In-service Friday - No Fun Today

Well, as of right now, I haven't been excused from the curriculum training that has nothing to do with me or my job. So I am gearing up for yet another wasted day. I had to take my medication 2.5 hours late, and now I am coming out of the side effects. I am trying to figure out if I can make it to work in the dark without issues or if I need to take some of my precious time off this morning. 

I am planning on bringing my songwriting kit to the training so I can at least get something useful done today.

As I am sure you can tell, I am not a fan of these types of trainings. I am not able to use the curriculum that is being presented, so going to three days of training on how to run reports and assessments and to use the curriculum is just not useful for me. In addition, I have to take additional training for my professional development that is not offered by my job, so that means that I have to use extra time for ethics training and music therapy-specific courses that I could accomplish during this time. I don't like wasting time, and I don't like being told that I have to go to something just because, especially when I am prohibited from benefiting from my time in the training.

Have I mentioned that I hate these types of days? If not, know that I just don't like this at all. Never have and never will. Fortunately, I only have a couple more to get through before I am finished with this process at this facility. My future vision includes little to no curriculum inservice days, but we will see.

I was asked when I was retiring last evening during our staff dinner. I stated the end date of my contract year, and the person I was speaking to was very surprised. I am making no secret of my intent to leave the facility at the end of the contract year. There really isn't much to keep quiet about. I will be leaving after spending more than half of my life at the school, and I am ready to move on. My body and my interests are needing some changes - in pace, in challenges, in attention, in energy levels. I have no set plans for what I will be doing next, but there is a move in my future to someplace to the west of this place. I want to be closer to my mom and my sister in geographical terms. While this state has been good for me, I need to go home.

Before I can get to that retirement day, though, I have to take my shower, get some breakfast, and get through today. Let's hope that I come up with lots of ideas for songs that I can compose without making sounds. Who knows? Maybe today will be the day I write a best selling song!

Doubtful, but you never know!!

Happy Friday

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