Oof. School starts in two weeks. Yikes. This is that part of the summer I start playing games with the remaining time--two weeks is just like Christmas Break! And Christmas Break always feels like a LONG TIME after the first semester.... Next week, I will tell myself that one week left is just like Spring Break! And Spring Break always feels like a long time after the winter months.... And I will play this game all the way until Sunday night. When the game's timer officially runs out.
Until then, though, I have lists! Lists on lists on lists. Lists of Things To Do in the house, in the classroom, to the self. Before August 11th, my fridge will be stocked with back-to-school food, my house will be sparkly clean, and the car will be washed and vacuumed. The classroom will be unpacked and decorated (quite excited about decorating this year--purchased new stuff to beautify the room!), and my person will have new contacts, spotless teeth (dentist today), a fresh cut and color, a new pedi, and a fresh mani. All of these check-lists have been carefully bulleted in my new planner, and there is immense satisfaction in checking off the items.
And all of my teacher friends are feeling the panic, too--I'm eating at Thai D and seeing a movie tonight with the ladies of the faculty because WE MUST GO HAVE FUN BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT.
Every year, my resolution is to work sensibly and quickly--not allowing school to overtake my whole life; every year, I fail miserably! But this is the year! This is the year I find balance. Balance among all the spinning plates--scholar bowl, prom, ACT/PARCC, grading papers, copying papers, planning lessons, accomplishing my 40 Adventures.... 40 is an even, balanced sort of number. It could happen....
Until then, I will play my time games and entertain myself with making and checking off lists. No one likes a listless teacher. :-)
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