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“Sunday Scaries”
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Monday has no mercy. It’s coming toward me like a freight train, and I’m tied to the tracks! As a teacher, I always have this feeling of impending doom, especially after a long break. Hence the term “Sunday Scaries.”
It’s not that I dislike teaching. Quite the contrary. It’s not the nature of teaching I dread; it’s the pace of it. Mondays are like jumping on a treadmill that is already going full tilt, without getting thrown off into last week.
In contrast, pajama days are the best! I make what I call my “Nest” on the couch, with reading material, my journal, my planner, my laptop, and phone all within reach. Snug in my pajamas and under a soft blanket, I can drift from doing a little work online, to reading an intriguing book, to doing a snippet of writing…
But until I figure out how to make a living from my “Nest”, I have to return to work on Mondays. I admit that during extended pajama days, I let myself go a bit. Just small things–dribbles of coffee down my front, hair sticking up, and garish pairings of stretched-out T-shirts and pajama pants.
I don’t realize how far I’ve fallen until, after four or five days, I have to put on regular clothing and a bit of makeup to go to the…
