@siggy47 posted about Stackers crafting their personal blog entries here. Who would want to read the chronicles of a jaded man in his late 40s, compressed by both work and parenting pressures? But perhaps it’s precisely because I feel that something is missing in my life that I feel that I must blog. If not for anyone, then for myself.

Today, I felt rather empty at work. Don’t get me wrong. I was productive - writing a report about a student, forming class groups on the e-learning platform, calculating meticulously the number of hours my Dance Club needs to hire my dance coach for this year. But surely, teachers don’t venture into teaching to deal with logistical and administrative tasks. I came into teaching to make a difference in the lives of my students. Sucks that I don’t have time to plan interesting lessons for them.

I know that today wasn’t the worst. Because I conscientiously crafted out time to create a poster detailing some leadership principles for the chairman and vice-chairman in my class:

I also wrote a step-by-step guide to explain to my colleagues how they can save time on lesson planning by using this AI platform called Diffit: https://www.publish0x.com/diaperfinancingfund/step-by-step-guide-for-teachers-to-use-diffit-xgvnnwk.

But do these things obey the Pareto Principle? You know how we achieve 80% of our successful outcomes via 20% of our work. The poster and the instructional guide don’t fall into this category, I’m afraid.

Nonetheless, today was a battle fought well. The LED light in my bathroom went out. Flickering its signs of distress and danger. So I arranged an appointment with my trusty electrician to come to my house to replace the LED light. This means that my wife would return to a brightly lit bathroom when she comes home later. Suffice it to say “happy wife, happy life”.

I have purged today’s highs and lows out of my system. I need to shower my 14-month-old girl now. Sigh. See you guys in my next blog!