Day 4,392—School is Out! (sort of)—

 

  Technically, next week is my last week for classes, but I turned in all my major assignments this week, so for me, it is over now, which is so crazy. It feels like I have been taking classes forever! And it has been a long time, but I am finally at the end. Part of me wishes I could keep going, but at the same time, I am ready for a break. It is easy to get out of the habit, so I am aware of that, but I have no clear direction forward for more classes right now, so I will spend the next year basking in less to do for a while. Although I did enjoy it. It was time-consuming. If I were single, I might enroll in another program immediately, but I have too many responsibilities. Next year, I want to spend time with my kids going to activities. My goal for next year is to have at least 1-2 regular activities I do with my kids during the week.

        I was so tired this morning because I stayed up late last night. I don’t know if it was just finishing my classwork or if other things were keeping me awake, but I struggled to make it downstairs this morning. I bribed myself with eating blueberry muffins, which I love, but I clearly cannot keep around the house. I usually don’t eat breakfast, so this was a huge treat. I usually try to do 5 miles in the morning, but today I was content with whatever I felt like at whatever pace. I went over to the trail, which I liked for getting away from the traffic. I didn’t realize before how much I could hear the cars on the highway on the other side of Laclede, and it just grates on me. On this side, I hear the trains in the distance instead, which I much prefer. I found a good rock to sit on and tried to meditate, but ended up getting lost in thought. My shoes were soaking wet! I don’t mind rain, but I am getting tired of all the water. I wonder what the Chubb trail looks like right now? I imagine swimming would be necessary to run that trail this weekend.