here's to hoping...

...that tomorrow will be a much, much better day!

Today was an adventure. Not a good adventure. A bad, bad adventure. I'm trying hard not to complain but today was one of the worst days I've had in a long, long time.

Here's how my day unfolded:

- At 1:00 a.m., I woke up feeling not-so-normal. My mind was racing. My stomach was in knots. I was sweating bullets. I seriously felt like I was going to be sick. I was worrying myself sick over a lesson that I had to teach today. I knew I wasn't prepared to teach. I didn't like the lesson I had written. But...with the help of some prayers and yoga breaths, I fell back to sleep. FAIL #1.

- On days that I go to my internship, I have to wake up super early. Last night, I set my alarm for 5:00 a.m. so that I would have time to press 'snooze' a few times before I actually had to get up. I really like to be able to take my time getting ready in the mornings. That's my "me" time! Typically, I have a little over an hour to get ready before I leave for my internship at 6:30 a.m. Well...not this morning! When my alarm went off, I accidentally turned the alarm OFF instead of pressing snooze. I woke up on my own at 6:30 a.m., and I felt weird. I knew something wasn't right. I looked at my phone and immediately realized that I had overslept. Y'all, I've never jumped out of bed so quickly in my life! I leaned over the bathtub and wet my hair under the faucet. I didn't use shampoo or conditioner because there was NO time for that! I threw on some wrinkly clothes. I slapped on some make-up. I threw my laptop and notebook into a bag. I headed out the door within 20 minutes of waking up. No breakfast. No lunch. But, no worries, I did brush my teeth and use deodorant! Then, I was off to school. FAIL #2.

- Today, I was supposed to be teaching a lesson to Interior Design about furniture styles. Well...I thought I was supposed to be teaching a lesson about furniture styles. Turns out, my clinical teacher taught the same content to the students yesterday. Grrr. I should have been better prepared. So, I came up with a different plan, and I used an activity that a previous intern had created. FAIL #3.

- Lately, I've been having lots of trouble with the air pressure in my tires. The light that indicates low pressure is constantly switching on and off and on and off. Today, the light came on but I wasn't that concerned about it because it typically cuts off by itself. On my way home from school, the light came on. And the light stayed on. And I kept driving because I wasn't too concerned. And I called my parents and we talked and I mentioned the light and they said, "Make sure you check that out. You don't want to get a flat tire." Then, two minutes later, I was stranded on the side of the road...with. a. flat. tire. I got out, looked around, and then got back in my car and called the boy. While I was waiting on him to come rescue me, the sun went down and it got really, really, really dark. Scary. Thankfully, one of the girls I work with stopped to make sure I was okay. That was so sweet of her. I told her Andrew was on his way and she left. So...I continued to wait for the boy. It seemed like forever. I got overwhelmed and I cried. I cried hard. And then a state trooper saw my flashing lights. He put on his blue lights, pulled behind my car, and came to my window. I was crying, and I told him that I had a flat tire and was waiting for my boyfriend to come fix it. He said, "Oh. Ok. Well that's good. Are you upset?" Seriously?! Duhhh...I'm upset! And then he left. He left me on the side of the road. Finally, the boy came to my rescue and fixed my tire without one complaint. I think I'll keep him. Flat tire, FAIL #4.

Folks, it's been a long day. A long, long day! I'm looking forward to doing NO homework, taking a long hot shower, crawling into a cozy bed, and resting my head on a soft pillow.

Peace and blessings...

Kaitlyn.