See? It’s already up? However, this morning, just before 8 am EST, just as I clicked the button to start my Class (with a new student), I had no internet. The student was there. I had said “Hello,” and…Crash! It was my fault, Admiral Obvious told me many many times:
“You have no internet.” “Your student is waiting.” “Try another classroom line.” “You have no connection.” “This is another line, and you do not have internet.”
By this time I am frantic, and Yes I know “I Have No Internet!” What I do have is three minutes, now two, to get online somehow. If I cannot connect in time, the class will be canceled. Wait! I have my phone. I press the button the use it as temporary WiFi, but just as I get it loaded, time’s up! .
I am a new teacher to this learning platform, and I have spent weeks learning how to teach from a little square box on the screen. It took over ten trials until I passed the internet test. Am I getting out of hand here? Probably, but now I will worry for a while as the seconds count down to another class.
People, (you know, they) say it’s good for you to work outside of the box. I am working inside a little box.
I'm a woman and a writer who is determined to tell my story about living with depression, anxiety and panic attacks. Mental Illness. Yes, we are not supposed to talk about it. Well I'm about to.
However, I will be writing about some whimsical things as well. I welcome feedback and opinions, and disagreements are fine, just tell me why.
What else would you want to know? I just retired from teaching, have been taking grad classes on writing, and have several pieces I want to publish. I am also halfway through a memoir about my mental illness--depression, and I am trying to become more open in talking about it. That's really the purpose of this blog. I imagine there are more than a few students who will be surprised because I just kept going, working, reading, teaching, and raising my four kids. Not always easy for anyone, but I did have days when I wanted to fly away and not come back. I like to use Alice as my metaphor, and the Rabbit hole she tumbled into as where I went when I tried to end my life two years ago.
But now, I'm off again, on new adventures. I hope you like my blog.
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Stuff happens.
It is still very disconcerting, but it does. How we go forward from an event is more important than the event most of the time.
Stuff happens.
It is still very disconcerting, but it does. How we go forward from an event is more important than the event most of the time.
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