22 of 31: The Last Day

Today is the last official day of spring break. I know, I know. I still have Saturday and Sunday, but I find myself a bit melancholy today. My list of staycation spring break to-dos still has so many items unchecked, yet I find myself piddling and putting off what I know will make me feel so much better.

1. Clean the house. Yuck.
2. Look up graduate programs to earn my library media specialist degree.
3. Finish another book.
4. Grade 40 readers' notebooks.
5. Practice yoga.
6. Take care of bills. Double Yuck.
7. Grocery shop.
8. Did I mention I need to do laundry???

But instead, I went and had a pedicure. I luxuriated in the warm water. The sparkly lavender polish I selected is way out of my wheelhouse, but it felt like spring. I'm fairly certain it was a Cinderella series color fitting for glass slippers. Silly as it may seem, painted toes means spring and summer are within my reach. The scrub she rubbed onto my legs felt like it sloughed off the doldrums of a wicked winter and the lotion she then massaged into my sore calves (see yesterday's post) with its faint scent of citrus lifted my spirits.

My toes sparkled in the sun as I stepped out of the spa sporting my flip flops. Just wearing flip flops without my toes turning blue was enough to put a little pep in my step.

And now, I'm going to finish my book and start that last book on my list. I want to be able to book talk three books to my students on Monday.

I'll clean and launder tomorrow.

I'll grade and grocery shop on Sunday.

Today, I'm awash the bright sunlight that has been absent for so long on this, my last official day of spring break.