World Traveler: Clawing up the hill of wellness (trying)

T5B: 1) No puking today! 2) I was able to pay my health insurance a day late with no penalty. They also let me pay for this month as well so the next time I have money due is the beginning and end of December. (In the short term I'm out more money, in the long term I don't have to worry about being late again for a while!) 3) The VPs are very forgiving of my ignorance. 4) I wasn't too hungry at school though my lunch was largely inedible (my own fault, doh!). 5) IT'S OCTOBER (my favorite month)!

basal temp: 36.35

Some more cleaning house:
1) Somehow I forgot to mention yesterday (I think) that my students totally vindicated me and my belief in them! I was told the worksheet was WAY too hard for them - but they excelled with flying colors! (I finished correcting those worksheets today and found 3 others that said "I love Ann!" :D)
2) I think I forgot to say this before. I have wondered about the previous NS. I wonder if the schools find me better or worse. I know for sure that Phillip didn't do cleaning time with everyone. And I learned a month or so ago that CS likes me much better! That made me happy. Well, I'm just glad they're not like, "Man! We had the dream with our last guy!" I was told he never signed but would just talk at the students. That surprised me because it seems like I heard he is a signer. He either isn't or has no understanding of Deaf culture. :/ Still, I AM that shallow to say, "YAY! I won the popularity contest!" ;)
3) Yesterday 6th period I had one of those, "0.o I'm in JAPAN. I MOVED to Japan! By myself!!" moments. I was freaking out. It seems like yesterday I was sure I wasn't going to make it alone and couldn't get everything packed! Here I am with more than half my time gone! Crazy.
4) So you know how lemon juice in paper cuts is a killer? So too is onion juices. Youch! Cooking yesterday was a little painful for me. Like burnination in my finger that couldn't be exorcised! But I survived.
5) So I also found out Sunday, I've been calling my HT the wrong name since.. forever. AARGGHHH! I feel so badly about it! Sorry Brother ShIwa. (Have been calling him ShUwa.) I feel like a jerk!

Onto today, AM:
- got ready
- ate breakfast (again not hungry for it)
- remembered to bring my computer cord
- got to the bus stop, realized I'm not properly dressed 0.o
- freaked out all morning then FINALLY convinced myself there was nothing I could do
1st & 2nd period - prep, made a worksheet
3rd - taught a class that went REALLY poorly (about as poorly as the class for which I received a verbal tongue lashing)
4th - tried to eat my inedible lunch
lunch - Hashimoto-s kindly took me to run my errand

Notes: So summer is officially over (though it's REALLY hot today). I didn't realize this and was still in my "summer" clothing. I quickly rolled down my sleeves but there wasn't anything I could do about my knee-length skirt. I felt like such a jerk! Everyone else has to cover up, but not me! I just didn't know! -- When I got to the school, I told Hashimoto-s about my fiasco and the bank yesterday. Well, I thought banks played hard to get in America! Here they close at 1500! That's INSANE, IMO. So I asked to walk over at lunch. He cleared that with the VP for me (and I felt awful for asking for a favor when I wasn't even dressed correctly!). In any case, he was worried I wouldn't get back on time, so he offered me a ride and would not take no for an answer. I made him an origami dinosaur as thanks. :) -Ran that errand at lunch time with very little help from him. :D (At the counter) - Also I was able to pay for this month so I'm ahead! Whew! Oh also I mentioned my clothing and Hashimoto-s told me not to worry. He said, "You're not breaking our dress code." Uh... thanks! LOL Tomorrow I'll wear something more like everyone else. Yeesh. At least I have the excuse - and it really was - ignorance. -- Ok, lunch. So, I had this plain yogurt in my fridge. I bought it because "plain" to me, in my brain, was lightly sugared. Nope. What I wanted, I guess, was vanilla. In any case, I have been using it to spread my curry further. WELL, the yogurt's gone off and I didn't know that. Oh man.. I ate as much of my lunch as I could and then thought, "I've ALREADY been vomiting! What am I trying to do to myself!?" The problem is, you can't be seen throwing out food. So I hid it - almost sorta got caught... ya. :/ Sorry Japan, I am failing today! -- Oh but no penalty for paying my health insurance late, mmm! (Ironically I was too sick to pay for my health insurance on time.)

Afternoon:
5th - taught a lesson that went well
6th - prep
7th - prep (made two more worksheets - which now puts me 2 weeks ahead with the 2nd graders! YAY!)
- cleaning time
- bus ride home

Notes: --

Evening:
- got home
- had a mini meltdown
- warmed up some dinner
- got an email about the end of summer from Interac (good timing guys - they sent it out at 1700!)
- got a frantic email "Where are you!?" (French class ... uh what!?)
- got to message Jerod
- went to the bank
- went grocery shopping
- getting ready for bed

Notes: Meltdown? I want to attend my aunt's funeral and I can't. Also she didn't come to my wedding so I can't even remember the last time I saw her. I dug through my email and the last emails we sent one another were regarding my wedding. She did so much for me when I was struggling and we used to email quite a bit then we both got busy. Wish I could have seen her at the wedding. Aunt Joyce, I look forward to spending time with you after this life. Thank you for everything you did for me! Maman, I hope your heart is doing ok and that Adri is ok. :/ Love you all and wish I could be there to mourn with you. Know my heart is there.

As far as the email from Zenrinkan (the language school), the way Bruce stated it to me it sounded like I would be the pinch hitter. I would take the class when he wasn't teaching it. So ya, no one showed up to teach tonight. Once again, thanks for informing me! Sheesh. I didn't go because I wasn't prepared with materials nor was I prepared emotionally. I need time to psych myself up to be around people. Ya, sorry, not happening. And the fault for all that is on Bruce's shoulders (IMO). No one told me I was to teach this evening. I feel really badly but I'm trying really hard not to let it ruin my night. I have a pretty bad migraine and I think a lot of it is coming from stress. Hope you're all doing well. XOXO, A