Sunday, July 25, 2010

ok, that's enough

I've hit a wall.
I'm finished.
Done.
Put a fork in me.

In the past this would be my last day of summer. Tomorrow would (should) be the first day of teacher work week. I should be meeting my kids in 2 weeks.

Even last Wednesday I was saying that I was thankful for this long summer. I had so many projects to do that I was excited to have the whole month of August. Wasn't it glorious, this long summer?

Then Thursday came. I'm not sure what happened, but somewhere during Thursday I lost my summer love. Maybe it was the heat, or walking past an office supply store and checking out all the school supplies, or the fact that I've broken all the needles on my sewing machine, read every book on my summer list, spent an afternoon at every museum exhibit in the city, given way too much of my hard-earned money to the nice folks at Borders, Barnes and Noble, and Ann Taylor Loft, and spent beyond too much time at the pool. By the time Mr. Lipstick came home I was rocking in a corner with boredom.

I have to go back to work.

This forced vacation is utterly unfair. If I don't teach someone to read soon, I may throw myself off the balcony. That, or my cat may just learn her abc's.

Do you see what I've been reduced too? And that's even with spending two days a week at an inner-city daycare. And another day at the library at my school.

And yes, come October, I am going to be dying for a break. Longing for a day or two off. But that doesn't make this long ridiculous break any easier.

Yes, I would like a break in October, when the weather is perfect for reading outside, or sipping coffee on the back porch. Right now it's too hot to put one toe outside.

And in October I will only want one or two days off. A week max. None of this weeks on end forced holiday. This is crazy. Who ever thought this schedule was a good idea?

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go read Brown Bear, Brown Bear to my cat.

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I welcome any summer reading recommendations you think will somehow get me to the end of August.

4 comments:

Jenny said...

I have recently discovered Greg Iles' books (fun, thriller/mysteries). As to professional books, I came across Debbie Miller's Teaching with Intention and I'm greatly enjoying it.

Anonymous said...

JM Coetzee's autobiography trilogy, "Boyhood," "Youth," "Summertime".

Austin Clarke's, "More"

Paul Harding, "Tinkers"

Mary said...

What are you sewing?!?! You must share!

Jenna said...

I've been reading lots of trashy vampire novels, Patricia Cornwell, and non-fiction books about organic foods.

Summer is the only time I can get into mindless entertainment.