I’m back at work this week. Today is a PD day. PD = Professional Development = ALL the ineffective meetings about whatever new edspeak buzz word we’re focusing on right now (but will never mention again).
I will say that I REALLY liked our later Winter Break. This past week off was lovely. I’m not sure if the same thing will happen next year (my kids start break a week earlier and end a week earlier than I did), and I’m not sure what I would pick if I could, but it doesn’t matter because I have no choice, so I’m going to enjoy whatever kind of break I have (I know I’ve VERY lucky that I don’t need to travel to see family during the break, so it doesn’t really affect me).
Anyway, I enjoyed having four days off while my kids were back in school (they had Monday off). And I enjoyed having my break take place after Christmas Day.
And… my friend made it back down to LA. I don’t understand how they did it, but I’m relieved they did. I actually have a lot of bigger feelings about it, because their ability to buy a ticket, and navigate TSA and get on a plane and fly to LA flies in the face of their behavior over the past two weeks and the story I’ve told myself to tolerate the way I was treated as I tried to help. Lots of big feelings about it, but I’m focusing on the relief I feel that they are home and I am no longer the point person that their family and other friends are depending on.
This weekend was a little rough. I was feeling pretty down. Today I started my period which explains A LOT. Now I’m feeling a little better, just knowing that hormones are a big part of why I was so down this weekend. It’s also annoying to recognize that something I have NO control over, can hijack my experience so much.
I’m spent some time today writing down all my purchases for the first week of January. I’m finding Your Money or Your Life to be a somewhat challenging read for me – why is it so hard for me to articulate my values and purpose?! – but I’m committed to sticking it out to the end. And I’m committed to taking the steps outlined in the book (though I’m sure I won’t be able to accurately determine how much money I’ve ever made – babysitting was my main form of income for SIX YEARS, and I have no idea how much I made back then), at least for a few months. I want to change my relationship with money, and this book promises to TRANSFORM it, so I’m going to give it a try. I’ll keep updating you all about how it goes.
My daughter gets to start practicing with a swim team! It’s just one hour a week (because the practice starts at 4pm and her school doesn’t get out until 4pm except for early-release Wednesdays), but it’s a start! And we got her into an art class that meets for four weeks in February! These are both big deals.
And I’m going to press publish now because I had four personal items on my to-do-during-PD list and this was one of them, and it’s the only one I haven’t completed yet. Look at me! Setting goals and revisiting them!
So lovely to hear from you on a dank and wet day…. though must admit it did quit raining 1/2 way through and where I am has really been quite lucky esp compared to Santa Cruz area and Santa Barbara. Some really wet and flooded areas there. Fully saturated soil here. but we should have about 11 hrs before more rain.
Very happy on your behalf that the prior week was good for you. You really needed that and glad today was prep not students. 4 days of students back will be easier as a result.
Hang in and keep your feet as dry as you can. Sending support wishes!