The life of a Catholic school teacher

I have recently fallen off the blogging bandwagon, but have decided to get back on. I have so many things to keep me busy, but tonight, I am feeling the desire to write. This is odd because it's Wednesday...the mood to write usually strikes on a Friday or Saturday night when I am up late and it's quiet in the apartment. Not the case tonight. The whole reason I started keeping a blog was to get my writing out there. I probably will never be able to write a book, but I still love to write. Unfortunately, other hobbies and being a teacher/having homework has gotten in the way. I spend my free time knitting and have even stopped reading books because I'm knitting so much. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to take a knitting hiatus, but I would like to get back to my original two loves...reading and writing. I have a piece of writing that I started on a while ago. It's unfinished, but I think I'm ready now to finish it and get it 'published' as much as posting it on a blog can mean 'published'. I'd like to get in the habit of posting once a week. So for anybody out there who may happen upon this sorely neglected blog...be on the lookout for coming attractions.

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It's so great to be on Spring Break. I have the next 8 days to relax and take part in my hobbies. I've started knitting a dressy hat that I may not be able to wear until winter again because it's made of wool. I've also taken up an interest in finishing my hexagon skirt that I started last summer. It's too hot to wear it now, so I'm going to continue to take my time finishing it so it will be ready to wear next winter. The one thing that I'm about to start working on is a sleeveless-sweater that zips and has a hood. It will be made of cotton so I can wear it to the beach. What does it say about me if I go to bed at night thinking about knitting? The things that make you go hmmm....

Future hubby and I will be going camping next week for three days and two nights. He took his vacation the same week as mine. Camping is always fun and relaxing and I'm seriously debating leaving my knitting at home. In all previous camping trips, I've always just taken a book, my journal, and a deck of cards for the epic Rummy 500 battles that ensue between myself and future hubby. At home, knitting keeps me from reading, so perhaps, I'll do the unthinkable and leave the yarn at home.

I also want to do some scrapbooking over this break. I have a couple of paper projects in the works and I need to get moving on them. Then there's the crochet lessons that I auctioned off at my school's PTO auction in the fall. I told the winner of my lessons that I would come do them over spring break.

This sounds to me like an awful lot to do over the next 8 days. I haven't even done school work for the week after my break. That has to go on the list too.

My to-do list may just have to be finished over summer vacation. I love that time when I get paid to sleep in and do nothing if I so desire. Feel free to be jealous all you non-teachers:)

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