It's Monday

Pretty much the only reason I even know it's Monday is because my administrator sends a "Monday Morning Message" going over the things we need to be looking out for in the coming week. Maybe it's a training or a meeting or just something from a book she read. I have come to rely on those messages to confirm that it is, in fact, the beginning of a new week.

Either that or I use the Snapchat filters. It's honestly 50/50.

Yesterday I had a (much needed) lazy day. I woke up at 8:00 and then slept fitfully until about 12:30 because. Church bells. I live near a Catholic church and I have never noticed how much the bells ring on the weekends. It never bothered me until I forgot what the difference between night and day was, not to mention the differences between asleep and awake. I basically stayed in bed all day and watched "The Mandalorian." I'm still not entirely sure what the point was but it was pretty good (yes, I'm a nerd...it's part of my charm) and baby Yoda was adorable.

I also got clearance for the classes I want to take over the summer for my 2nd masters degree!  I FINALLY made time to call my advisor, the dean of the program I got into for the summer semester, and he really did a great job explaining what my options were and also helping me to choose the correct track for me. I'm doing a non-thesis master's because...duh...but this allows me a lot more flexibility since my end game is teaching at the college level. I was torn between two "tracks" because I felt both had such a huge draw for me as both a U.S. and World history teacher. Should I go with "Exchanges and Encounters" that allows me to kind of explore how and why people, things, and cultures ended up where they are? Or should I choose "War and Violence" that allows me to explore how there are some civilizations I've never even heard of because they were decimated in one battle by one of the powerhouses of ancient history?

It was a seriously tough choice. I polled pretty much EVERYONE. My advisor explained, though, that the War & Violence is the most popular (duh...no, really, he said "duh") but that it might be the best choice for me simply because I was teaching both content areas and these courses were taught by a solid mix of U.S. and World professors. SOLD, Dr. Jordan!

After that, I spent a little bit of time with my kid, who came over to pick up a package and work on his truck a little bit, and then I spent a LONG time on a Zoom call helping a kid with an essay prompt. During that zoom call I was introduced to the Arctic Monkeys and I liked them a lot. The kid also asked me if I'd ever heard of Coldplay. Bless. What am I? 80?

Nevermind. Don't answer that.

Aubs