I never thought I’d say it, but I’m ready to get back to work. Not that I wouldn’t like another day off, but this snow business is ruining my lesson plans! The eggs students set up in lab have been sitting there since Monday. They missed a cell parts quiz, and I don’t think they’ll be ready for a notebook check or second-draft paper submission after two days of play.

In my time off, I have fended off a lingering headache, hung Christmas lights, made pumpkin pie, written our yearly Christmas newsletter and folded, addressed, labeled, and stuffed them. I made chili and cornbread from scratch. I had coffee with a friend and talked with family and friends on the phone. I went for a couple of walks, read a book, and checked the weather incessantly.
I finished a season of 24 and started watching Lost on DVD. I have to admit, it’s been pretty relaxing to have a couple of days to myself, but I need to get out to thrive. I need it to be warm enough outside to be able to jog if I want. I need to have errands to run and people to see. This computer screen staring me in the face for two days can be unnerving, and I can only cook so much in two days before I feel compelled to eat it all. A little work every day is good, I think, because it presses me on to achieve more. I then feel like my free time is somehow “earned.” With unexpected free time, I don’t have much warning to think about what I want to do with my time, so although I know cleaning the shower, organizing the office, or catching up with extended family might be what I should be doing, it’s not what I think about immediately.

Well….off to doing who-knows-what until bedtime, which will hopefully be in an hour. It has snowed a little more tonight, but we will undoubtedly have school tomorrow, as a warming trend is occurring. I know. I’ve been glued to every website imaginable that is related to the weather or school closures.

I think I might start reading Blue Like Jazz tonight. And I might knit.