Inspired by all my blogging friends (and there are quite a few of you), I'm giving this a try. I've thought about blogging during the school year, but let's face it, how many "What's the matter with kids today?!" posts will people read? Instead I'll focus something more positive. And what could be more positive for a teacher than summer vacation? 9 weeks of down-time when I can do pretty much anything (ever mindful of my budget, of course, as the 9 weeks are without pay).
Last summer I did a fair bit of traveling, went to a wedding and a funeral, and discovered the fascinating world of Netflix. This summer I have no travel plans, already went to two funerals, no weddings but one baby shower in the works, and am still exploring the wonder that is Netflix. (For someone who doesn't have cable, it's a big deal.)
In the interest of being productive, here are my goals for the summer:
Last summer I did a fair bit of traveling, went to a wedding and a funeral, and discovered the fascinating world of Netflix. This summer I have no travel plans, already went to two funerals, no weddings but one baby shower in the works, and am still exploring the wonder that is Netflix. (For someone who doesn't have cable, it's a big deal.)
In the interest of being productive, here are my goals for the summer:
- Exercise every day - rather than set myself up for disappointment with a specific weight-loss goal, I'm making it more general, which for me is more do-able; find a way to enjoy exercising so I'll keep doing it once I go back to work
- Clean - the down and dirty, gloves on, pine sol, windex, bleach where necessary, behind the toilets and under the stove top, vacuum the stairs kind of cleaning that makes my mother and grandmother proud--kitchen and bathrooms, you've been warned
- Purge and De-clutter - recycle, shred, or file all the old mail and papers lying around; develop a system to avoid or at least minimize this problem in the future; get rid of anything I haven't used/wanted/thought about since I moved two summers ago
- Decorate - paint powder room, hang pictures, figure out and fix bedroom "accent wall" that somehow went awry
- Read and Write - finished The Lost Symbol, onto The Help - reading is probably the easiest and most "me" of my goals; writing, not so much, as I don't consider myself a writer--we'll see how this blog goes
- Tourist in my own town - do those things that as a DC native I'm embarrassed to say I've never done like tour the Capitol and go to the top of the Washington Monument
- Do Nothing - enjoy a few lazy days to look back on when times get tough during the school year
- Rejuvenate - rest, refresh, reconnect and rekindle so that come August 22 I'm actually ready to go back to work and have a plan for how to proceed from here
- Family and Friends - heed recent reminders of their value and importance
Way to go Erica! I think you've got some really good goals-- and kudos for being smart enough to include one that's fun (reading) so even on your worst days you get to check something off. :-)
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you want to get together, especially for the writing thing. You might know I used to lead a writing group and still do writing on my own. I've got some interesting exercises that you might enjoy. Message me on Facebook or over on my own blog, contentednaturalist.blogspot.com. --Jodi