Monday, October 18, 2010
Sleep? Where did you go?
Sleep has been something I have been lacking for the last couple weeks and for those of you in Practicum with me may also agree. I love to sleep, I always have. I enjoy naps and will sleep, and have, until 2PM if you let me. However, I considered myself to be a bat, or owl if you will, because it has maybe happened five times tops during my time at college that I have fallen asleep before 1AM. Usually I am wide awake until about 2:30AM and eventually by that time my reruns of Top Chef and Real Housewives of New Jersey/Orange County/New York - now Beverly Hills - are done playing for the night. I now awake every morning at 7AM in order to get ready and arrive to West High on time, but trying to fall asleep by midnight in order to gain that beauty sleep I need for the day ahead, has been quite the challenge. I love practicum because it is the one thing I look forward to every Monday - Friday, but the lack of sleep I have been getting, because I cannot master falling asleep early has been catching up with me. If I don't start getting some sleep, when I am a teacher, I am going to be in big trouble. I would like to note, however, that I somehow fell asleep last Sunday around 11PM, therefore, this blog is making up for last week and I will post this Monday's blog giving you all a preview of my very rough, messy, disorganized memoir. Tootles!
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Kim I couldn't agree/empathize with you more on this issue. In fact, through lived experience I've discovered that the only thing that can get me out of bed before 10 am is the prospect of working with students. Granted, it still takes a cup of strong coffee and a hot shower to get me out the door, but I see this a good sign for the future. Two points have been made to me by those who know far more than I do that I will now pass on to you: Given enough time, the body and mind can adapt to almost any situation AND as we get older we need less and less sleep to maintain a functional level of consciousness. Still though, the transition from our current lifestyle to that of a teacher is going to be ... shall we say "rough" until that adaptation takes place. Maybe that's why we have student teaching...
ReplyDeleteKim! I feel the same way. I thought I was a coffee addict before...no, no, no. Nothing compares to this. Ahhh stressed and overwhelmed. But? Love Practicum. In that sense, this is all worth it. The funny thing to me though, is that the students can't wrap their minds around the fact that I want to be there, that I look forward to seeing them. I truly do :)
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