Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Reflection

Anonymity is an impossibility when you want to make a difference.

Saturday, May 27, 2006

First Day of Summer

It's official! School is out for the summer! And even though I still have a couple days of meetings left, today I had my first taste of a work-free summer. There were a few times I nearly started panicking when I realized I didn't have any grading to do or lesson plans waiting on the back burner, but I conquered those perilous moments with a few deep breaths and a reminder that many people in the world feel that freedom from work every night they come home from the office and it's about time I can experience that feeling--and enjoy it--too.

However, I'm still of the persuasion that more than a week of this will seriously drive me nuts. Therefore, I plan to start grad school on June 5 if all goes well.

Nonetheless, I still accomplished quite a bit today:
-took my car in for its checkup and walked home from the shop for exercise
-did laundry
-watched TV
-straightened up the kitchen
-went out to lunch with teacher friends (and one of them paid for me! They showed me the best deli-type place and bakery I've been to yet...I'll definitely go back~)
-wrote four letters
-made dinner
-walked at Arboretum
-saw Over the Hedge (very cute, by the way!)
-bought a Frappucino with my gift card (thanks, Aunt Karen & Uncle Tom!)
-stopped at Walmart
-and now I'm ready for bed

G'night!