Working in Education without Summer Vacation

Me: I work in the education sector.

You: That’s great! I wish I had the summers off.

Me: Me too

Early childhood education is all year, folks. Seeing all the beautiful vacation posts from friends in K-12 and Higher Education (oh and ya’ll international folk) is making me super jealous.

Bring the laptop to a spot with an ocean view to soak up the sun. I want to be in the pool maybe take a long lunch to wait in a line for some artisan ice cream, but that ain’t happening. Things are not slow, especially this summer. The summer is the best time of the year! BBQs, pool-time, friend-time, celebration time - and I’m trying to fit it all in whilst the stress of a busy work summer.

I am trying to be present and enjoy the season. Long work days, but I am making sure the weekends are for myself, friends, and family.