April Things!

Long time no blog! Things have been SUPER busy at school and outside of school. End of the year evaluations, half marathon training (um 2 week countdown anyone?!), trying to be healthy, weekend getaways.

It's exhausting.

So here I am... hello! And you know what? The end of year countdown has begun! I believe we are at the 35 day mark. But who's counting?

3 5  d a y s  l e f t.

That is crazy to me! I swear, once we hit January, it's like a full-speed ahead blur and then BAM! It's June.

So I've been thinking a lot about next school year. Will I be in second grade again? Will I be in the same classroom? What will I change? Will I be as excited about next year?

And then I realized something - I mentally skipped summer!

How can I be so one-minded? Summer! Ah yes, of course, summer! That glorious time of nothingness in which I usually waste about 89% of my time.

I need an attitude adjustment when it comes to summer. I look forward to it SO much and then it is here and I am lost. I thrive in a structured environment therefore summer is always challenging for me. My best summers are when I am traveling. My favorite summer was traveling to the beach one week, then Europe for two weeks, then coming home, finding a new townhouse, moving in, and beginning my new full-time teaching job. It was busy and wonderful and stressful and fabulous.

I think I need to appreciate "free-time" a little more. Any suggestions for a slacker like me? The less I have to do the less I actually want to do. Perhaps I should do a little light scheduling for the summer months? A running schedule perhaps? Day trips? New adventures in cooking? Going paleo? No, just kidding, I love bread too much.

New life plan - stop skipping summer. Make it great! But how...