my execution at the hands of 16 year olds while listening to Mike and Mike....granted there are still tests to grade and slackers to put up with, but the support of the administration and the desire to learn of the students makes teaching so much more enjoyable and less stressful.

at the same time, i wouldnt trade my experience at WHS for anything. if i had been thrown right into madison central, theres NO WAY IN HELL i would have anywhere near the sort of appreciation i do now for where i am and where ive come from....i have a completely overhauled sense of humility and that helps me in my daily life. never thought id say this but....thanks wingfield