THIS. THIS IS THE ONE I'VE BEEN WAITING TO SHARE.  

Seriously, you guys, this is the important one.  And another one coming up (i talk about how much I miss dry-erase markers, it's great).  Anyway. This is not just important to me, but it's important for everyone working from home to TURN OFF WORK at a certain point.  Remember that you are at home.  Like, that work email someone sent at freaking 8 pm can wait until 8 am. You don't need to reply. 

This is especially important for me because I was answering emails at all hours of the day and never turning it off and then I was getting mad at the kids because they were driving me insane.  I specifically wrote this after one student sent me four emails in fifteen minutes.  FOUR EMAILS IN FIFTEEN MINUTES. The time of these emails started at 8:45 pm. NO, I will not reply to your email about your grade because you didn't complete an assignment properly. 

I told the kids I will not answer emails after 4:30 pm and I am less likely to answer on the weekend because that's not my job.  I am only required to work Monday through Friday and while I am working from my bedroom that does not mean I will be on 24/7.  I can't be.  My mental health is already a high risk problem and I will not let teaching drive me to insanity this early in the game.  

So here it is, my post to the kids about turning off school. 

As I write this introduction for this next update it is actually a week after I wrote it. Oops.  Weirdly I was too tired after this week to actually post any of the Corona Chronicles here. But at least they will eventually make it. Even if I have to backdate all my JDKC posts. Whatever. 

All the feelings I had when I wrote this are still relevant.  My district still has not revealed what the next phase of our teaching from home looks like and that starts in a week.  They had three weeks to figure it out and it was never discussed.  I am frustrated because I just want to know what I'll be doing for half of April.  No one has an answer and I am not one who does well without answers. 

So here it is.  I shared my thoughts and feelings with my kids.  Though it's a very PG thoughts and feelings and I've added to it because again, it's a week later and I've definitely started to feel more about this. 

I don't really have a lot to say to introduce this next update.  This is really just about how I tried to keep some normalcy in my life by having a virtual movie night.  Again, I cannot talk about how much wine I drink... It's not a lot. This entire time I've finished all of two bottles.  I really just need to step up my game. 

Anyway, click the read more and see what I tell my students about my life.