Musings on overdoing...and a need for a break

Cool and drizzly start to the day. The daffies glow in this sort of weather. 

I'm glad for hot coffee, the pellet stove, and a slightly slower start to the morning-- yes, I have to go to work, but I got my chores done yesterday, and I'm in no rush. I need to slow down a little, and I think today's a great day to start.

I wonder why, at least in my upbringing, working yourself into a tizzy of exhaustion and stress is supposed to be the goal. There's no damned prize for self-depletion. I have a never-ending (I was going to say, inexhaustible) to-do list, but y'know, if it doesn't get done, the world will spin anyhow. 

It's a little too soon for the yard work, regardless of the recent short stretch of summery weather. Today is much more April-ish; 50s, maybe 60's, rainy, and that is just what the flowers, plants, and I need.

School is getting to that o-so-chaotic point in the year; Seniors are forgetful and a bit snippy due to their own weight of stress, and the others are all starting to wind down ahead of time. If we don't pack most of what we need to do into the time before April break, then there's little hope for things to get done. Too many interruptions/distractions/assemblies/field trips, coupled with seasonal inattention. That's one lesson I've learned as a teacher, anyhow. Yes, we still have work to do, but the "big stuff" is accounted for, at least most of it. Likely, they will lead perfectly productive lives if we don't get to it all anyhow.

I'm looking forward to summer. I have jury duty looming, but we'll see. Maybe the Gods of Jurisprudence will dismiss me as unacceptable. I have books to read on the deck, the pool will be up and beckoning, and I don't have the miserable filial duties (dad in the nursing home, selling my parents' home, then dealing with paperwork and probate after he passed) that plagued the last two summers. It'll be nice to breathe a little, God willing. 

Have a good day,

C