My students started their how-to speeches tonight. A few of the how-to topics on the list: how to make better-than-sex cake, how to make peanut butter cup brownies, how to make chocolate decorations for cupcakes (with a special one made just for me, the teacher).
I think I consumed more sugar this evening than I have consumed the rest of the month combined. It was glorious/terrifying.
I didn’t even eat all of what was given to me. I had a couple of bites of each thing.
And still – sugar high!
I knew I was sensitive to sugar, but I did not expect such a small amount (relative to what I was served) to affect me so much.
The fun part was that the students got a kick out of watching me get all darty-eyed and fidgety when the sugar kicked in.
The not-fun part was the sugar crash that happened about thirty minutes after class.
Themes, Observations, and Lessons:
– I can’t even think straight right now. Sugar is bad, kids.
– After almost a month of not even trying to limit my sugar intake – of just limiting it because drinking less soda was a byproduct of nixing fast food – the difference in my focus and my ability to maintain my energy level is remarkable. Noted.
M. Suzanne Terry 
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