Thirty-one walks, thirty-one posts.
It only takes the creation of sub plans for an educator to realize just how much work they really do. I've spent the better part of the last week preparing to be away from my circulation desk not for a day, but for three weeks.
A full month, really, with Spring Break thrown into the mix. A month with book orders due, a quarterly snapshot, finances to balance, and two different schedules to juggle. I'm missing a district reading event, my last before I retire.
To plan for these weeks, I've been working late almost every night. Tonight I finally walked out the door at seven-thirty. Sub plans are made and shared. Negatives are cleared from the finances. The quarterly snapshot is done and in the queue, read-alouds are labeled and next to the reading chair. My desk is cleared...well, somewhat clear.
I've never taken this much time off from work. It felt weird walking out of the library this evening, knowing that I won't be back until April sixth at the earliest.
I guess I could consider this a trial run for my retirement.
My goodness! Having just taken one day off for a district meeting yesterday, I cannot imagine attempting to write sub plans for three whole weeks! I hope that you enjoy your trial run at retirement!
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