Small Town Survival

Last night's graduation was officially my last duty before I can start my summer vacation. Today is officially the first day that I didn't have to be somewhere or don't have anything to do.

Even though it's half past seven and I've been up for a half hour I consider that sleeping in. Of course, I was also up quite late last night because I had the chance to go out with some people from work for a drink after graduation. I work with some of the neatest, coolest people and I had a blast last night.

Unofficially I'm not really done because I signed up for summer work. I'll be doing some curriculum and assessment work for the district with some of my department people and then we'll be doing some work within our own high school. That stuff starts on Monday, but I will still get to sleep in, so I won't complain.

As for today, I think I will relax, watch some movies, read a book, or just do a little more nothing.

I guess I'm getting used to the fact that I don't have to get up at 5 something every day in order to be somewhere. That somewhere where I have to be on my toes, on my A game every moment for 3 periods a day.I'm not staying after school to straighten things out or bringing work home with me. I'm not losing sleep to wonder what else I can do to get the concept through to so and so or that one that sits in the back or the one who would rather sleep or the one who really is trying but for whatever I try it won't just click into place.

Instead I am developing resources for teachers to use next year. I'm playing computer. I'm reading. I make my own coffee in the morning. I play with the dogs and sleep in and watch Dr. Who or Food Network. I shop online and create jewelry. I experience brief moments of boredom and then I sink into them and enjoy them for the quiet moments of nothing that they are. I cook and don't clean and sometimes I think I might even get through some of my Blockbuster queue (which, if you have any suggestions, send them my way). I've been drinking more water and I might actually get to the gym today. I don't get through much on my list each day, but enough to make me happy and enough to know that it's ok if I don't. I have tomorrow. And I have tomorrow for the next handful of weeks. And this is my summer.