HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Halloween on a Friday-
I'm excited because it is the first time for me to pass out candy at my HOUSE! Complete with a porch light and real front porch! :) It's hard to believe I was in a 3rd floor apartment at this time last year. We didn't pass out any candy- ??? Halloween was a Wednesday in 2007, but who knows what I was up to. I honestly cannot remember... Craig probably had something for football, I probably subbed a class at the gym so that the other instructor could take her daughters trick-or-treating. In fact, I think that is exactly what I did!

From a teacher's point of view, I am SO glad Halloween is not on a school night. Last year the kids were having a hard time focusing and getting anything done on November 1. If they weren't on a sugar high, they were in a post-sugar-high comatose state. Now they have the weekend to unwind.

Speaking of Halloween, that reminds me I have a book about vampires to read. I am in book 3 (Eclipse) of the Twilight series written by Stephenie Meyer. Must go find out what will happen next between Bella Swan and Edward Cullen! :)

Happy Trick-or-Treating everyone!

Just random thoughts

So our internet model/router/thing has decided to go on the fritz once, sometimes twice, a day. We have to unplug it, wait a while, plug it back in, and see if it decides to work. Then, Zeus decided to start digging holes in the back yard- and the crazy little dog behind us has jumped on a couple of fenceboards so much they are coming undone. I swear I almost saw that dog come through our fence this afternoon. Grades are due, but I left a pile of them sitting on my desk at work when I was supposed to bring them home. My desk at work is already a total mess, and it's only been 9 weeks. Only 3 people were at my Step class tonight. Today was just not my day...

Then I stopped to think about this further:
1- At least I have a computer, and internet. A lot of people don't get that luxury.
2- At least I have a pet who loves me. A lot of people don't get to experience that.
3- At least I have a fence, and a yard, and a home to call my own. Millions don't have that.
4- At least I have a secure job. In today's economy, it's hard for anyone to feel as safe about their future as I do working in education.
5- Not everyone is as "passionate" (some call it "crazy") about fitness classes as I am. Most people have a life, and a family, and 101 other reasons to skip a night at the gym. I should be grateful for the 3 who came and trusted that I would provide a fun workout, no matter how small the group.

Lately I have realized that I should be more grateful, thoughtful, proactive, punctual, and productive. I need to get a routine down and stick with it so that I'm not waiting till the last minute on everything. I need to find a way to balance everything I have on my plate better...

Off to bed- hopefully tomorrow will be a fresh new start! :)

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