by Gracee / Saturday/ August 7, 2021
This week is one of the blessed weeks for me as an employee.
This week I had a total of 25 students. This total number of students I had might be small if we think about online classes yet for me, it is already enough, or should I say it is already a lot. Why? ----because each class usually takes forty (40) to fifty (50) minutes. Having three or four classes with different materials in a row is exhausting and also makes me feel a bit nervous due to sudden power outages, unstable internet connection, and having a laptop that suddenly freezes when using.
Sunday night (August 1), our principal sent our final schedule. I was felt overwhelmed yet still manage to compose myself and wrote my students' and books' names as preparation. This is also my way to know if I need to wake up too early or not the following day for I still need to finish household chores before taking classes.
Monday (August 2), I only had four classes but technically only three because I was not able to attend my night class because of the sudden power outage which took almost 6 hours.
Tuesday(August 3), I had six classes on this day yet one of my classes was extended to cover the lost hour because the student experienced technical issues.
Wednesday (August 4), I had four classes.
Thursday (August 5), I had four classes as well.
Friday (August 6), I had seven classes yet my last class at night was canceled because he did not show up (still paid though :) ). This was the most tiring day for I had group classes yet the most blessed day for this is also the day I had the most number of classes.
If you noticed and based on my classes, we can say that I still have a lot of free time to go online and grind. Yet in the real world, I am busier.
Early morning, I do household chores like sweeping the yard, fetching water, cleaning our house, cook our meal for breakfast, wash the dishes, and do my laundry. Then around ten or eleven AM, I cook our lunch then wash dishes after eating. Sometimes, I water my plants too either in the morning or late afternoon. At night, I prepare our dinner then wash the dishes again.
Those are my routines every day since I started working at home. Though, there were times when my father cooked our viand so I was able to rest and go online too.
On top of that, I also needed to prepare and review some of the lessons for my classes. This week's materials were too different from the old books we were using so I need to exert effort so that I can teach them well to my students.
Thinking about all the things I have done this week makes me feel tired and exhausted yet makes me smile and be proud of myself. Surviving a day that is full of tasks (at home and at work) is never been easy so how much more if it is a week, right? But the most important thing is that I SURVIVED so I am not going to mind the days I felt so exhausted mentally and physically.
What DID I realize?
I realized that Working from Home is not easy when you do not have a companion in doing household chores. I understand now why He did not allow me to have more than 20 students every week before because I surely cannot endure the tiredness if this kind of setup happens every week. And if that happened, maybe I would no longer be publishing articles and might abandon my account here for I do not have enough time for that and just choose to rest. So, from now on, I will accept wholeheartedly whatever the number of students I will receive in the coming weeks but still hoping not below 10. :)
I wrote this article not to complain but to share how busy this week was for me. Truly, it was exhausting and tiring yet worth it and fulfilling for I know I have done my job and house works well to make my week productive.
-the end.
Have a nice day!😊
Shout out to @meitanteikudo for the sponsorship renewal. Thank you! :)
MY OLD ARTICLES!!
Ang Araw ating Mga Magulang ay Papanaw
Choose and Have Fun (this & that)
Recalling The Forgotten Memories
A Scary yet Funny and Awkward Incident turns into A Self-assessment
The Never Have I Ever Challenge
Get Pissed yet Control Your Emotion
Indeed a bleesed and productive week. Minsan lang akp maging productive in a day like yung maraming tasks. Usually read, noise and other money earning apps lang ako the whole day. Tapos yung ipapawiwi ang dogs sa garden. Yun lang ginagawa ko. Nagiging busy lang kapag nasa mood magluto or kapag kailangan ko maggrocery, drug store at bayad ng bills. Kasi yung mga yun ginagawa ko sa isang buong araw. Errands day ba.