Hello Again. 
It’s been a while since I’ve been with you.
I put the blog on the bench for a month or so because I ran out of steam at the end of the semester and hit the wall big time. I was absolutely ready to throw in the towel. I simply had to dial back my work because I was overwhelmed with health issues and stressed with wrapping up the Spring semester. As usual, I overshot the mark of my ability to create because I bit off more than I could chew.
After taking a break for a couple of weeks, changing my diet, and generally recharging my batteries, I am raring to go again and get back on track with the website. Thus, this weekly blog output is back in the game!
Given all I am committed to this summer, teaching, tutoring, finishing the book, eating healthier, exercising more, losing weight, and trying to find general balance in my life, blogging every week will certainly require me to go the extra mile! Nonetheless, I have put my heart into this website, and I want it to succeed. So, every Sunday morning, I will be bright eyed and bushy tailed in my desire to continue to provide you, my wonderful language learners, with interesting vocabulary, culture, and life information!
On The Bench
To be inactive or uninvolved in the activity or game
Run Out Of Steam
To lose energy to the point of having stop
Hit The Wall
To be forced to stop
Throw in the Towel
To give up or quit.
Dial It Back
To slow down or reduce the effort
Overshot The Mark
To miss or not achieve one’s goal.
Bite Off More Than Can Chew
to try to do the impossible
Recharge my Batteries
To relax and renew one’s energy or spirit
Raring to Go
To be excited and ready to perform
Back on Track
To be ready to work or perform
Back in the Game
To be ready to work or perform effectively
Go The Extra Mile
To put in extra effort to accomplish the goal
Put Heart Into It
To be committed to or engaged in an activity or event
Bright eyed and Bushy Tailed
To be excited or ready to perform
So, I’m getting a fresh start with the blog.
See you next week!
