I'm all grown up

You know what cracks me up?  When someone finds out just how organized I can be.  Case in point - today I went grocery shopping after work.  I ran into one of my Korean co-workers and he asked what I had to go shopping for.  I thought for a min and then told him that I could just show him my list.  His reaction: "You have a LIST!?"  Leaving me going... "Well, YEAH!"  I need a list, otherwise I'll wander and pick up things I think I want and/or need and then leave, get home, then realize that I forgot a bunch of stuff!  Also, a list is helpful in what I call seek-and-destroy shopping.  Get in, get what you need, and get OUT.  This convo also included "Why not go to X store," "What about Costco," and other comments.  Sigh... I don't like X store since they moved everything around and I can't find anything, Emart usually has what I want/need, and Costco isn't open long enough after work!  Costco is a Saturday trip!  It just reminded me of another Korean co-teacher who was surprised that I would stack my writing notebooks by class so that I could just grab and go and didn't have any mix-and-match issues.  Is this a sign of maturity or an A-type personality or what?!  Lists are useful, you know... otherwise I wouldn't be able to make J the zucchini, bell pepper, mushroom, and chicken pesto that I was planning on.  It would just be zucchini pesto!

Anyway, it was a successful shopping trip.  I took the bus to Emart and then walked home.  I wasn't tired and needed a few small things from OK mart, so I went there too.  Then I came home and put the groceries away, washed my mirrors, cleaned my toilet, poured boiling water down a slow drain, and generally tried to distract myself from the fact that my homesickness reared its ugly head today.  It's a good thing I don't eat on Monday because otherwise I would have gotten a double whopper and fries from Burger King, then chicken cup, a Sprite, and I would have had 2 slices of the cake that H bought.  As it was, I snagged a macaroon to enjoy on Tuesday.  At least I can recognize when I want to emotionally eat.  Oh also, be sure to wash your metal water bottles... I smelled mine today and it was GROSS.  So I also had to get a bottle brush and bring it home to wash.  Ew... just... ew.

Oh, we have 2 more days of online teaching as well.  There was a confirmed case of the 'rona in the building next to ours, so to be safe we're online for Mon and Tues.  It's weird thinking that I've taught the kids online for about 3 months.  I'm adding that to my resume.  Also, I've coined the term "BC - Before Corona" at work and caught a co-worker using it.  I'm officially a trendsetter (tho I won't be including THAT on the resume).

Ugh... and I just got the email that I have been dreading - my trip to Namhae island has been cancelled.  Apparently they didn't get enough people to justify a bus from Seoul, and the bus that they would usually use to get us back isn't running due to the 'rona.  I am... SO BUMMED.  So now I'm trying to figure out other things to do and other places to go.  I really wanted to see the green tea fields and try making new friends but NOOOOOOO.  Now I'm thinking a trip to Busan is most DEF in order... but trying to be at all optimistic right now is NOT working because I just want to be at one with my bummed-ness and curl up with a book and a scotch and let the world burn.  I mean, I'll come back and I'll plan something and it will be fun... I just like leaving all the logistics to someone else sometimes.  I haven't had much luck with organizing things with friends.  Ugh... I want copious amounts of Mexican food, margaritas, and my friends from HOME!!!

Better Help sent me a T-shirt for doing a review of my counselor, so I decided to wear it today.  It's a little tighter than I normally wear, but J assured me that it looks nice.  :)

Also, I showed some of my kids the wonderfulness of cursive and wanted a good example.  So then today, a letter came from Gma.  She sent some articles from home that she thought I'd like.  I haven't read them yet, but I'm saving the envelope to show the kids because she has BEAUTIFUL handwriting.  So thank you to Gma for being able to show my kids what cursive should look like.  (Mine isn't the best... my last name ends up being an S and a squiggle.)

Dinner tonight with J was wonderful - she loved it.  Poor M(C) won't get leftovers... again.  LOL.  Next time I'm thinking vegetarian chili. 

Anyway, that's pretty much all that's going on... some mental stuff that I don't want to discuss here... same old, same old, to be honest.  The kids are back in person, which is fun.  So all is good over across the big blue.  Missing my loves back home, MUAH!  :*