Nah, I'm clearly kidding. Tomorrow starts the MCAS testing window so obviously I had to at least get in a little bit of blogging. Even though this has nothing to do with MCAS. Except for the fact that I hate how much of my job is determined by a test that has to be taken by kids who don't speak or read fluent English, have major home issues, and sometimes just don't know how to read at the appropriate grade level. But that's been a topic of discussion for years already and I don't see it changing anytime soon, so really, what point is there in complaining. Instead, here's a recap of my weekend.
I sat through the first time home buyers class so I could get the certificate needed to process the loan. The class was ultra boring because it covered all the parts that we've already done. It's hard to say if it would have been helpful in the beginning, because now I don't know what I knew from before and what I learned during the process. But, I went and got the certificate, so hopefully everything's fine and we'll be moving next weekend. Which, if that is the case, means we need to get packing. However, we have friends coming in for this weekend, so it looks like the packing is going to get done at the last minute the week of the closing. Ah well, it's not like we haven't moved before. Plus, we can come back and get stuff whenever, it doesn't have to all be taken right now, so that's making it a bit easier. I would like to go order a new bed for delivery by the time we move, but I think we're going to wait.
Aside from the house activities, track is going well. Today we did hill repeats. Right now my main goal is to get the girls to be faster at their miles. I'm not entirely sure what a good mile time is for a high school female, but I'm fairy certain it's lower than an 8:30 minute mile. Part of me thinks it would be a good idea to offer a reward to anyone who can beat my fastest mile time, which right now is a 7:10. But, what to reward? Also, I don't want to push the girls too hard. After all, I know what my body is capable of handling during a run, but that doesn't mean that a teenage girl will have the same capabilities. Especially if she isn't in top shape or hasn't been working out consistently. For now I'm sticking to hill repeats and sprint intervals, with leg workouts mixed in. Then, of course, we do a core workout for the last 10 minutes or so of practice. But it's been really fun. Maybe I should have been a track coach or a gym teacher all along. Except I probably don't want to do that forever. Even though it would be nice to just workout all day and get paid for it. I thought by this age you were supposed to know what you wanted to do with your life. How come I still feel like I have no idea if I'm in the right grade, position, subject etc? Where's the easy answer button here? Seriously, who are these people that have it all together and figured out? Sometimes I think I do, but then I change my mind. Maybe someday I'll actually have it together....
And now, a picture of whatever I have in my phone.
Nala. Good enough.
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