Too tired to even think.................

I don't know what it is BUT I am SOOOO exhausted I can barely function. I slept for a total of about 10 hours yesterday and still woke up this morning feeling as if I hadn't slept at all. I can't keep going on like this. I think it is more mental and emotional than physical. I have SO much to do at work each day, especially now that I have team leaders duties and responsibilities along with everything I normally do. One thing that is really draining me is the constant complaints and negativity I hear from one teacher in particular. OMG! I don't know how much more of it I can take. It's gotten to the point that even lunch is stressful. She literally complains about everything all the time. What amazed me today was that she was talking about having an eye opening experience realizing which teachers in the school are not "respected." WOW!! Does she NOT realize that SHE is one of those teachers?? Talk about being in denial. She was also talking about how scarrey and sad it was if what was going on in NBI is an example of how most teachers teach. This from a woman who can't control her class well enough to actually teach. Good intentions are all fine and good, BUT I would rather have my kid in a class with a half-ass teacher who had control of the class than a teacher with great ideas who couldn't control the class well enough or long enough to implement them. Not a good choice but at least SOME learning probably occurs in teacher "A's" class.

Another thing that I think has been causing my tiredness is worrying about Tom. He has had a lot of stuff happening at work. Hours have been cut, I think he feels like the axe is hanging over his head. All I can do is be there to listen and offer support. It doesn't help that we haven't seen each other in about 2 weeks because of schedules, the gas situation, etc.

I did start a photography class in Kennesaw with my dad on Tuesday nights. Although I am sure it is a contributing factor, it is something I've been wanting to do for literally years and I'm not willing to give it up. Hopefully, one day in the not too distant future I will have my own photography business. This has been a dream of mine for many years. I'm NOT saying I would give up teaching, just that it would be nice to actually supplement my income by doing something I love.