What's the most difficult day of your week? Today is mine.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220068)
Walnut Creek, California
November 21, 2016 9:14am CST
Monday is my "hump day" because it's the hardest day of my week. I often (but not always) teach at my friend's preschool in the morning, take a kid client out in the afternoon, and teach my evening psychology class from 7 to 10 PM. When I get home, I celebrate by sipping wine and doing a progress note for that afternoon's kid client.
Today I get to work with the Pampers set at the preschool. I don't know them as well as I know the older kids, so it will be interesting. But it also should be fun. There will be songs to sing, owies to kiss, and disagreements to solve over who gets to play with that baby doll or stacky block. I'll probably also get some hugs, which is a good thing.
My most difficult afternoon kid client is Thursday, so I'm not totally "out of the woods" (do you use that idiom?) by tomorrow morning. But today is still the day I most look forward to "surviving." Do you have a "hump day" that's not Wednesday?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
21 Nov 16
aw, i wanna come help with the wee ones! i could sure use me some hugs 'n to play with the lot 'f 'em (leavin' that singin' to ya coz we'd not wish to frighten 'em). 're ya still visitin' with yer client young'uns thursday with't bein' turkey day? hopefully yer gonna get a break-through with that'un soon, hon.
these days survivin' 'tis'n e'eryday thingy 's i ne'er know from one moment to the next if'n such's gonna be possible. back'n the day (when i'd a 'real job"), i dreaded mondays like the plague. goin' through e'eryone's work from the weekend plus tendin' my own tasks jest mentally drainin'.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
22 Nov 16
@TheHorse 'tis wonderful news :) i love those wee ones, so easy to please, jest wish someones time 'n a kind word. no sir, they didn't fear yer voice, but i've learnt to keep mine 'nder wraps, lol.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Nov 16
Today was a good day. I've made a point of playing with the Pampers crowd a bit when we're all outside (over the past three months) so they wouldn't be afraid of me if I was called to sub in their room. I let them "play" my mandolin, did some puzzles and play dough with them, and read some stories. Nobody was afraid of the deep voiced one.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Nov 16
You do a lot of things with kids don't you? I am retired and disabled. House bound. Not much goes on here. Occasionally I have an appointment or something which is hard for me due to social anxiety. But, as the cowardly lion does in the movie I muster my courage and just do it. My daughter has been going with me and that really helps.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Nov 16
@TheHorse .....I try to make a joke first thing if possible. That always makes me feel better.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 16
@celticeagle Its probably better for those around you too. My (adult) students joke about how they sometimes have their "resting b-tch faces" on.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Nov 16
I get little patches of social anxiety, which is weird for a teacher. It's really large crowds that I can't relate to that bother me. I'd probably freak out at a NASCAR race. Glad your daughter is there to help you. Sometimes "just doing it" is the best thing. Channel the anxiety into conversation, and realize over time that most people are nice and aren't judging you. But it's easier to say than do.
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@vandana7 (100531)
• India
22 Nov 16
When I was working, it used to be Thursday or Friday...Thursday is supposed to be a good day, so ample document registration work used to go on then. As to Friday, we used to have Saturday offs, or half days, so a lot to complete on Friday. Now from home, Saturday and Sunday are tough ..saturday tougher. Lots of work on that day.
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@Loverabbit (3401)
• Karachi, Pakistan
22 Nov 16
Every Friday you wake up wishing it was sunday and every Sunday you wake up wishing a friday.....but your story is diff you got the love of Saturday 
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Nov 16
my monday used to be thursdays, which I hated, that was my worst day, friday was a bit better and I loved Sat and sundays at work, so far still not working, and let me tell you am enjoying the time off.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
22 Nov 16
@TheHorse it's easier to do than to be still. :-)
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 16
@Jessicalynnt Agreed. I like being productive. But I try to enjoy the process as much as the product, as with my speakers.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Nov 16
The only day like that for me since I retired is a shift more than five hours long on a slow day at the bird seed store.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 16
@JamesHxstatic Most of the hawks I see are of the Red Tailed variety. But I'll keep my eyes open for Cooper's Hawks. Guess I'm fattening up my doves for them.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Nov 16
@TheHorse Cooper's and Sharp Shinned Hawks love to feast on any bird smaller than they are. Here is a nice one that was on my bird feeders a few months back.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Nov 16
@TheHorse It won't hurt them at all, if they will eat it. There is a dove and quail blend available in five or twenty pound bags. That is at WBU, in your town.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 16
No, we get Thursday and Friday off. Yesterday was fun. I got lots of hugs from the littlies, and there were were few "owies" or other reasons for tears. I took this photo of one of my "older" kids last week, and uploaded it yesterday. I was actually photographing another child and accidentally caught her looking at me with her "resting sad face." So I edited the photo and made it about her. Is she a dear or what? Last night's class was good. I lectured on Dreams.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
22 Nov 16
Sometimes all the days of the week are hump days for me ...
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@mom210 (9115)
• United States
21 Nov 16
I always look forward to Thursday, it is the end of my week of running. Friday's are especially nice because I do not have to go out. So if I can make it through Thursday Friday is all down hill. Of course, I start running again on Saturday so it is short lived.
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@Marilynda1225 (83062)
• United States
22 Nov 16
Preschoolers are a whole different ballgame than older kids. Hope your day went well with the little ones
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@JudyEv (341751)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Nov 16
I know about being 'out of the woods' but I don't really have days that are better or worse than others. Sometimes we have to go somewhere where I'd rather not be but my mantra is always 'this time tomorrow/next week it will all be over'. It works for me.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
21 Nov 16
No, the days just sort of blend in to one another. They're all pretty much the same.
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@Loverabbit (3401)
• Karachi, Pakistan
21 Nov 16
Aww lol...well you can survive that for sure, no boo-boo will kill you as much as those noisy brats could....lil shine will keep you up also their hug would heal you for sure.
Out of the woods yea I use it for like if I have to say man I went out of the woodwork for you and now you're here sayin me an excuse that I can't buy dude get me that cola Idc if you have to go oceans or maybe syria whatever.
@Loverabbit (3401)
• Karachi, Pakistan
22 Nov 16
@TheHorse see told ya kids could be fun....not to take that seriously 
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