It didn't quite turn out exactly as I had envisioned, but I made it happen and that's something. I gave my final to my "Mass Media" class today and said goodbye to the first group of kids to ever take the class. We watched the final projects (which were videos) together and then I had paperwork for the kids to fill out. I asked them what they learned, how to make the class better, and to evaluate their projects. I didn't read anything surprising. I knew which projects were weak, which ones were strong. I always feel I give too much time for projects, which enables procrastination and socializing but I got a lot of comments about wanting more time to work on projects-- I think that was the only thing I read that amazed me.
After finals a few teachers went out to lunch to a fancy Italian restaurant. It was fun, but I ate too much and promised myself I would not have dinner. I didn't. I went back to work for a meeting. Picked up Monika from tutoring, Balt from daycare and Jessi from basketball. Made the girls pasta and went to yoga.
I went to a yin class that was just what I needed. I felt like every joint was opened. As I bent over in frog, which I find extremely painful, the teacher reminded me that stress and built up emotions are held in the hip (and jaw). Working out the pain of opening the hips helps to relieve the stress. There's a lot of stress in my home-- the bickering of 3 daughters, the tons of homework and housework, the lack of a second parent Monday through Friday, the loads of laundry, the menagerie of animals, etc. -- all make for a life that isn't very quiet. Still we all make due and I seem to make sure everyone is happy. Erika swings by when she needs food and clean clothes, Jessi amazingly juggles 3 varsity sports into her school year and Monika seems to have time for her myriad of interests. Still, I look forward to the time when opening up the hips are not so painful.
Here are a few of the videos made in my class: