Yeah, student teaching is over.  I say “yeah” because it means an end to the crazy schedule I have been maintaining over the last 12 weeks.  I do miss my kids though.  Fortunately, this week has been non-stop substituting at the middle school.  I still see my kids daily.  Today is Friday and a minimum day, so I don’t expect any calls.  This means that for the first time in 13 weeks, I don’t have a structured schedule.

I will need to do a few things during this lull.  I definitely need to finish my California State required “TPAs” — those documents where I detail what I did during my student teaching experience and express what I have learned, in four – 30 page essays.  One essay has been turned in already, a second one is 80% done and two more are untouched.  Since each takes about 40 hours to write, I have something like 90 – 100 hours to go.

Another thing I will need to do is get my financial routine back in place (I missed a credit card payment!) and my Bible routine back in place (read and pray!), and my health routine back in place (walking, biking, playing tennis, eating right), and fix my car (the Porsche is slowly dying due to lack of use).  I think I also have a smog check and a blood check and a dentist visit this month.  My friends have also been asking to see me, so I need to schedule some lunch dates next week.

Hmmm, sounds like my lull will be busy; the hardest part will be setting a pace and being consistent in my work, all while taking the occasional substitute job… and looking for a job.  I tend to do better when I have a deadline, so I guess I’ll need to set some deadlines and achieve some goals.  My first deadline will be to have my weekly school work done (yes, I still have homework and a night class) and TPA#2 done by the end of this weekend.

I’ll also start blogging on  a daily basis again.