Summer vacation is terrific -- let's start with that. No alarm clock in the morning, time with my family, sunshine and poolside and spur-of-the-moment picnics all make summer wonderful. But, it has some pressure associated with it, too. Everyone wants summer vacation to be all we have hoped for, to meet all the expectations we place on it as we plow through October and March. Super busy during the school year, I look to summer as a needed escape, but also a time to catch up on everything I have let slide. So,I struggle with balancing a healthy dose of relaxation with taking advantage of the extra time summer allows me. I have so many projects, activities, chores I would like to do, but I also know that I need to enjoy a bit of summer's slower pace and simpler fare. On days when I spend all my time busy and productive, I feel accomplished, but then I fear the first day of school will arrive and I will not have renewed myself in a way that will allow me to begin teaching from my best place.
To help me with this, I thought a list might work wonders (Doesn't a list almost always make things better?). If I can look at my growing list of summer successes maybe those feelings of slovenly guilt will subside. Maybe. Plus, just making the list makes me feel a bit less lazy and a bit more accomplished. I am curious to see what the list will include once August 9th arrives. Hopefully, it will make me smile. And then I will know the summer was perfect.
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