Even though for months teaching has crowded out most other things that I enjoy doing--or the daily things like laundry and returning emails properly that I relate to as things that I should do (not nonviolent communication there, I know)--I found myself last night done with shool and yet really being disoriented about how to spend my evening. I felt writing in my journal would be a good thing, but I was too tired to do that justice; I sure have a ton of papers around that need sorting--though that will take weeks to do properly and I wasn't in the mood to just stack papers in a neat pile; I was too tired for yoga, not feeling all that social, and didn't have the energy to start applying for jobs. I ended up looking online for a cabin to rent for a couple days to get out of town, though I couldn't find anything not too far away that was in my price range. (I'll keep looking.)
Anyway, I'm heading off to school in a few minutes for what is the final day of school, though most of the kids don't actually show up and there are not real classes. If my kids show up, I'll give them their papers back, ask them about their summer plans, invite them to a picnic this weekend, and give them a big hug.
As for me and where my life goes from here, I'm feeling out of sorts. I'm excited about the possibilities and feel really good about the way this school year went, but I'm feeling like I need to rest before I can really make any decisions about moving forward in terms of my plans for the summer and the fall, moving, and what to do with myself now that there are no papers to grade, no lessons to plan, and no classes to attend. I'm sure I'll figure something out.
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