I think it was my body telling me to take it easy. There had been a lot of things getting to me... Things with school, things with my future, things with myself. There were some serious thought spirals happening in a bad way. With all my bad-sickness-feelings, I was having trouble looking positively at anything. But like they ("they") say, time heals all. So, I took some time. I got better. I did A LOT of sleeping. It was almost like I recharged.
The worst part about being sick was missing class at Leyden. My supervisors were incredibly understanding and made me feel a ton better about my absences, but I'm still sad I missed. The students did the presentations I helped them with, and I really would have LOVED seeing them present. I'm planning a writing exercise with them... I'm actually too excited about it. The fact that Mrs. B is letting me try my hand at lesson planning is an absolute privilege. I kid you not, she is the best. I'm really lucky to be able to help her in her classes.All my medical appointments are scheduled! Gotta start sending all that stuff in. They aren't kidding about the medical packet being intimidating, but I'll do me and be as overly-thorough as possible. Next step: exploring a wider range of volunteering opportunities - probably though Chicago Cares - and finding affordable teacher training/seminars to attend.
Everyone, stay well! Take vitamins! And for goodness sake, get some rest.
Happy February!
