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Originally Posted by BirdDancer
Speaking of the heart, I've been feeling so unwell these past five days. I think my very poor diet is playing a part, and maybe some minor mood shift. It worries me that I'm gaining weight steadily, but it's been hard to control my diet. I've been binge eating junk lately with high sugars and fat. I had my blood tests last week and know that the results won't be good. I have to take better care of myself, but really think I'll need some Seroquel XR reduction to help.
Last Thursday I emailed the director of the French school about possible private lessons during the daytime. Evening classes still seem like a bad idea for me. My idea would be to have private classes every other week instead of the evening group classes every week. That would sort of even out the costs. But I have heard nothing from her. I resent my email to her a few minutes ago. She hadn't even responded to the email I sent before last week's email. I don't understand it. Something is amiss. I don't feel that I've been bugging her in any negative way. Who knows! Anyway, I had to resend it today because I see my therapist today. I have to give her some update on this. I don't want my therapist to think I'm totally abandoning the idea.
I've been using the DuoLingo app to practice my French. The lower levels are so far easy, but I do make the occasional minor mistake and I know I'd really like more basic grammar review. Maybe I should start a lot lower than the director suggested. That would allow me to take the daytime group classes. They start March 15th. If I don't hear from the director by the day after tomorrow, I'll just enroll online in the daytime option at the lower level. I just talked to my husband and he agreed with that plan. I would REALLY benefit from the daytime class, not just for French learning, but for getting out of the house and being with people. That daytime class seems to never be filled, so waiting a bit to enroll in it should be fine.
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I can relate so much to your post! We have a lot in common. I struggle with weight gain recently myself. I'm not overweight (yet) but I'm getting to the end of my healthy weight limit. My issue is consuming a lot, and I mean A LOT, of soda. I'm trying to limit it but it's hard. I find forcing myself to drink a glass of water between every soda helps. Or, if I'm really going to go the distance that day. Buy a fountain drink (usually a medium size), and drink water the rest of the day (to help prevent headaches). Anyway, that's just me in that regard. I hope you find the right diet and methods of caring for yourself.
On the other end -- I LOVE the fact you want to learn another language. I am a Spanish teacher, and a learner of German and Chinese. I hope you get a response soon from the school, it's definitely worth having a professional teacher (this doesn't mean trained as a teacher, I mean informal ones who have experience) for private lessons. Pedagogy or in this case, andragogy (adult learning) has some best practices that teachers should know. Private lessons are a good way to get passed the "affective filter" of anxiety and fear of learning a language with others around.
Your plan seems excellent. I really hope it all works out for you! Keep me updated on your learning! I'm excited for you!