I love and hate the summer.

Okay, I bet you're looking at the title and saying, "Hold up, you're a teacher and you love and HATE the summer!?"

Yes, I love and hate the summer. Let me quickly explain.

I love the summer for the obvious reasons - I get time off from work and I get to do whatever I want during this time. This sounds wonderful and by all accounts and prior experiences, it is.

This is where I want you to hear me out...I don't always like the summer. Why?

I am bored out of my mind. I'm trying to be good with money so traveling is out of the question for now. I'm not busy so I'm becoming lazy. All I think I want is some advice on how to spend my time. More time with God is #1...and I haven't been that great with it so far. #2 is less sleeping and napping to organize instead of being so lazy. Right now, I'm thinking what good is doing what I want if I'm not spending this time wisely. I think all I need at this point is a nice, swift kick in the pants to get my butt into gear and plan this summer free time better. I hate the summer right now because I am lame so here's to hoping and planning something...anything more useful for the rest of this summer.

-CP