Phew...2 hour delay

I have a two hour delay at the school this morning. I'm glad. I have some time to breathe this morning, yet I don't have to make up any more snow days (we have had 4 so far this year...we've made up 2 and still need to make up two more...oh, work on Saturdays...). I would have liked to stay at home all of today because I really need some time to relax. My job is driving me nuts. We had a six day week last week and I don't like the room they've had me in recently. I know I don't want to have to make this up, though.

I think my job is breaking labor laws, but I don't know how to bring it up to them without putting myself at risk. Is there a way for me to whistleblow without them tracing it to me? They make us drive kids home in the afternoons sometimes. This can take up to three hours sometimes. They pay us a flat rate of $14 to do it. How can they do that? It's less than minimum wage. Jake thinks they are also breaking labor laws because we don't get breaks or a time for lunch...we have what they call a "working lunch". I have to shovel food into my mouth while running back and forth handling kids having maladaptive behaviors.

In happier news...
Jake and I went to DC Improv mid-week. I always have a good time watching comedy. I think that I should care less about being responsible at my job and just go out and have a good time when I can.

We also went to see the movie "An Unreasonable Man" at E Street Theatre. Ralph Nader came and spoke to the crowd afterwards and answered questions. It was cool. I really appreciate Ralph Nader a lot more now. I didn't even know all the stuff about how he made it so we have seatbelts in cars.

Jon and Ellen had us over yesterday afternoon to watch the Badger basketball game. I can't believe we lost by one point. Ugh! Well, I think we're going to show Ohio State by kicking ass in the NCAA tournament. So there.

Tim is coming out to visit Jon and Ellen in a couple of weeks. I think Jake and I will have to make a point of going to hang out with him while he's here. That should be fun...I haven't seen Tim in a while, so it'll be nice to catch up.

I feel like I don't have enough time for self-reflection lately. Or, at least I don't feel that I have enough time to write about what I've been thinking. Jake's probably had enough of me talking about the meaning of my life and how my current job doesn't fit how I've personally defined the meaning of my life. I maybe should write out some of the things I've been thinking about because otherwise I might forget them later. I just don't feel that I have enough time in my day. I have to put in all this extra time at work lately...I have a million books I'm working on reading...I'm trying to have a social life...I keep falling into the temptation to job search online...I just feel like I'm bouncing around like crazy right now.

I joined the gym at the patent office this past week so that I can meet up with Jake after work a few times a week to exercise. I have to go in and meet with a trainer on Wednesday. They're going to tell me about my body composition and I don't know what else...maybe try to sell me on more sessions with a personal trainer.

Okay, this is random and disjointed but I felt like putting an update on here.

Oh, five more work weeks until I come home! Let the countdown begin! I can't wait!