It's summertime, and the living is easy.
Not really when you are a twelve-month educator that works during the summer to plan and deliver professional learning for teachers - but you have to make time to rest. Self-care is important. I took a week off. My middle child was finishing his AIT school in Fort Benning, Georgia and we were headed to his graduation! So I scheduled my reminder tweets about the Summer Library Program, set up my out of office notification, and packed my laptop into the backpack - I planned on enjoying a webinar or two with my coffee by the pool while my family slept in since I am an early riser by nature. As luck would have it, I ended up cracking out the laptop as soon as we arrived due to an emergency request received while we were driving for something that I couldn't do from my phone. When I was finished, I noticed the laptop was almost dead, so I went to plug it in and.....
I couldn't find my charger!!!
I mean, most things I can do from my superphone, so I wasn't completely lost, but I took this as a sign that I needed to unplug and recharge MY batteries. So I took a deep breath, put my laptop away, tucked the work backpack into the closet with the suitcase, and played a card game with my family.
The next morning, instead of watching a webinar, I finished a book and enjoyed my morning coffee by the pool. It's summertime, and the living is easy....at least for a little while.
DISCLAIMER: No vacation hours were lost on this post. While thought about on vacation, it was not created until I returned home.
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