Is anybody else like this? Every year, I try to have the perfect summer vacation. One year, I didn't do any school work for the whole month of June - I mean, none! Another year, I dedicated the last two weeks of June and the first two weeks of July to school stuff. I think that ended up being the whole month of July, but whatever. Last year, I did a two week professional development deal during June - that summer went by pretty quickly.
This year, I have another new plan. My idea is to spend one afternoon - a couple hours - once a week on school stuff. My thought is to not overwhelm myself, but to also do some thinking throughout the summer. I spent yesterday afternoon - I had planned an hour, that stretched to about 3 -- on looking at my new curriculum and getting some ideas on classroom management.
I'm not sure this is perfect -- maybe there isn't such a thing. But I'm really hoping for a relaxing summer, where I can 1) catch up on all the things I didn't get to in the last 10 months; and 2) catch up on my sleep! My body still thinks it needs to wake up about 5am. Ummm, no thanks on that!
So, what are you doing this summer?
I think we all do that, Sara. Try different ways of doing things. This summer I am feeling more like, "whatever I want to do, I do". I don't have many projects planned at home (mostly for lack of budget), so I read, I watch some TV (yes, I like to watch TV),I sit in my hammock, and I work on school stuff. Oh, and I Uber kid around to all their stuff. So my thought is that if I don't have a serious plan, I'll be happy with what I get done. Check back with me in August and we'll see how I feel then. (:
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Great way to plan your summer! Hope it is still going well for you. I have been relaxing with my sewing machine. I'm so excited to have something to work on to keep my hands and head occupied that gives me a break. Happy July!
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