Well, tomorrow is the unofficial end of summer-September 1st. I feel like I just flipped the page to August and now it is time to flip again. New month, fresh page, new start again.
September is also like my New Year. I'm back into the routine of school, new kids, new teachers, new ideas. I was asked to pilot the bring your own device technology plan. Kids get a special log in to use their smartphones or other internet devices in class. I figured I may as well give it a shot and see how it goes. I am looking forward to the school year and hope it is less stressful than the last few years. Since it looks like I won't be having as many doctors or visits, things should be smooth sailing.
So I reflect on the summer season. We had a good time in Las Vegas and since we've been there a few times before, we hit our favorites and didn't feel the pressure to see shows or eat at the Named-After-A Food-Network-Star restaurants. As we made our way through the casinos, I was thankful we live near NYC. Most of the places we can go to in the local area by a short car ride or train so the draw was not there to go crazy with shops or places to eat. Carlos' Bakery? Been going there before Cake Boss.....Carmines? Been there. Some of the shows? We can go at home. So we slept, walked almost 40 miles, shopped and spent some time by the shaded area of the pool. Went to Battista's Hole In The Wall-fantastic Italian food and Old World Italian charm of a place. It was nice to just get away and not have to cook or clean or take care of the dogs.
I read a LOT of books. Spent time outside but not as much as I would have liked-still adjusting to life with Melanoma. Got some work done for the school year but it never seems to be enough! But as Dave said, if I spent my vacation doing work for school then I'd never feel like I had a break. I think he's right. But I did do 3 half days of technology training at school.
We fostered and found homes for three amazing and cute puppies. Each went to families that had lost their beloved family pet member recently so it was nice to see families whole again with a new friend to love. I love fostering but we all need a break for a bit to recharge.
I didn't work on crafts at all which is disappointing. I haven't baked much. These seem to be the two biggest things I have not been able to get back to and I'm still figuring out why.
I kept my weight pretty steady this summer. I had some swings up but quickly got them back under control. Time to focus again. I just got back to Zumba but have a hard time doing much else. The constant dialogue in my head makes it difficult. It's not negative talk, but an odd conversation that makes me just not do it. Too many choices I think. Dunno. Have to get back to that one.
The garden was frustrating, but that seems to be a common theme for many this year. I plan to scale it back-produce is so cheap in the summer. The plants didn't do as well so I may just stick to a few things next year.
The July port surgery threw me off a lot. Wasn't expecting the port to quit again and hope this one will work. I don't want more port surgery. Funny, as I type this I feel pain in my scar!!! LOL.
So, bring on the 180 days of classes, the long days grading, the weekends dedicated to planning and grading. But I also need to find a life in there somewhere. I plan to stop for 5 minutes a day and do nothing. Probably after the crazy hour when I get home-unpack lunchbag, prep tomorrow's lunch, toss in laundry, feed dogs, let dogs out, open mail, clean something, prep dinner. Then I need 5 minutes of peace before launching into exercise, dinner, schoolwork and housework. I'm tired just typing this!
So I wish people who have school as part of their life a fantastic school year. Don't forget to take 5 for your peace of mind.
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