When
I picked my retirement date, I didn't think of all the ramifications,
but it will be perfect timing.
I
hate staggering into vacation time. This is a common teacher
phenomenon. We get to Christmas, or summer, or spring break and drop
exhausted the moment it arrives. The first few days are spent
recovering. This isn't really me whining. Teachers get great vacation
time. It is just a fact that we are truly beat by the time they
arrive.
I
didn't want this to happen as I roll into retirement. A logical end
time would have been spring break. If I had chosen that, I would be
staggering into my new life.
I
am teaching up to and passed spring break. I get the vacation, and
will get to it exhausted and take a few days to recover. I return to
work for my last week right after that. I will not be exhausted after
one week back. I will go into retirement perky and refreshed.
That
work week is only four days long, as it ends with a statutory
holiday. It will be Easter Weekend. We will be meeting friends in
Vancouver. They will be down from Vernon to visit family, and we are
invited along. It will be days of fun and giggles.
After
that, teachers go back to work, but not me. I will start my new life
with very full batteries. I'll be running, biking and relaxing. We
also have a new floor to install in the basement. I don't want to
rush over that, but a week seems reasonable. Helen also wants that
room reorganized, and it's the perfect chance. Move the stuff out, do
the floor, and reorg' anything that goes back in. A lot of it is
school stuff that will be heading to the dump
It
is all perfect; getting spring break, a few days back, and the
weekend with friends.
I
hope my first retired day will be sunny. I'd love to bike, and run,
and start the floor.
But
then, there's no rush.
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