Lazy Days
- Rosetta Mandisa
- Jun 12, 2019
- 2 min read
The month of May for an educator is one of the longest months of the school year. Students are antsy for summer and teachers are longing for a break. I’m not sure about my colleagues but I make a lot of plans for my summer break. There are so many things I don’t have time for during the school year like doctor’s appointments, reading, spending time with family and friends or simply relaxing. The one major thing I wanted to tackle this summer is the garage. Somehow or another things in there just keep growing. I organize and I organize but somehow…
To be perfectly honest, in my first four days off, I have done absolutely nothing. I tried, I really tried to motivate myself to make it happen, to be productive however, outside of a couple of morning walks and reading a few pages, nothing! I have spent more time on the couch and in my bed than is natural. On about the second or third day I really started feeling guilty. It’s not in me to simply sit, at least not this much. I felt as if I should be ashamed for being so lazy.
While I was wallowing on the forth day, trying to convince myself that 10:30 am was most certainly a good consideration for “sleeping in”, my love so gently laid down next to me and reminded me of how hard I work during the school year. For twenty minutes or so, he told me stories of times I stayed late at school, worked on the weekends, volunteered with my non-profit and taxied our own children from here to Kingdom Come. I deserved the break, rest as long as you like, he said.
And just like that, I was feeling better about my unproductive, non-active self because you know what, I do deserve it. Teaching is not easy. It is a thankless, sacrificial, hard profession. I love my students as if they were my own. There is no way I can step into my classroom each day and not give 100% to those kids. I care about them, their education and helping to instill in them principles that will lead them to their vision of success. So yeah, the past five days have pretty much been a bust, however, I still have 56 days to go on my break and a lot can happen, including finally getting around to the garage!
Summer Break 2019…:)
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