Where In The World Is Sum1?

Another Virtual class from home

Locale: Bloomington, Illinois

Week of: December 7, 2020

         This week finds me at home once again teaching in my basement.  It's something I've gotten used to, and learned to enjoy a bit.  This class was one I haven't taught since April 2019, but I needed a refresher.  Why?  Because next week I will be in Seattle and Helena Montana doing the supervising the hands-on activities of this course.  Plus, I have to deliver this again in person in Flagler County Florida in three weeks, so this really helped refresh my memory on it.  As in every class I deliver, I learned something new, which is always good.


         Despite the pandemic, this has been a very busy year for me.  A normal 'fully loaded' schedule for us is 110-115 days of delivery.  Why so little?  That's actually about six months of classroom time, and the other six months is meant to be spent learning/qualifying new courses, upgrading course materials  (there's always room for improvement!), and in some ways, relaxing.  Well, it wasn't until this week that I realized exactly how busy I've been delivering classes in 2020.  In March & April, we lost seven weeks of delivery due to the Pandemic.  Since then, other than taking PTO in October, and having the US Holiday weeks 'off' from teaching, I've only had one week of non-delivery.  What this means, is that out of a possible 32 weeks we've delivered classes since late April, I've delivered classes in 28 of them!  Remember that 110-115 days per year being a full schedule?  This year, I will deliver 152 days of classes.  That's when I realized exactly how busy I've been.  But that's good if you ask me. 

In Closing

         I will spend next week in those two places mentioned above, then at least 1-2 nights in Schaumburg to cross-train on a new course.  After that, I have two weeks on holiday before hitting it again the first of the year.  Til next time, be good to yourselves and those you love, and WRITE!