So...no posts for me in 2021 (not even my annual National Parks road trip)?...Interesting...
Who knew that being a principal during a global pandemic would be so time- and energy-consuming?
Reader, don't answer that.
The good thing is that while the work has been seemingly never-ending, there has been time to take breaks - morning weekend runs, Broadway in Chicago shows & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, binge watching "All Creatures Great and Small" and "The Mandalorian," prayer/faith groups at church, visiting my sister and brother-in-law, holiday light shows, old roomie catch-up evenings, weekly family FaceTimes...
It's important to take time for the things one enjoys. Because Reader, guess what? The list will always be there, staring back with a growing amount of checkboxes on any given day. The emails will always be there, asking you to do something or complaining about a new policy, or asking important questions. Each of us is only human. Each of us needs boundaries. Otherwise, each of us won't make it till 2023...or possibly even to next week.
Now that we're in 2022, I hope to do a lot more of the aforementioned activities as well as bust out of my Chicago bubble to see some friends I haven't seen in awhile and *fingers crossed* to finally make it to Acadia. Reader, wish me luck.
I doubt my blogging will be regular moving forward - most days I find my brain gets to empty around 4pm, and any insight or wisdom I may have had vanishes. But, we'll see what happens.
Until next time, dear Reader, be well.
