This has got to be my most stressful week in the school year and I'm happy to report, I'm doing okay. The week leading up to Prom is stressful mostly because of the pressure of "it better be good" from the student body. This year is especially stressful because not only am I the adviser but I am the parent of the president in charge-- I am feeling the squeeze of double duty. Throw on top of Prom adviser duty, newspaper adviser duty which just so happen to come together on the same week. I really only have to work on the paper one week a month & yes, it's this week. I posted it this morning and sent it to print missing a few items that I just didn't want to deal with. One item was the editors note that my daughter, the editor-in-chief was supposed to write but she's deep into senioritis. There's only so much I can do as an adviser to get a kid to write something and there's nothing I can do as a mother...
After a busy day of prom ticket sales and newspaper posting, I chatted with my student teacher who is being observed tomorrow. Luckily she is taking over my morning classes which, quite frankly, allows me the time to get more done. BUT on the other hand takes more time during my prep hours to make sure lessons are being planned and projects are prepped. I'm not sure I'm breaking even, but I don't have time to analyze. After school I met with the Student Government Advisers to plan a leadership retreat at the end of May. While a 3rd adviser duty might seem like too much, it ends up being more social than "duty" and although it's work, it's also fun, so I can't complain.
I got the girls dinner and then took Balt for a walk. While I walked, I had time to think and breathe. As busy as I am, I have time to walk the dog. I suppose that is the true measure of my life. Even if it's only 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes in the evening, it's got to be done and when it's 81 out, it means it's a wonderful part of my day. After Monika's soccer practice, we went Prom shopping. She needs shoes, but she's too picky to get anything, so after several stores, she still doesn't have shoes. We ran around looking for a gathering place for her group to take photos. The barn above was one of the places we visited. We also visited a friend's home as a possible place and it was fun to pop in and say hello to friends.
I've decided that I won't have time for dinner on Saturday night in order to make sure I am free for the girls and I don't want to miss out on photo opportunities. I haven't had time for lunch all week and have been living off of protein shakes and dried fruit. I'm trying to cut down so dressing up on Saturday won't be as painful. It's always a terrible time trying to figure out what I'm going to wear and realizing nothing fits the way I want it to. Every year it gets worse. It seems no matter how much I give up, it's never enough to lose any substantial amount of weight.