I call it a month, because my official last day of school was right before Christmas Break. Well, there were those few hours I went in on the 4th of January, but that was for me. The staff was having their big ‘back-to-school’ meeting, and I didn’t have to go. Y’ay! Instead, I stayed in my classroom clearing out things I had left over the holiday. Meanwhile, all the teachers had to stay in that meeting ALL DAY! The principal even had lunch catered in so that no one would leave the building. There was no time allowed to spend in their classrooms to get ready for the students. Anybody in education knows the students come back
wired
after the long break. I felt sorry for my now ex-coworkers. They looked beat down whenever I had to pass the library where they were meeting. Oh well.
So. How am I doing? Well, the glow of freedom has not worn off yet. There’s a little nag in the back of my head saying, “whacha’ gon’ do about money?” I ignore it. I am happily residing in the state of Denial – you know that place a few miles from La La Land.
My days are filled with activities I enjoy, which mostly have to do with working on the computer. I’ve gotten faster at setting up WordPress sites. I gotten really good at doing logos. (speaking of which, I need to do one for this site). I’ve been studying a ton of tutorials. I’ve been spending a lot of time with my family. Even they noticed the change in my demeanor — not mean. I’m loving this.
I’m a night owl, so I’ve been staying up ’til 2 and 3am. I don’t sleep in late though. I’m usually up by 8:30. I probably need to reorder my sleeping patterns. I could probably use a little more sleep, but I tell you I don’t feel tired seeing as I am not stressed. I’m actually eating better because I have time to cook properly, and I’m not so exhausted that I avoid cooking. (Pretty good cook too – glad I enjoy my cooking.) I had signed up for a couple of those “meet-ups” that list themselves on the net. I had in mind that I might enjoy mingling with writers and computer nerds. I have yet to get to a meeting, and I’m not feeling any kind of way about that. I’ll go when and if I feel like it.
That’s what this phase of my life is all about. Me.
