Location: St. Augustine, FL
About Me: A high school Biology teacher's coping with rosacea while living in the interesting and sometimes insane world of public education.
July 19, 2004
Insomnia
Well, last night I had a little rosacea flareup on my chin. I moisturized the dryness problem but it itched enough to keep me up most of the night. Two hours sleep, so I look and feel my very best today. Also, I got the 'letter of doom'. This is the one we get each year from the school saying how they hoped we had a wonderful summer. This is followed by a schedule for preplanning that leaves very little time to actually get ready for the students. To top it all off, I also got an email from our new department chairman. I'll call him 'Bob'. I have never in my life seen anyone who is as big of a 'brownnoser' as good old Bob. His emails always raise my blood pressure 20 points because they are always full of how he is 'working in close cooperation' with our principal. I'm not jealous. It is just an exercise in frustration having to get past all of the politics and posturing. Most of the better teachers here get little recognition anyway, and people like Bob steal even that small amount away. He also has the charming trait of wanting to collate all of the science orders. That way he is sure to get everything he wants even if it means that our orders are cut. Bob is a rosacea trigger waiting to happen. I suppose I will just try my best to avoid him and teach.
Posted by Ken Albin on July 19, 2004 12:23 PM