July 10, 2008
Man Not So Angry Anymore
I'm Taking a "Me" Day.
Tuesday night I called to see if I had to show up for jury duty. A kind voice told me that they didn’t need me, and thank you. Nice. I got a thank you for nothing. Well, it wasn’t nothing for me. I did get a day off out of it. I should have been the one offering thanks. Sure, I could have gone in, but I decided to take a “me” day.
Who am I kidding? Every day this summer has been a “me” day. I got up, mowed the lawn, ran for 45 minutes (a new record), and worked on my resume. I realized I haven’t created a resume since I’ve been teaching so I’m basically starting from scratch. I researched online to see what a teacher’s resume should look like and I discovered there are plenty of websites that would like to sell you a resume. This paying for a resume – not so good, Ed. So I just took off on my own – I figured I could do the same thing these idiots were doing, and for free. It’s a work in progress, but my total cost for it so far is zero.
I enjoyed it so much, I’m thinking I need some more “me” time every week. I think I’m going to ask the people at my summer job if I can start coming in an hour later most days. That way I could run in the morning and not have to get up so early. It’s a nice option to have. Or maybe got to breakfast before and read my book or the newspaper one day. This is my time to unwind.
As an aside, if you ever become a teacher and can afford to take your pay for ten months and stretch out over twelve, I certainly recommend it. I have no pressure to work a certain amount of hours, other than to build up my fun money. Should the need arise, I could walk in, do my best Eric Cartman impression, and say, “Screw you guys. I’m going home.” It’s probably the same feeling of relief people have when they are old enough to retire, but they still keep working for six months to a year after that. I’m just there as long as I want to be. Ahh, summer.
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