It's Been a Heck of a Week

Who am I kidding--it's been a heck of a school year. This new assignment has me working my tail off. I'm usually in between 7:15 and 7:30 and most nights I don't leave school until after 5. I'm getting way too old for this and quite frankly, I regret that I didn't take the early retirment package last spring. I was hoping to leave by 4:30 today, but thanks to a phone call from one colleague and a visit from another, I didn't get out until 5:15. And I still brought work home this weekend. But in a few minutes, I'm going to get comfy and settle myself at the sewing machine with a book on tape (Laura Lippman's In a Strange City) and a cup of tea and sew the night away. Hope all of you are doing something nice for yourselves this weekend too.

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  1. MargaretOctober 15, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    Sorry work has been so hectic for you. You definitely deserve to relax and sew away!

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  2. Sherry :o)October 17, 2010 at 7:40 PM

    I hope you had a great weekend and sewed the time away! Sorry work is hard for you - that really makes things not so fun! Have a good week coming up!

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  3. woolwomanOctober 18, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    I'm sorry you're regretting not retiring Susan - I hope things will ease up on you soon. I hate to hear you are so unhappy with the state of things at school. I hope your weekend was a super pleasant one and you got lots of "ME" time. Wishing you a good week! Mel

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  4. SiobhánOctober 20, 2010 at 1:49 AM

    Sorry to hear that things have been hectic! Curling up with some sewing and a Laura Lippman book sounds like a great way to relax. :)

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  5. MysteryKnitterOctober 11, 2015 at 6:29 PM

    I hope you will get some 'you' time too. You deserve it.

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