New resolutions

About 2 weeks ago I joined Gold's Gym. The Curves where I was a member closed, so I needed to find another place to work out. When you join Gold's they offer 3 free training sessions and I went to the first one this morning. I think I need to sleep for the rest of the week to recover!!!

The truth is I actually enjoyed the workout. Of course I may have to eat those words tomorrow when I can't get out of bed because of how sore I am! I know it isn't New Year's & most people don't make resolutions at this time of the year, in fact most people are slipping on their resolutions, but I have decided to rework the resolution I created at the beginning of the year regarding working out.

Go to Curves or walk on the treadmill every day.

Obviously I can't go to Curves, but I am going to try to go to Gold's 4 to 5 times a week. I signed up for a training session once a month. This way I have someone watching over me and making sure I stay on track. I want to continue with the treadmill as well. The most important thing I need to work on is to eat healthier. Increase the fruits & vegetables I eat. Make sure my meals are balanced with lots of different types of food. Less sweets & junk food.

Hopefully by this time next year all of these resolutions will have made a big difference in my life, physically & mentally.

Headaches

Anyone know of a good natural cure for headaches? I had a pretty bad one this afternoon & couldn't get it to go away.

I tried eating chocolate with almonds (heard that almonds help with headaches & usually chocolate makes me feel better) ... didn't work.

I tried taking a nap ... didn't work & it was worse when I woke up.

I tried snacking thinking maybe it was partly because I was hungry ... didn't work.

I finally took 2 ibuprofen ... didn't work!

As a last resort I took another ibuprofen, ate a burger from McDonald's & drank a Coke ... it worked! But I am not sure which of it worked or if it was the combination of all of the above. I am just hoping I can find something else that does work without having to take the ibuprofen or other medicine.

Zzzzzzz...

Do you know how wonderful it is to be able to stay up till 12 or 1 in the morning & then sleep in till past 9 in the morning, knowing that you don't have to rush to get up early for school?

Well I do now and I am enjoying it immensely!

Reflections

Now that the school year is officially over, I am thinking back to the highlights & low points of the year.

Highlights:
-I had the same class from the beginning of the year till the end (with only one addition).
-We had a wonderful technology grant that gave us lots of fun new toys to use in the classroom.
-Field trip to the Renaissance Faire.
-Watching my students grow & learn throughout the year.
-Calling parents to tell them how well their students did that day!
-Signing my contract for next year!!

Low Points:
-Bad attitudes of students
-2 students shop lifting on a field trip
-Calling parents to talk about misbehaving students.