I’m writing this week from my empty nest. And I can’t say that I’m a big fan. While I’m delighted that my kids are off doing their thing, I’m realizing that I don’t have “my thing” to do. I applied to graduate school (again) but when I calculated the final costs, I couldn’t justify $54,000 […]
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I’m sitting down early to write this week. School vacation week is coming to an end, and to be completely honest, I always suffer some anxiety about heading back into work. I kind of understand it in September, and I know a lot of teachers experience it then. But I’m a little confused about why it happens after a week off in February or April, especially when I’ve spent the week here working. I mean, no one wants to go back to work when they’re on a tropical vacation, right? At any rate, I’ve cleaned my house, and I’m writing my column and planning my classes for the week on Saturday, so I can relax all day on Sunday.