September 10, 2009

Adjustment

To say that going back to teaching a class at 8 a.m. is an adjustment would be a huge understatement. I am not a morning person, never have been. The good thing is that I have really great students this semester. They seem to get me, and although I have a couple slackers, we're getting along pretty well so far.

The grading is killing me though. Where are those leisurely days of summer?

Gone.

Because Big I is participating in both ju-jutsu and field hockey (and did I mention the girls both start swimming lessons this week?), my training time has been slashed drastically. I'm finding it extremely difficult to get to the dojo. When I was training for black belt, my family made a lot of sacrifices, and I've been doing my best to help out with coaching field hockey and giving everyone enough attention and time. It's a balancing act I'm not good at; I'm very grumpy when I'm not training regularly.

So while I suffer from writer's block or from "this is so boring no one is going to want to read this" self-editing before I even start writing business, I have some suggestions to offer you.

First, check out the reviews over at The BBM Review. I recently participated in a L'oreal make-up review and I did it in honor of Lisa.

Second, my best friend from high school runs a great non-profit called "Drug Free Pennsylvania." They're having an online auction right now and there are some fantastic deals to snag for very low bids. You can check out the auction by clicking here.

In addition, Drug Free PA is also going to do this crazy golf ball drop thing, and you can win some money in the process. It's called a Chopper Dropper and it's a fun and awesome idea. Please go check it out!

If you're into MMA, then you're going to want to check out the new MMA supply website. You can check the site out here and get 15% off anything you'd like through Saturday by using the code "elitebbm."

I guess I did have a little something to say after all. I won't make you wait so long in the future.