Welcome back to another week of Stream of Consciousness Saturday. This is the time where I spend 5 minutes a day or two in advance of this post going up. (I’ll eventually get to actually writing on Saturdays.) For now, though, I’m setting my timer, pre-writing my post and scheduling it to go up so my fine blog friends can link up on Saturday mornings. Or Sunday, if that’s easier for you.
So, the rules….
1. Set a timer for five minutes. (Or keep tabs with your computer’s clock.)
2. Write freely. Any topic. Whatever is on your mind. It doesn’t even have to be completely cohesive.
3. Tag on social media with #SOCSaturday and link up below. You have all day Saturday and Sunday to join the link up. It closes Monday morning.
4. Click around and give some comment/blog love.
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We’re finally home for a full weekend. No random trips to the zoo, camping, beach, lake or anything else that sounds (and is) a load of fun. We’re all just home.
And it feels so good. I need to sleep in my bed for a few weekends in a row to decompress from the flurry activity we’ve seen this summer.
One of my oldest friends (oldest in terms of how long we’ve been friends) is in town with her family, so I’m sure we won’t be bored this weekend. We’re rarely bored! And hopefully if the weather cooperates, we can get to Splasheville at some point. Or maybe Biltmore for some wandering? Maybe we’ll just hang out in our own little yard for the weekend.
Whatever it is, we won’t be bored. But we also won’t be rushing from here to there. We can take things at our own pace. Visit our local tailgate market. Do all of the simple errands that we’ve somewhat neglected the past several weeks.
School is starting back in less than a month. My husband has barely had a summer between working and conferences and being an educational rock star. (We joke about this title I’ve given him.) He’s “supposed” to have summers off. I think many people underestimate how much teachers work during the summers. They really don’t have that time off. And they aren’t paid for it.
And with the start of school, we’ll celebrate my son’s third birthday. I can’t believe THAT is about to happen. It’s been so fun to watch him become his own person. Oh how he’s his own, fiercely independent and opinionated person!
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Want to join in? Blog for 5 minutes, and link up below!
If I set a timer for 5 minutes, I will get interrupted at least 6 times. I think if I do this I might have to hide in a closet.
You are so right that teachers don’t actually have summers off. Your hubs is a rock star! Love that title. I can’t believe your little one will be 3! Mine is getting close to that too. Craziness.
That is great that you mentioned about teachers not really getting the summers off. A lot of people don’t realize how much more time than the actual school day that the teachers actually work.
How great that you get to be home for a full weekend. I can’t wait to be able to do that. Things have been so crazy here that we only seem to sleep in our house on weekends.
This sounds like some fun! I would do this too, but today we are crazy busy with things!
I love this stream of consciousness writing idea. Although with all the blogging I do, it will probably come out as, “oh my god, it’s due tomorrow, and I still have PInterest, Twitter, Facebook, and four more articles, and what am I making for dinner later?” Something along those lines.
Summer is such a crazy time…glad you are getting time to spend with a good friend!
One of my best friends is a teacher. It is amazing how much teachers have to do during the summer in order to be ready for the fall.
my mind i sgoing a mile a minute right now. I understand the exercise but i’d end up with a jumbled mess
What a great idea! I get interrupted and have a hard time starting my writing, so I should just set a small goal of 5 minutes and see what happens.
Hope you have (had) fun with your friend! 🙂
I love this! I am so glad that you spoke about teachers not getting much time off during Summer. It is so true. I am a teacher and my summer has consisted of summer school for the weaker kids and private one on one lessons for the kids that need it. It doesn’t stop. However, I love this job so I’m not complaining…it’s just when people say, ‘Oh, you’re a teacher…you do nothing but play all day.” I am almost tempted to lock them in my class for a day. 🙂
Yup I am a teacher and really we get very little time off. There is so much to do to prepare for the next year. I go back to work this next week on Wednesday.. It went so fast.
My son has a birthday when school starts too. Time does go fast…happy upcoming birthday to yours and mine. 🙂 Hope you have a fun time w/your friends visiting.
I know exactly what you are talking about regarding your husband’s schedule in the summer. I am retired from working for a school district and my summers were always busy too.
awesome mental exercise I need ot try might help improve my pregnancy brain
This was such a great idea! Thank for sharing it and I want to do it more often! It would be great to try with the family, too!
It’s sort of like everyone thinking tax accountants only have to work January through April. While some do, most don’t. I worked full time , year-round!
Wow – Splasheville sounds like a lot of fun! I love planning birthdays! I bet you’ll have a blast planning your little one’s!
This sounds like such a great idea. I love that you are adding to it each day!