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I’m a teacher, so I always think that summer break is going to be easy and relaxing and very not busy. Just over a week in and, once again, that assumption has proven false. I wanted to warn my faithful followers that my blogging is going to be intermittent this summer. Here are just a few of the (fictional and not) reasons why:
Hello fellow bloggers!
After an unexpectedly long summer hiatus, I am back! And better than ever. Even dealing with a heat wave and no AC.
I’ll be back with real blogs next week, so what topics would you like to see?
And how was your summer?
I’m a teacher in my day-job, and just like the students, we teachers get pretty darn excited about summer break. Here are a few of the reasons I’m excited about the upcoming break.
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By day, I am a teacher (though I much prefer my fancy “by night” title as a writer), and so because of that, summer should be my favorite season, right? Warm weather, no work, relaxing.
Except that I am a 20-something teacher who has yet to find a permanent job. I run a summer camp in the summer. You know, so I have money to live and whatnot. It’s long days in the heat and sun. Long days with dozens of kids, anxious parents, injuries, and hormonal young staff members. Long days of trying to make soccer and tag interesting for 8 hours a day. Long days of trying to make it a unique and pleasant experience for each one of the 60-70 kids who attend the program each day.
And I. Am. Exhausted.
It is 8:30 on a Friday night. I have already slept an hour since coming home from work, and I am planning on crawling into bed and sleeping in a few minutes.
Aren’t I supposed to be wild in my 20s?
I thought about writing a post about the awful week I’ve had. Between grown-up decisions and research and dealing with crazy parents at the summer job, I needed to vent. But a part of me doesn’t want to dwell. It’s over and done. And good things are happening.
So. Instead of venting, I present to you: Reasons I love summer (in no particular order)
What do you love about summer?
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