Recharging. . .

I took Friday off work for a 'doctor's appointment' and have tomorrow off for President's Day. I needed a couple of extra days to recharge before volleyball starts and since I've found myself getting increasingly burned out. Friday I went shopping and bought lots of fun things, yesterday I spent some quality time at home with myself, today I've cleaned...done laundry...dishes...etc and tomorrow I'll work on my presentation and prepare for the coming week. Some good advice from an even better friend has convinced me that I need to start getting rid of all this stuff in my life that is neither rewarding or enjoyable. To begin...I'm resigning from my position as secretary of my HOA. Recently I've found myself with responsibilities that aren't mine....I don't want them, I don't enjoy them, and I'm not qualified for them. The people that I'm working with on the HOA are neither understanding or empathetic and I'm finished.

At the request of my dept chair at work, I'm putting together and presenting a professional development workshop in March. I'm terrified of speaking in front of people and really don't need the additional work during the first two weeks of volleyball season but I'm going to do it. My condition was that I not be 'thrown under the bus' again until everyone else had taken their turn.

Even though it's only third quarter, I've already found myself looking forward to this summer more than ever. For the first time in over ten years, I won't be working. There are so many possibilities for this summer, it's overwhelming...in a good way. I might take a class, I want to travel, I'm hoping for visits from friends and family, playing volleyball, throwing parties, and spending a LOT of time at the pool.
Well, it's about time for me to go grocery shopping, a chore I typically hate but I've found myself with an increasingly positive attitude lately...thanks to a couple of good friends. I'm especially looking forward to mailing off a little something to a good friend of mine in CA...hehe.