tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post1211347005055620181..comments2023-09-07T02:42:54.042-07:00Comments on kellogg bloggin': FatigueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post-5705706162808684622007-11-21T06:35:00.000-08:002007-11-21T06:35:00.000-08:00I can't help drawing parallels often between your ...I can't help drawing parallels often between your descriptions of teaching writing and my own experiences as a psychotherapist.<BR/><BR/>I feel fatigued, too. Sometimes I can pin it on my work. Most of the time I spread the blame between my work and my mission to invest intently and purposefully in my young children's lives. Sometimes I blame the parenting part on simply being an "old mom." Whatever it is, my intensity towards it all is both rewarding and exhausting. Often the exhaustion comes of squeezing all I can out of my life and the lives of those I have the opportunity to touch.MGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06023305884132294675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post-78716138153581328012007-11-20T22:40:00.000-08:002007-11-20T22:40:00.000-08:00I understand about getting older and the fatigue. ...I understand about getting older and the fatigue. I have been pleased with how I have paced myself this semester and tried to to get worn down. So far, so good.<BR/>I think I also made it through the November fog this year.Christy Woolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748862572108653566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post-4219384083803865152007-11-20T10:15:00.000-08:002007-11-20T10:15:00.000-08:00Better the blog than the work, my invisible intern...Better the blog than the work, my invisible internet friend. I can relate entirely to what you're saying, although my perspective comes from a different profession. As 1 year turned into 14, the weight of the news I was presenting to my audience became a lot to shoulder every day. Stories that didn't make me flinch a decade before made me want to curl up and cry. <BR/><BR/>My blog is also suffering as of late, but it's not because of my work (since I don't work anymore). I don't know what it is. If I figure out a fix, I'll share it.Student of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531260329879266893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post-2564366104904413582007-11-20T08:17:00.000-08:002007-11-20T08:17:00.000-08:00Great insight. I was an English / Journalism majo...Great insight. I was an English / Journalism major in college and I knew the amount of physical, intellectual and emotional effort I put into my writing, but it never occurred to me that my professors were making that same contribution, to each and every student. There must be great satisfaction in knowing that you are helping to shape young minds into useful contributors to society. Thank you.ThomGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976812825842947204noreply@blogger.com