Back to Reality
By Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (54812)
Canada
September 1, 2025 5:05pm CST
Tomorrow I have to return to work, back to reality as it would seem.
I have enjoyed a little over a week off, my last day at work was the 21st of August. Between the long weekend and a paid personal day off and weekends, I managed to max out this second week of vacay.
Tomorrow is back to schedule. College and university classes resume tomorrow.
The grade and high school bells will be ringing on Wednesday. They will have a PD day tomorrow.
Are you enjoying time off and heading back to reality or are you already there?
~Photo is mine
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@Juliaacv (54812)
• Canada
14h
@NJChicaa I agree, but if you were a parent, and you know what happens in schools, how would you have your children educated?
I would think that having the students learn from zoom has to be safer, for both them as well as the countless staff that are in a school building on any given weekday.
Schools seem open targets and that is so wrong.
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@celticeagle (179185)
• Boise, Idaho
14h
Too bad it all has to come to an end. I remember when I was young, every August I would feel the anxiety begin. I was so shy. School was hard.
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@RebeccasFarm (95831)
• Arvada, Colorado
12h
I hope you'll be having a good day when its back to reality Julia.
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@wolfgirl569 (121742)
• Marion, Ohio
15h
A day off for me after working all weekend 
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@wolfgirl569 (121742)
• Marion, Ohio
15h
@Juliaacv I am not old enough to officially retire yet. I do have a few less things since hubby retired. I used to do all the mowing too.
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@Deepizzaguy (113632)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15h
I am enjoying the time off from working behind the computer desk for one day due to an old wire needed to be replaced last night.
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@Deepizzaguy (113632)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10h
@Juliaacv I did enjoy my downtime while the old wire that connects with the computer was replaced.
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@Juliaacv (54812)
• Canada
3h
@LadyDuck The backs of my elbows and that part of my arm down to my wrist are the worst.
When I lie them on the armrests of a chair they hurt or even if they are in my lap, if they are touching my clothing, they pain me. But this is short lived, even if it doesn't seem as though. Some live with this all of the time, and I remind myself not to worry or concern myself too badly.
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@LindaOHio (199582)
• United States
41m
I am retired and glad of it! I hope your first day back goes smoothly.
@LooeyVille (47)
• United States
2h
Well seeing as how I'm "retired" I don't really take "vacation" but I take "trips" which are like work for me and then I have to rest when I'm home.
