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Sunday, July 9, 2017
Sunday Morning Me
For a teacher, every day is "Sunday morning" in the summertime. And I'm loving it! My body needs about three weeks (no exaggeration) to physically and mentally recoup from the school year. You go go go go non-stop for ten months in exhausting and stressful conditions, working 12 hour days (and more) and that's just ON campus. Off-campus preparations and performances add to that workload. Summertime is collection of overtime pay. The people who know me get it, but really only people in academia know the kind of exhaustion-to-the-bone I'm talking about.
Week three is here and I'm beginning to feel somewhat rested and ready to embark on a few gentle summer projects before the bell rings in August. After twenty-one years in the classroom, this may be my last August bell. Yay! We shall see how it goes and what's best for me.
I've been couching. Listening to music. Updating old blog posts. Reading. Researching retirement options. Going to physical therapy (a story for another day!) Visiting with my mother and kids. Learning some new songs.
Mostly couching.
Baby Beans and I are going on a river trip next week if I feel up to walking. I've lost my camera. How does one lose a Nikon camera?? I'm sure it's in that-place-I-hid-it-for-safekeeping-that-I-will-obviously-remember-but-will-NEVER-remember. You know what I'm talking about?
I also need to respond to an email I recently received that gave me pause....So I paused. I will respond when I know what to say.
Couching (new word?) sounds like what I've been doing since my surgery in May. Although I've been doing a lot less of it lately, energy is coming back.
Couching (new word?) sounds like what I've been doing since my surgery in May. Although I've been doing a lot less of it lately, energy is coming back.
Patti - Yes, couching is a new word with an obvious meaning. Surgery? Wait...the kidney discovery! Are you sure they know you're a Princess from royal blog descent? Perhaps it's an inherited affliction. Seriously, I hope you are on the mend. Surgery takes a lot out of a person.
The camera: I got busy with Baby Beans and abandoned the search. Maybe it's downstairs in a cabinet or nook. For now, I'm couching. Again.
Hi Mimi. I see you're still at it! Do you get annoyed with people who say that teachers have it easy with all those holidays/vacations you have. My sister hated it, saying that she worked harder in the 13 weeks off! She's an art teacher ("Oh, that's easy work isn't it?"). CLICK HERE for Bazza’s unlikely Blog ‘To Discover Ice’
Hi Mimi, this Sunday morning I am looking after guests. No rest for the wicked!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they were well cared for, Mark.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I've wasted more of my summer than I should have. I've got a lot more writing I'd like to get done.
ReplyDeleteCouching (new word?) sounds like what I've been doing since my surgery in May.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I've been doing a lot less of it lately, energy is coming back.
Hope you found your camera since Sunday!
Couching (new word?) sounds like what I've been doing since my surgery in May.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I've been doing a lot less of it lately, energy is coming back.
Hope you found your camera since Sunday!
Charles - You are a writing machine! Rest. The bell tolls for thee as well....lol
ReplyDeletePatti - Yes, couching is a new word with an obvious meaning. Surgery? Wait...the kidney discovery! Are you sure they know you're a Princess from royal blog descent? Perhaps it's an inherited affliction.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I hope you are on the mend. Surgery takes a lot out of a person.
The camera: I got busy with Baby Beans and abandoned the search. Maybe it's downstairs in a cabinet or nook. For now, I'm couching.
Again.
Hi Mimi. I see you're still at it! Do you get annoyed with people who say that teachers have it easy with all those holidays/vacations you have. My sister hated it, saying that she worked harder in the 13 weeks off! She's an art teacher ("Oh, that's easy work isn't it?").
ReplyDeleteCLICK HERE for Bazza’s unlikely Blog ‘To Discover Ice’
P.S. But lovely to see you, Bazza! I'll pop over and read you in awhile...
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