School’s out! Not sure for how long, but I’m trying to enjoy the moment. It never feels real the first day. It’s always a really awkward transition for me.

For the past 5 months lunch as been from 11:16-11:35, without fail. A bell rings to remind me. I haven’t eaten lunch or made any effort toward fixing something because I don’t know what time I should eat lunch. Nor do I remember how to spend more than 19 minutes eating it! I’m waiting for the bell, but it is so quiet! The ticking clock replaces the screaming 13-year-olds and the daily demands of a public school teacher.

It always takes me a few days to process “the end.” It’s kind of depressing actually–always has been. As Harry would say, it’s a “full court press” to the end. But, what do you do when there’s nothing left to press? I’ve been so excited to start working on house projects, but I have so many that I don’t know where to start. So, here I sit.

When I find myself here, I sometimes think, well, maybe I should just relax and watch the Travel Channel –maybe even guiltlessly. But, I always feel like I’m wasting time when I relax. Like right now, I came straight home, set my bag down, looked around a little bit–at all of the straightening and cleaning I COULD be doing, but just don’t know where to start– and opened up my computer because I didn’t know what else to do. I have plenty of emails to sort and respond to. I’ll start there. So, I glanced at those, but that’s a big project too.

Anybody have any suggestions on what I should do with my afternoon? How do I begin my summer break?  Here are some possibilities, if you’d like to weigh in:

• washing the dirty dishes in the sink
• laundry
• watching the Travel Channel
• working on the wedding scrapbook
• cleaning out the office
• cleaning out the closet in the guestroom
• writing in my journal
• taking a nap
• printing some photos to frame
• catching up on email