Lately I have been stressed. Summer is coming sooner than I would ever want and there is still much to be done. Usually when there's an upcoming holiday I look forward to a day to kick back and hang out with people. Not this time. I look at this Memorial Day as a time stealer. One less day this week that I can get things done and one day longer that I have to wait to talk to the people I need to.
It takes me quite a long time to get to the point of being frustrated or frazzled but once I get there I cannot come down until the task is resolved. Unfortunately I am over a week away from resolution and the stress continues to take a toll on my sleep and back muscles.
It's not the events of the summer that have me worried, it's not the responsibilities that I will assume, and certainly not the amount of teaching that I will have to do; all of that I'm excited for. No, it's the paperwork. It's all the last minute paper work no one sees as being important until someone is demanding they have it. I wish that people took more care in complying with the seemingly insignificant tasks. I know my life would benefit from it.
But you know what? The summer will come and the summer will go and trips will happen and all will be well. Just getting to that point right now seems impossible.
