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Spring Break 2012!!!!!

March 20, 2012

No, I’m not going to Cabo, Panama City Beach, or Rocky Point. I am not donning a bikini or working on my tan… I just get that excited about a week off to get stuff done apart from the usual stuff I have to get done during a regular week. Confusing? You know what I mean. When you get excited on a break or vacation to WORK on stuff that you never have time to work on. That’s me this week.

A sneak peak of a bulletin board I need to finish for our kitchen…

It’s spring break and I am trying to keep a healthy balance of rest and productivity. If you know me, you know I like lists of goals. I like to write out what I intend to do in a set amount of time, whether it be daily or weekly or get-this-ish-done-in-the-next-30-minutes goals. But my favorite goals to make are goals for my breaks from school. You can read last year’s summer and Christmas break goals if you want.

So even though it’s a short little vacation this week, and, in all honestly, I should really work on school stuff as much as I can, since it’s going to be CRAZY for the last five weeks of the semester when we go back next week, here is a list of some fun projects I hope to get done over these next few days…

Spray paint our file cabinet… it’s been waiting patiently for a makeover since Labor Day Weekend!
Finish Micah’s last birthday gift {he has no idea I have something else for him…}
Finish bulletin board for kitchen
Get church e-mail up and running
Make snickerdoodles
Visit Heather!

And the boring stuff…
Respond to all student drafts
Plan/start seminar papers
Clean the whole house for our BBQ next weekend

We’ll see how I do… 
I am hoping today is my super productive day where I knock at least half these items off my list!

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  1. Katie

    March 20, 2012 at 12:37 PM

    happy spring break!! Mine is 4 days away and I get just as excited to be home so I can work on some projects and just relax. enjoy!!

  2. Ruthie Hart

    March 20, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    gahhh I wish I had a spring break! cant wait to see your crafty crafts!

  3. Vanessa

    March 20, 2012 at 4:18 PM

    I'm surprised you don't have a dentist appt or something on that list. I love how people think teaching is so easy because of all the "breaks." 🙂

  4. Kassi @ Truly Lovely

    March 20, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    I'm like that too! Next thing you know you'll be glad to head back to school for a break! haha.

  5. Heather

    March 20, 2012 at 11:01 PM

    oh I so look forward to that "time off" to get the extra stuff done that needs done! hope you get it all done 🙂

  6. Jenna@The Life of the Wife

    March 21, 2012 at 3:00 PM

    Ok how did I not know you are a teacher? I feel like saying DUH right now..but I wont! Oh wait… 🙂

    Happy Spring Break!
    J

Hi. I’m Jen Russum and this blog is where I’ve been sharing narratives of God’s grace for more than a decade now. Some might say “blogs are dead” but I’m waiting for them to come back around like mom jeans and 90s flannel. I enjoy my coffee iced, my summers hot, and my dinner parties long with lots of laughter. I process all of life’s deepest, darkest, and happiest moments by writing essays in my head. When I have the time, some of these essays get typed up and shared here. I’ve always loved to write, and I hope my words bring you joy and encouragement.

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