but I am still here. Still bitching. Well, maybe not as much bitching as I am in the midst of some great self-work, however I am still getting on.
What about today that is so important. People, I have one last PTA meeting to attend in an official capacity. Then, I retire. If you can’t hear the joyous giggle in my voice, then I need to record. My son’s school, while very important to me, has also consumed almost every waking moment of the last 5 years for 9 solid months. Plus, some time during the summer.
Mentally and physically, I am drained. There is a lot of work and effort that goes into it. I love it, don’t get me wrong, but it really is a thankless job. Well, maybe not totally thankless. Every time a teacher makes a copy, a student gets a worksheet, I think there has to be some thanks somewhere. We make the copier lease payments. It stretches our minuscule budget and there is never enough (which is why I am officially on a budget for PTA spending) to go as far as we need it. Yet, we get it taken care of.
So, I am retiring. It will be bittersweet, but for once, I can be a worker bee. Not a leader bee. It will be nice…even if a little sad.
