It
is odd how all through school I wanted a top locker and now, as an adult, I
requested a bottom locker at the gym. I
had a top locker since January, but found that I had to hop up on the bench to
hang up my towels (its tough being short) and I am quite clumsy so can just see
myself taking a tumble when I don’t land right on the bench. They had some bottom lockers available right
near where my top locker was, so I swapped it out and it has made life much
easier.
I
remember hating lockers all through intermediate school and honestly can’t
remember where my lockers were in high school which makes me think I didn’t use
them very much. Since my last name was
at the beginning of the alphabet and they assigned them alphabetically I always
had a terrible location…I remember in 6th grade it was at the far
end of the 6th grade wing, at the opposite end from my early classes
and impossible to get to during the 5 minutes we had to get to class amongst
the crowds, go to the restroom and all.
The next year it was again way out of the way, down this strange hall
that led to 2 classrooms (Mrs Kyle’s if anyone who went to LJIS is reading),
and of course I didn’t have either of those teachers…..I must’ve been weighted
down with books the entire time because I sure don’t think I could get there and
back to my actual classes in time…..I don’t even remember where my last locker
was, must not have used that one much either.
I
see why students use the backpacks that look like rolling suitcases, they look
silly but save their backs and let them have what they need with them.
I’m
happy I don’t have to worry about tardy slips anymore….stuck in traffic, late
coming back from lunch, late to a meeting – I have a reason and can make up any
time that I missed. I don’t need to be
held up longer filling out a tardy slip…
Now
that I’m a Tucker, I wonder if I’d have gotten any better locations of lockers? My guess, they’re all terrible because your classes are spread out and the locker is only going to be in one spot – unless you
work it to share friends’ lockers and if I did that I’d never remember what
books were where….
I
still have to stop sometimes and think what part of the alphabet my last name
falls into. I was in the first part for
so long I have to remind myself to go into the M-Z line….it worked to my
advantage at my conference recently, the A-L line was long, but the M-Z line
was nonexistent, woohoo end of the alphabet people!
I
know this is a rambly post, the lockers just got me thinking about middle
school. Kevin is now the proud owner of
a wheely briefcase for his new job that starts soon. It is time to retire his backpack. He’ll still use it, but can’t show up to
teach the class with the backpack, they may think he’s a student!
On another note - boot camp this week was TOUGH! We do circuits with weights, and they are tough (and effective)!
