I should have expected this. I should have been prepared. I tried to avoid it, to beat it. But it can't be beaten. Like the House, it always wins. Thursday morning I woke up with a little bit of a sore throat. Nothing really. I'm sure it was just the way I breathed all night. By the end of the school day I knew it wasn't how I was breathing. I stopped and bought some cough drops before Back to School Night. By the time I came home Thursday night, my head was pounding, my throat was raw and my nose was simultaneously stuffed up and running. I had it--my first cold of the year. I took Friday off to recover and so I didn't infect anybody else at the school. Luckily for me, these "School Colds" only last about 2-3 days. They come on slow the first day, beat the crap out of you the second, and by the third all you have is a mildly annoying stuffy nose. I really can't complain all that much. The problem is that I get these "School Colds" about once a month. At least I did when I was substituting last year. We'll see how it goes this fall since I won't be in the classroom full-time. I may just skate along until the spring when I'm sure I'll get a massive head cold in the middle of my 7-week work sample when I absolutely cannot miss a day or they'll skin me alive or something.
In other Back to School Night news, my right shoe decided to completely fall apart right as the evening was starting. I wore the shoes all day long without incident. We went to dinner and came back to the school for Back to School Night and all was going fine until I got about three steps from the door. Then all of a sudden I felt like I had stepped on a heavy piece of paper and was dragging it around. In fact, the sole of my shoe had come almost entirely off! I dashed into the workroom for some rubber cement but it didn't last. I jammed a few staples into the bottom of my shoe, hoping that if it didn't hold the sole at least it would help the rubber cement adhere. It did neither. I did a lot of standing in one place and gliding that night. What can you expect out a ten-year-old pair of shoes?
Hanna-Barbera got it wrong. Who knew?
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4 comments:
Dood. My tenth year teaching and I NEVER get sick. I have a secret and it ALWAYS works. Without fail. And no, it's not that lameass crap "invented by teacher." It's simple - the second you start to feel a little off, start taking zinc. Take it for a few days. You will not be sick if you do it the minute things start to feel off kilter. If you even think you are thinking about getting sick, take it. Early is key.
Oh No!! Yeah the colds are the unfortunate party favors of teaching. I'm sorry about your shoe...it's happened to me before during class..thankfully I had a pair of flip flops stashed in my room!!
Shake it off! Get back in the game! You gotta man up, son! What? Oh. Sorry. Too much Friday Night Lights. Hey, I'm telling you, Emergin-C. It's a gift. You sis is right, start chugging it (or Zinc) as soon as you feel a tickle. This will come in especially handy that first year of teaching when you're not getting the best sleep and stress is a bit high. And for goodness sake, buy yourself some sturdy shoes!
Oh, and your sis sounds a tad bitter that she didn't invent Airborne. Dang! {she's right though, that stuff is a rip-off--pricey, and you only get a few measly tablets!}
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