It's not the best of weeks so far. The AC is broken and the ungodly hot temperatures outside have been making my apartment feel like a tin can. I've actually been suffering from heat exhaustion from being inside. Owing to the heat, I've been averaging two hours of sleep a night, which hasn't been helping matters. Meanwhile, poor Mindy got sick (most likely from the heat) and has had diarrhea since Sunday night. I was unable to take her to the vet, but luckily I found a friend who could take her for me. Now she's on the road to recovery, so at least I'm not cleaning up doggy diarrhea every fifteen minutes like I was on Monday.
Today the AC was also broken in two classrooms, which made for some miserable teaching experiences. The kids were fussing and begging me to do something, and I was trying to explain to them that, as I am not God, there was nothing I could do about the heat. I think the lack of sleep mixed with the intense heat and humidity is what brought on the migraine midway through my day. At any rate, teaching energetic children while suffering a migraine is no easy feat. As soon as I got home, I got medicated and dropped in front of my two fans. Uggg.
In spite of the lousy stuff that's been going on this week, I'm doing okay. I still look forward to work every morning, and thanks to Mindy, I love coming home in the afternoon and at night. Plus, there is one happy thought that I can wear as a talisman against grumpiness or depression: Only two and a half weeks left until I leave for the Philippines! I've already started packing, and I can't wait for my week-long dream vacation. I wish it were three weeks, but oh well. We can't always have everything we want...
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