Getting Back in the Groove

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Sheryl Bone is a full time, online professor in the Department of Student Success at Kaplan University. An active member of professional organizations, she makes presentations on a variety of topics related to education. Sheryl serves as a regional leader for the College Reading and Learning Association. She is a full time mother to three children, ages 14, 12 and 10 and one little dog, as well as a full time wife to a busy, supportive husband. Always driving someone somewhere, she is sometimes frazzled, usually tired, but generally a very happy woman. Follow Sheryl Bone on twitter at http://twitter.com/MomandProfessor

Getting Back in the Groove

Posted on April 14, 2012

My kids had a three day school week this week. They are returning from spring break. I'd braced myself for a torturous morning on Wednesday, the first day back. But it didn't come. In fact, Wednesday was my daughter's birthday. All five of us got up, dressed and out the door for the first time in almost two weeks and went out to breakfast. No drama, no fussing, it was smooth as could be. I prepared for delayed drama, but Thursday and Friday mornings went well, too.

All I can think is that we were all ready for a nice, long, sunny vacation. Our vacation allowed all of us to rest and recharge our batteries, leaving us ready to go when it was time to reenter the daily routine.

For us, vacation was a good thing. Perhaps it was more needed than I knew, for all of us.