Well, it's day two of working and it hasn't been too bad. I've been waking up at 6 A.M. and can function normally throughout the day while the students are there but once they're out the door my body quickly remembers its longing for more rest in sleep. Most of my students are genuinely glad to be back in school and a couple have told me that they had fun before leaving for home which really makes all the time and energy spent worth it. I was pleasantly surprised to find that seventy-five percent of my students actually did their vacation homework (reading, writing, cursive, and math) especially since another teacher had told me that she had four kids turn in their vacation homework last year. I guess working is not too bad. It gives me a reason to wake up and expand my energy. Oh yeah, and it pays the bills. Working also forces me to think ahead like preparing lunch for the next day, picking out an outfit for the next day, planning out what I need to do and when I can do it. I have to go now and cut some multiplication test papers so I can make the self test centers tomorrow at school.