Something in the Water?

There must be something in the water today or something, the kids at work are bouncing off the walls! It really is a good thing that I woke up in a pretty good mood, otherwise I would have been in tears or bouncing my head off of the tile floor at many points during the day.

Let’s see here, I’ve been called a bitch, I’ve been slapped, the children are refusing to listen, and they’re insanely hyper. Am I insane for still loving my job? I think I may be, just a little.

This little boy asked for more ketchup for his chicken nuggets at lunch time, in reply, I told him we didn’t have anymore. He said, "Whaaaaat?!?! You bitch!" And giggled about it. Children these days, I swear. Then another little boy keeps saying, "What the hell?" trying to get a reaction out of me. How do you discipline children that honestly don’t care if they get put in time-out, put into the office, have toys taken away, or anything? It’s a tough situation. Luckily, I get a whole new class at the end of August. Tomorrow is our state inspection, though, and I’m literally praying that they be on their best behavior. Whatever happens, happens, and I don’t care either way; if we get written up for something, it’s actually a good thing, but it’s still nerve-wracking. These kids have the ability to be such wonderful children, and they just can’t grasp the concept that if they listen, they get to do more things and have more fun. Oh well…

On my lunch break, I went and signed the lease for my new apartment. I’m pretty excited about moving in for multiple reasons; I’ll have internet at home, I’ll actually have a living room and bedroom, I’ll have basic cable, and I’ll be right next door to Johnny – literally! They’re painting and cleaning the apartment before I move in, so I won’t be able to move in until the 13th, which is okay, but that leaves me 2 days to move out. It’s a little tight, but I know I can do it, especially with Johnny’s help.

For a while, there, I was really worried about having enough money. I only get 2 paychecks a month, and I need to pay rent and security deposit. At first, they were telling me that I need to pay rent by the 5th of August, which had me freaking out because there is no way I can pull that PLUS the security deposit. But, I don’t have to pay the security deposit until the 15th, now, so everything should fall into place. Yay!

Taking my medicine in the evenings has seemed to give me a little more energy during the day. Usually, I’m like a zombie all day at work, but today has been pretty good. I’m tired now, but I think that has to do with it being nap time and things are kind of settling down.

I’m probably going to pass out when I get home from work. Today is seriously an insane day. Agh!