I'm so ready for my vacation to start. The last two weeks have been exhausting with report cards and parent/teacher conferences. I did absolutely nothing on Saturday which helped me recover physically, but I still feel emotionally and mentally weary. Just need to think about packing up my classroom for the rover to move in by next Friday and what kind of vacation homework I'm going to assign. Yes, I am a mean teacher who gives vacation homework so that while I'm doing nothing at home my students can work their brains out and hopefully not forget everything they've learned in the last three months. Hmmm...vacation homework versus hours of television and video games. It's a lost cause but I still have to try.
A thought occurred to me the other day that my mental and emotional weariness may stem from having to be too practical, too organized, and too planned due to my job. Because I am a natural dreamer, I need time to daydream. I need time to look up at the sky and become engrossed in a drifting cloud or be uplifted by the sight of the beaming full moon. I will definitely head to Borders for some reading of Japanese comic books during my vacation time and escape from this all consuming world of teaching. I wonder if "Millennium Actress" will still be playing in theatres by then. Sleep is more critical to my well-being than daydreaming for now.
Scott has early terminated from his duties in the Peace Corp. I had lunch with him at LAX last Saturday during his layover time. He looked darker and thinner as I had expected. He handed me the longest letter I have ever received. It was a full journal. He also gave me a traditional East Timorese fabric for decoration. I also saw the pictures he took on his digital camera. He has returned safely from another adventure and has blessed me with his presence on my birthday.
My new Mom's 60th birthday is tomorrow. The kids decided to get her a diamond ring because she has always wanted one. Mike and Ann picked it out so that Mom's diamond will be the biggest one out of all of us. I hope she loves it!
I've been thinking about starting a new blog just about my original Mom. I kept a journal while I was going to counseling a few years back dealing with how her death has affected me. I guess I've been thinking about it since her passing away anniversary is coming soon. Maybe I will start it in on that day as a rememberance.
I purchased two new cds: erasure pop! 20 hits and Yo-Yo- Ma and Kathryn Stott in Paris La Belle Epoque. Two very different styles of music but each had a song that's been on my mind - "A Little Respect" and "Meditation" from Thais. It frees my mind up to hear the music from the outside of my head. Sometimes music is amazingly fulfilling.
A thought occurred to me the other day that my mental and emotional weariness may stem from having to be too practical, too organized, and too planned due to my job. Because I am a natural dreamer, I need time to daydream. I need time to look up at the sky and become engrossed in a drifting cloud or be uplifted by the sight of the beaming full moon. I will definitely head to Borders for some reading of Japanese comic books during my vacation time and escape from this all consuming world of teaching. I wonder if "Millennium Actress" will still be playing in theatres by then. Sleep is more critical to my well-being than daydreaming for now.
Scott has early terminated from his duties in the Peace Corp. I had lunch with him at LAX last Saturday during his layover time. He looked darker and thinner as I had expected. He handed me the longest letter I have ever received. It was a full journal. He also gave me a traditional East Timorese fabric for decoration. I also saw the pictures he took on his digital camera. He has returned safely from another adventure and has blessed me with his presence on my birthday.
My new Mom's 60th birthday is tomorrow. The kids decided to get her a diamond ring because she has always wanted one. Mike and Ann picked it out so that Mom's diamond will be the biggest one out of all of us. I hope she loves it!
I've been thinking about starting a new blog just about my original Mom. I kept a journal while I was going to counseling a few years back dealing with how her death has affected me. I guess I've been thinking about it since her passing away anniversary is coming soon. Maybe I will start it in on that day as a rememberance.
I purchased two new cds: erasure pop! 20 hits and Yo-Yo- Ma and Kathryn Stott in Paris La Belle Epoque. Two very different styles of music but each had a song that's been on my mind - "A Little Respect" and "Meditation" from Thais. It frees my mind up to hear the music from the outside of my head. Sometimes music is amazingly fulfilling.
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