Summertime, and the Living is Easy...

One of my biggest pet peeves as a teacher is the assumption that our job is easy as we get 3 months off in the summer.  I do not know how the wool was pulled over my eyes, but I have been out of school for five weeks and three days and get the joy of returning to school tomorrow morning.  What happened to my other seven weeks of freedom???  Sadly, the three months off is a grave misconception that I often have to explain.  Yes, I worked summer school so my "summer" did not start until July.  The real kicker, I had to have a part time job in the summer to make up for the lack of funds, as I normally tutor during the school year, and need to supplement that lost income in the summer months.  Also, The part time job allowed for me to enjoy my vacation a bit more, albeit short, as my regular income is used strictly for bills with very little left for play time.  What irks me the most is that while I work two jobs year round, the people who complain about my time off usually make double my salary and get between two and six weeks paid vacation every year!

So needless to say, I do not get three months off.  Do I enjoy the short time off I do get?  Absolutely!  I had a blast this summer, as it has been my FIRST summer working for a school that is not year round.  My apartment has never been cleaner and more organized, I was able to really focus on my workout routines, and yes I lounged by a pool a few times.  I even took the most amazing vacation with my boyfriend to Montana.  The whole trip was so wonderful, that I must devote an entire other blog post to it at a later date.  As for now I am laying in bed, hoping my body will be ready to rock and roll as my iPhone will start its obnoxious chiming at 5:30am tomorrow morning.  As rough as it will be getting back into the swing of things, I can't wait to get this new year under way!  Summer, you have been great, I will miss you dearly, but for now I must pack you away until we meet again next July!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Despite what people say, the three reasons that teachers choose to teach are not June, July, and August. Lets be honest, any free time we get in the summer is highly cherished...but many schools now are year round, if they are not teachers often opt to teach summer school. (Fine, plenty teachers will disagree with me, but I like to think of us as more noble than this!)

I, however, do very much enjoy my holiday free time the best!!! I cannot imagine having to go to work the day before or after Christmas or Thanksgiving...been there done that. Retail helped get me through school and I am happy to say I will probably never have to worry about working the holiday season again!

That is all...a very pointless blog you may say, and I would have to agree! I just wanted to express my great joy of having 5 days off for Thanksgiving and 2 weeks off for Christmas! My joy is bubbling over and I had to share it with the whole interwebs! Please don't hate me...in fact feel free to buy me presents or send me pie!! :P