Today was an interesting day. I woke up this morning with ample time to get to work but ended up thinking I was running late. I was in fact about 15 minutes early which allowed me to stop by Starbucks before class. I ordered a grande pumpkin spice coffee - I didn't order a latte because it is about double the price and we are trying to save pennies for the house remodel. So, I spent $1.65 on coffee this morning that was pretty good.
I did not eat breakfast this morning because I didn't have time, nor did I want to waste 700 calories on something from Starbucks. Even their low fat stuff has tons of calories. I didn't feel like having a 1,000 calorie breakfast. If that were the case I may as well eat nachos for breakfast. In any case the coffee hit my system which gave me tons of energy for class. I am not quite sure my students appreciated it, but I sure had a great deal of fun being goofy and making fun of some of my students. I think that presenting in front of a group of people everyday is a good thing for me. I am not as eager to talk when Shawn gets home which I think he appreciates.
I was thinking today - I really like teaching. As much as it sucks to prepare for classes, I really like it. I don't have a boss looking over my shoulder every second of the day. I get in, get out and get on with my life after teaching - I mean all except for the grading papers and preparing and such. But, the fact that I get to work for 4 hours a day makes me happy. Shawn and I recently had a conversation about how I really just want to be a housewife. I would like to take care of our house, cook for Shawn and garden all day long. With our house being as big as it is, I think it's going to take quite a bit of work to keep it clean on a continual basis.
Tonight I am off to do a focus group with a company based in Sunnyvale. I think I am tasting Salmon tonight which should prove to be pretty interesting since I don't really like Salmon all that much. I had a bit of a bad experience with Salmon on a mission trip once and still haven't recovered. It is a 2 hour focus group and they pay $75 for the time that I am there, so it's almost worth it. Hey, it's $75 more than I had before right? I will post later if something interesting happens tonight - which I am sure it will since it's something I am tasting and I really don't like it. I will think of it as a Fear Factor challenge. Oh crap - I just thought of something, what if it's canned salmon or something and I have to eat salmon salad or the like - yikes!!! Or what if it's raw salmon or a hybrid salmon? Maybe it's going to be a cross between salmon and squirrel and I have to judge whether or not the general public is going to like it? Uh oh, I don't know about this focus group now that I actually think about it. I know I am going to get stuck eating something that is going to make me gag. I guess I will find out in a couple of hours. I will update later. Wish me luck!
Update: We taste tested farm raised salmon. It was pretty good. I now have a new appreciation for salmon, which is good because I should be eating it A LOT more than I do not which is almost never. :)
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