Cracked Pots
Single Again: Cracked Pots By Lucy Connor Today is a new day. The weather is perfect, it is Saturday and I did not wake up until 7:30 . For the first time in a week, the ache in my head is so faint that I just barely know it is there and I feel pretty good. I have become a working machine. I work 12-14 hours a day every day, before I come home, grab a LATE dinner and start working again. I have no clue what movies are playing, what bands are coming to town or what any of my friends are up to. I do nothing but work. It may or may not surprise you to know that I teach public school…middle school to be exact. Today, I stood on the scale. Bad move. I literally have gained 5 pounds since school has started and I am starting to feel the wheels coming off the cart. The last walk I “mapped” was …hmmmm….probably in the first week of school, almost 3 months ago. I definitely am the living, breathing representation of the saying “All work and no play makes Jane a dull girl.” ...