The Final Fifteen Pounds

It's hard to get going. I mean, sometimes it's like opening an old rusty car door that's been sitting out in a field for 8 years.  Right now, the pollen is hitting. And I'm not dripping or headachy or itchy. I'm just tired. It's wiping me out.  I eat dinner. Very pleasant time with my family, wife and five boys. They get going to a karate class. And all I wanna do is sit. Take a nap really. But I thought, I can get on that bouncer for a little while.  I put on an oldish TV show, The Magnificent Seven. BTW, the show choice is important. Don't want something where I need to pay really close attention. It's The Magnificent Seven, I already know the plot. But it also keeps my attention enough that I notice my effort that much. I start bouncing. Don't want to do it. But I get into the show. And in five or seven minutes, I'm warmed up. So I start doing intervals. Real hard for 10 to 20 seconds. Slow it down for 20 or 40 seconds. And I go ...

Brain in slow motion? Mine is today. I am enjoying my fun lesson, but I'm feeling like I'm heaving water to get up on top of the wave.  I enjoyed my family and then slept well last night. Looking for Mr. energy today. I'm having to fight my brain. And I will until I get it humming on all cylinders.  Here's what I'm going to do: Exercise - Yes in my classroom. If you want more information about that, email me and I'll send you my crazy, downright nutty way to exercise in class. Drink water. Need a gallon.  Talk to kids.  Drink a soda . Just kidding. By the way, just found half a soda in my desk from last week! Win! (not that I'm gonna drink it now -- win, because I never finished it. I threw it away. Really.) Take some vitalHerbs . How do you deal with mental sluggishness?  And how do you keep up your enthusiasm all the way to the end of May? Tweet: #mindshiftMay