I love Fridays! Friday has to be the favorite day of 90% of Americans. Why is that? Is it that people love the weekend or just dislike their work? I love my job! But I do go through periods where I get in a rut and wonder if I'll ever get out. I may be entering one of those periods now, come to think about it. Hopefully it won't last long.
It has been a long week. It was a productive week, work-wise, but I didn't sell a lot. I did make progress on some accounts I've been trying to nail down, just not a lot of business. I know things will turn around there soon though.
Yesterday, my mom's art class had their "end of class dinner" with parents and loved ones of the people who took the class. It is an annual affair at the completion of the art class she has at our church. The students show their art work they've been working on and then serve their loved ones dinner at the church. They design and make the menus and cook the dinner. I really enjoy it because my kids get to serve me dinner for a change! What a treat that is! This year my girlfriend Angelina came because her son Marquix was in the class. My ex-wife Shelly also came because Shelbi was in the class. They sat across from each other and ganged up on me the whole dinner! That was fun...... I wonder who did THAT seating arrangement!
I also went to see the movie "Chalk" this past week. I didn't know how well I would be able to handle it, but I did okay. The movie is about a first-year high school teacher named Mr. Lowery (played by Troy Schremmer) and other young teachers and first-year assistant principal. Some of the scenes with Mr. Lowery were very painful to watch because they hit so close to home for me having taught for two years and enduring many of the nearly identical situations he goes through. Like me, he is divorced and began teaching after being in professional business for several years. Like me, he contemplates quitting after his first year. I actually quit after my second year, and you never find out if he does indeed quit. I recommend it as a movie to watch, but if you are a teacher, some of the scenes do hit pretty close to home. Troy and his co-star and wife Janelle (Hottman) Schremmer came to Salina last week to show the movie and answer questions about it. Janelle is a former high school classmate of my sister, Christel, and were in many plays together.
Have a great weekend!
Peace,
Alex
It has been a long week. It was a productive week, work-wise, but I didn't sell a lot. I did make progress on some accounts I've been trying to nail down, just not a lot of business. I know things will turn around there soon though.
Yesterday, my mom's art class had their "end of class dinner" with parents and loved ones of the people who took the class. It is an annual affair at the completion of the art class she has at our church. The students show their art work they've been working on and then serve their loved ones dinner at the church. They design and make the menus and cook the dinner. I really enjoy it because my kids get to serve me dinner for a change! What a treat that is! This year my girlfriend Angelina came because her son Marquix was in the class. My ex-wife Shelly also came because Shelbi was in the class. They sat across from each other and ganged up on me the whole dinner! That was fun...... I wonder who did THAT seating arrangement!I also went to see the movie "Chalk" this past week. I didn't know how well I would be able to handle it, but I did okay. The movie is about a first-year high school teacher named Mr. Lowery (played by Troy Schremmer) and other young teachers and first-year assistant principal. Some of the scenes with Mr. Lowery were very painful to watch because they hit so close to home for me having taught for two years and enduring many of the nearly identical situations he goes through. Like me, he is divorced and began teaching after being in professional business for several years. Like me, he contemplates quitting after his first year. I actually quit after my second year, and you never find out if he does indeed quit. I recommend it as a movie to watch, but if you are a teacher, some of the scenes do hit pretty close to home. Troy and his co-star and wife Janelle (Hottman) Schremmer came to Salina last week to show the movie and answer questions about it. Janelle is a former high school classmate of my sister, Christel, and were in many plays together.
Have a great weekend!
Peace,
Alex
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