Emocionada

So, on top of leaving the country for two months, I am also off-contract at my job for three months. So I have been preparing to be out of the office until August...

In some ways, I'm very excited about this. I am really thankful that I have a schedule very similar to college students. It's worth the financial tightness to be able to have summers off. And it's been a crazy year, so the break will be so nice! I won't have to worry about anything here for a long while...I can drop the heavy responsibility for awhile, guilt-free!

But it's also a little sad. I'm coming to love my job more and more, and as I was walking down the hallway today, I realized that I'm actually going to miss it a little! I like my co-workers and students, I like (for the most part) knowing what I'm doing, I like learning new things, I like the opportunity to motivate, teach and help students, and I like representing my school to new students. The more I think about it, the more I see that this job is a great fit for my interests, skills and big goals.

I've come to really appreciate that revelation. It's so easy to get down on our jobs when we have stressful days, or when it's not as exciting as I'd like it to be, or when comparing it with other things that I want to do as well that are more exotic. But knowing that this is really a sweet deal is helpful on those tough days.

So now, I'll be out of the swing of things for a few months...it will be a nice pause, but I look forward to returning to work. I'm very thankful to be able to say that!