Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Committed - Swung the Bat


Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Sincerity: Seven hours into my first day of work outside the home in 21 years, I wrote on the top of my rubric information sheet for scoring high school essays – Don’t be an Editor! Forget Everything You Know! Then I took a breath, and relaxed.

Brevity: No trouble getting up and out of the house. Even read the paper. Perhaps tomorrow my husband will remember I don’t talk to people first thing in the morning. Traffic not too bad. (Did you know NPR has a morning All Things Considered edition?) Who would have known?

Seating: I never thought about how often I go to the bathroom. Tomorrow, no coffee or water before noon. The training portion of this job does not allow for frequent visits to pee. Will move to the back of the room near the door as soon as I can.

Off to the baseball game.

P.S I don’t think anyone will notice if I wear sweat pants. I don't think anyone noticed me.

19 comments:

  1. There's a lot to be said for being invisible. Especially in the workplace! :D

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  2. Sincerity: No matter how hard you try, you are not invisible! Don't let anybody make you feel that way. It may be a scary new step into the job market for you, but you matter.

    Brevity: NPR in the morning. Gotta have it. Glad you found it.

    Seating: Have fun on those bleachers. Sweat pants at a baseball game is the way to go. Watch how many sodas you drink so you don't ping-pong back and forth to the outhouse.

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  3. If you pee your sweatpants, however, they WILL notice you.

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  4. I'd be the one committed if I couldn't have my morning coffee and more during the day. Hope today's better.

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  5. This is my first visit to your blog (I saw you signed up to follow mine--thanks for that, by the way), and I must say that after reading your last few entries, and despite the fact that there's a slight difference in our ages, I think we may have been separated at birth!

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  6. Are the sweat pants for work or the game? Just wonderin?

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  7. No coffee, or drink...Oh no. No bathroom breaking...UGH!

    Did you feel invisible today?

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  8. One day down.........my best to you dear friend! Less drinking or order a bigger bladder.

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  9. Did you say before I started reading here what you new job is? Wondering why you have to read high school rubrics...

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  10. Wendy: Yes, only one buried in a crowd. Working for me.

    Fragrant Liar: Actually, the baseball crowd is used to me looking like a slug. I was hoping to wear the sweat pants to work. And, thank you for your kind words.

    Jocelyn: Ha! Peeing in my sweatpants? Unfortunately as I get older, that might happen. A friend just had her bladder reslung. Hazards of having children.

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  11. Angie: Today was better than yesterday. I had to stick with the coffee. Mornings are so not my thing.

    SMB: I was hoping for sweatpants at work. Easier to put my feet up under and sit Indian style. I'll have to watch as time goes by to see if fashion styles become more relaxed.

    TTTC: More flexible on the bathroom trips yesterday and today. Working at my own pace. Relief! Literally!

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  12. Denise: As you know, I've always needed a bigger bladder!

    PHST: You can appreciate this. I'm grading state mandated essay tests. Most interesting to see how kids are writing. Or not. As I recall from days of old, there is a special place for high school English teachers.

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  13. Amie: Separated by birth - HA! You are most welcome for joining yours. Thanks for joining mine.

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  14. I did this job 15 years ago when I moved to Austin! It helped me coach my daughter on how to do the essays. It did depress me, though, to see what our kids were producing. Beware.
    :-)

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  15. Pamela,

    You offer hope for survival. Thanks for your comments.

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