[GraceKrispy]

Originally Posted by kazbates

I used to have a terrible time falling asleep. I would think about all the things I needed to do the next day or rehashed a problem from the day before. Then I got the idea to start writing a story in my head. I would imagine the settings and characters, figuring out a general plot and just let my imagine take over. Now I fall asleep fairly quickly with a smile on my face (I do love a good story ). Not that I think my stories are all that good and I don't think I've ever actually made it to the conclusion, but I do fall asleep happy!! It's a silly thing, I know, but it works for me.

I find I have to do logic problems or sudoku/kenken puzzles or something. If I do them for too long a period of time, I run the risk of dreaming of filling in squares with numbers or solving logic problems before a monster gets me, but if I just do it long enough to let my mind disengage from life and drift off to sleep, I'm in great shape! I tried the story thing after a friend suggested it, but I get too into the story and stay awake for hours and hours making it work. Puzzles allow my brain to rest.

Originally Posted by kazbates

I have no job! That and I send the kids off to school everyday. When summer vacation begins for us next week, I'll be a slave to the family again.

In a weakened moment, I turned my resume in to a couple of schools. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they don't call. How sad is that?!?! I adore teaching, but hate working. If I could just spend my time working with the kids in the classroom and not have to deal with all the extraneous garbage, I would be happy to work. Unfortunately, there is no way to get away from it and that tarnishes my time with the kids.

I know *sigh* the job became a lot less fun and exciting when the paperwork starting piling up. If I wanted red tape, I'd join the government, and write reports on which missiles are hiding where, and what color underwear the leaders of the not-so-free nations are wearing on any given day... I think you should be an assistant. All the kid time with none of the hassle/planning. Unless you get a teacher who decides you are her paperwork assistant... scratch that....

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

congratulations on summer holidays !!! sounds delightful. try not to let those shums get in your way too much.


start working freelance from home, with no company but a couple of relatively taciturn felines. you'll see that it's nice to have a bit of "conversation" during breaks, and that the forum makes the tedious bits pass faster.

Ah, that's where I went wrong. I wonder if I could fashion model underwear from home as a freelance job? I am good at that. Or old clothes that double as jammies (that is the outfit I am currently wearing, on my first day NOT going anywhere). I am going to have to figure this thing out. But I'm afraid I'd spend ALL day on the computer, in my underwear instead of doing any work or bathing. I think I need a job just to make sure my hygiene is in check...

Originally Posted by GeoffC

otter maddeningly mad as a mad hatter

Never fear, the penguinator is here! Otterly fabulous!

Originally Posted by Verencat

Just woke up, quite dizzy, from a thirty minutes nap (Marc, did you hit me again ) and found myself having to open two windows for MR: one to catch up with the music, the other fot the llama produced otters...

Getting dizzier by the second!

you sat up too fast. Or you're pregnant (dad!! did you hear that??) or you need more sleep. or you should stop sleeping on the ceiling. I'll help you out. MARC! STOP HITTING!