How is it August already? How? Where has the time gone?
Have you heard of the phrase "a month of Sundays"? It's a quaint way to indicate that something will be a long time. I saw online this very teacher-focused reverse take: "for teachers, the month of August is just one long Sunday night".
Here's another version of the sentiment, from the humour site Bored Teachers:
Yes, yes, I know ... my privilege is showing! There are few professions that have such an extensive break (unless you are part of the government, maybe - Ontario's provincial politicians began their "summer recess" on April 14 and don't go back until October 20!)
I haven't had much of a vacation this year. I've spent most days working. This is a big difference from last year, when I had not one but two big trips, to Portugal and to Alaska. Despite being at home, there are so many things that I haven't done yet that I swore I would accomplish this summer. I had originally planned on listing them here, as an attempt to make myself accountable for completing them, but I don't think that's the best strategy. Does everyone really need to know I have to sew new curtains for my front windows?
Plus, any list of household upkeep items doesn't include all the preparation I want to (or need to) do to get ready for September. In addition to being the teacher-librarian and one of the ESL teachers, I'm going to take on the guidance portfolio more thoroughly. I'll be taking my Guidance and Career Education Part 1 AQ with York during the month of August, so that will hopefully get me ready for the new school year.
This sounds like a bit of a grumpy post. Let me clarify. Although I mourn how quickly the summer has flown by so far, I appreciate all that it's provided so far. I can sleep in a bit more! I can work outside on my back deck in the sun! (Here's a photo of my city oasis.)
I've also been able to indulge in my latest musical obsessions. I have no idea why these songs have become stuck in my brain right now, but they are there.
1) Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" - this song was released in 2020 but for some reason, I'm entranced. Could it be because Barenaked Ladies played a snippet of it during their Toronto concert recently? Could it be because Chappell Roan enjoys Fluevogs like I do? No idea.
2) "APT." by Bruno Mars & Rose - my husband has said that my musical tastes resemble that of a 15 year old girl, and this song doesn't exactly prove him wrong. I'd heard it played in school before but I didn't even know what was being said. Once I read that this song was inspired partly by the song "Mickey" by Toni Basil, then it makes a bit more sense why it's an ear worm for me. I've put the Toni Basil song after the Bruno Mars & Rose song so you can compare.
