It's a quiet Sunday. My Sabbath was yesterday so today is about doing chores and laundry, that type of thing. I'm sitting here thinking about the stack of papers I have to grade this afternoon and the house that needs to be dusted and vacuumed, but I'm still sitting here. Just musing in the stillness before the hubbub starts. My dogs have been been fed and are out. My cat still sleeps on the bed, she's a late sleeper. Not me. As I get older, I wake up sooner. I remember weekends as a kid when I'd sleep till 12, now I feel like I'll miss something.
Summer is coming and with it a break for me. I don't think I've spent too many weekends without bringing home hours of work to grade. That's what I get for being a Writing and Journalism teacher. Lots and lots of writing and I need to get them graded in a goodly time.
I've tried to figure out how many hours a teacher works, but I'm just not sure. I get into work every single morning 45 mins to an hour early just to get organized and have that quiet time in the morning to plan and to work. I love being a teacher. It has been the driving force of my life for 25 years, but I'm on a countdown to the end. In a few years I will open a new chapter to my life as a retiree and I can't wait to see how it feels. Definitely not the end of something, more the beginning of something new. First think I'm going to take a cruise to Alaska. That's my celebratory trip.
Anyway, coffee is calling me as well as the dirty laundry and the couple of dishes in the sink that need washing. I haven't mused in a very long time. Hope you are well and enjoying life. I'm trying to.
By the way, I have lost weight and I'm working out 4 times a week. It feels better doing it than not doing it. Neverr ever thought I'd be addicted to exercise, but I feel so much better because of it.
Have a wonderful Sunday.