Finally Friday: Three-Day Weekend

Today is the first day in my first three-day weekend of the extended school year. I am ready. "That client" performed as expected and had a 30 minute tantrum because I dared to allow peers to play instruments. We have new students who are having absolutely NO honeymoon adjustment period. Every class has either new peers or new staff or both. It has been a difficult week.

That week is over.

I now have the luxury of a three-day weekend, and I am enjoying the thought of not having to go to work. There are plenty of things to do here - laundry, dishes, clearing out space, making Mom's bed up for her upcoming trip. Plenty to do. I also have the opportunity to stay in my pjs as long as possible, take long showers, go see a movie, and sleep in. All of these things are good for me, as is the time away from other people.

I am an introvert - as high on the continuum of personality as it is possible to get. I enjoy time away from others. I am not likely to be heading out to events and places where there are lots of other people. I am more likely to be sitting at home, soaking up the silence. I need my time alone so I can be happy to be around people during my work. This is something that used to be a source of shame for me, but I have learned that it is not something to be self-critical of - it is a big part of who I am, and it is a wonderful thing. I am no longer ashamed of this part of me.

It took a long time to get comfortable with who I am. 

This day is going to be dedicated to doing my errands. I have to pick up some medications, go the Dollar Tree for some browsing, and figure out my meals for the next two weeks left before my surgery happens. If I can cook them this weekend, then I will have them ready and won't have to cook much in the next 14 days. Then, I will have a weekend to get food for my mother and for myself before I have surgery.

I enjoy being at the start of the weekend. Seventy-two hours of time is stretching in front of me with a to-do list that will get done - eventually. I can't go to the stores until they open, so I think I will just stay in bed until then. That's another 90 minutes of lazing around. After that, it is time to get moving out in the world.

I realized that I have not been writing music much lately. I also haven't been listening to music or just making music for myself. This is not unusual for summertime, but it is something that I am missing. It is time to get back into a practice routine. I also want to be creating things to share with the music therapy community. I have been doing some brainstorming about ways to share what I know with other music therapists, so I am getting ready to start those things.

I am going to head into my day. I hope that your Friday is a day of smooth sailing and happy people. I am going to settle into my own day. See you soon.

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