I am nearly at the end! We have two more teacher days left at school, so as of Monday afternoon, I will be on summer vacation!
The load gets a little lighter with every exam I grade. And it's been such a relief to empty out my bag a little every day. I've brought a little less home with me each night this week and it feels great!
Aside from finishing up my grades, the only other hurdle in front of me is packing up my entire classroom. I'm moving to a new room next year, so I have a lot of packing and purging to do. This challenge is a lot more imposing than a stack of papers, but I know that lightening the load and getting rid of the "stuff" that I have accumulated over the past 8 years will be good for me.
The other day I was remarking to one of my colleagues that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
"Yeah, but you've got to watch out," he said.
I have to admit, I was a little perplexed. "Huh?" I mused.
"Well," he began. "Sometimes that light is an on-coming train."
And while that may be true, I'm going to just keep on moving headlong through this tunnel. In the spirit of the little engine that could, "I think I can!"
No trains in sight. I wish you well in your move and going through the accumulated things offers great insight! Our principal makes us clean out as though we are leaving every year. While it unnerves me to move unfinished projects, I value the need to maintain a professional look and some sort of organization. The way I look at projects like yours is the say, "It just takes time." I listen to music or an audio book and start plowing. I am the stack queen. I hope your move goes swiftly and well.
ReplyDeleteSara
I can relate to the moving classrooms I moved last year and I am moving again this year. The only good thing about it is I did purge a lot last year so it isn’t as bad this year.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Almost home, Maureen! We didn't have a single snow day this year, so we're already out of school! Good luck and have a great summer!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your post!
Mike