Day 4,552—Feeling Sick—
It is unbelievable how many people have called in sick to work, and while I've missed two days for my run in Colorado, that is it so far. I'll have to take at least one day off for my next run, but thankfully that’s a day without students. I was feeling sick this morning and had to slow down during this run because my stomach was bothering me. Yesterday was a struggle to make it through the school day. I also had a staff meeting and then gymnastics after that. I am trying to be happy; it is Halloween season, which is always a tough month, but it is the start of all the other holidays. No matter what is going on, it is hard not to be happy thinking about the holiday season approaching, which is one of the reasons I love working in education. There is always something to look forward to, even if a lot of other things are going wrong. So many things seem up in the air with my school district right now. Will they close schools? Will the state take over the...
