This week has been a busy one.

So two nights ago I decided to paint my nails. I am not sure what exactly this says about me that during a time of stress I decide to paint my finger nails. I didn't head out to the gym or turn to drinking. Nope I thought: coral pink and red that would be nice.

Here's what I do know, sometimes it's nice to be totally in control of a project from start to finish. The rules are pretty simple. Paint on the nail. Only on the nail. Sit while the first coat dries and don't touch anything. Paint a second coat. Sit and wait for this one to dry as well. Carefully remove any paint that might have ended up on your cuticle. Finally, admire your handy work.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29050866@N06/6810316675/" title="Surprise, surprise: which one of these does not belong? by karolinka.sofia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6810316675_91f3bb8268_z.jpg" width="576" height="384" alt="Surprise, surprise: which one of these does not belong?"></a>
The quarter ended last Thursday. I gave my 10th grade semester exam on Friday morning last week. I've got exams and projects to grade in both 10th and 11th grade. I've proctored four exams at 2 hours and 15 minutes each. I've been preparing for next semester which starts on Monday. 

On top of this, students have already started asking me about their quarter and semester grades. I wish they were ready, I really do. But they aren't.

And to make this all that much more interesting, my classroom currently isn't my own given the fact that students are taking exams there so I've been camped out in a rather chilly storage room for the past week grading and drinking coffee when I am not proctoring that is. Oh and there's no internet there so I haven't been able to procrastinate or motivate myself (as I like to think about it) like I normally do. (Woe is me. <em>Right</em>?!)

Anyhow, I've still got a lot to do before next Friday when grades are due. The end is not currently within sight. I hope by the end of this weekend it will be.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29050866@N06/6810317043/" title="Coral and red nails by karolinka.sofia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6810317043_1bdd7b65b8_z.jpg" width="576" height="384" alt="Coral and red nails"></a>

So I took a little time for myself recently and painted my nails. I've gotten a lot of compliments from colleagues on the the two different tones but what I like best is that my nail polish coordinates nicely with my red grading pen!!

PS. The photos of my fingernails are strange for me to look at because when I look at my finger nails in person they seem to be nearly perfect but when I look at them in the photo already the edges are worn down a little bit. 