I went to the doctor (again, Jessie?) on Wednesday because I'm just not getting better. (Yay for another sinus infection and another load of horse pills!)
I liked him much better than the last doctor-lady ("We can just hang a keyboard above your bed." Grrr!), but I can't say he was that helpful.
His orders?
Sleep 8 hours a night and don't be stressed.
Really? I thought I was doing well getting an average of 7 hours of sleep per night.
I've thought and thought about what I can "cut out" of my schedule, but there's really nothing.
I know what you're thinking: I won't give up my social life. But really, my social life consists of Sunday mornings at church, talking to Tali Rose on my way home from school, an occasional meal at Tali's, and talking to Ty before bed. I'm not willing to cut any of that, because that's life.
This morning my mom and I got bloodwork done. Eeek! I cried my eyes out as I answered the lady, "Yes, I'm in college."
Thankfully, I did not pass out. Hopefully this will get to the bottom of some of my sicky issues.
So what is the recipe for stress-relief?
1 visit with your bestie when it's past your bedtime
1 hour and 45 minutes of extra sleep
1 discounted breakfast with Mommy
3 hours of elementary music observation
Today I went to a local school and observed K-3rd music classes. I LOVED it! I'm feeling more and more that this is where I'm supposed to be. I wish all of you could experience elementary music; I know it would blow your minds! It's so much more than just singing songs and listening aimlessly to Mozart. I loved joining in all the games today. During the last class I even got to ring the gong 20 times for my birthday. The first graders' eyes got bigger and bigger as they counted all the way up to 20!
Now it's back to a weekend of piano and homework (and finishing a portfolio that's due Monday...ahem), but I'm feeling plenty refreshed!
Aw, I'm sorry you have to take even more pills. Yuck. What do they have you on?
ReplyDeleteAnd K-3rd music classes sound really fun. We should start a school ;-)
Tali and I plan on starting a commune and running our own school. We'll cover the literature and the music. You can handle the history and sciences, right? Besides, you have the first possible student, too. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm in :-)
ReplyDeleteBut I don't do math. We'll have to hire someone else for that ;-)
ReplyDeleteRest is coming . . .rest is coming. . . how about a 10 hour car drive??? With a blue-eyed, tall drink of water at the other end, how could we go wrong?
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about our lack of mathematically inclined friends. We're going to have to put an ad in the paper or something once we get this commune thing under way.
ReplyDeleteAdd to your list: one after spent with bestie and Garry. Ha!
Jessica is our math wiz.
ReplyDeleteShe can plan chemistry labs, too. (Right, Jessica?)
Garry. Ha! If only I could find store hours anywhere...