2008, here we are...the first week was typical: coffee, teaching, coffee, meetings, coffee, projects, coffee, sleep...repeat. As a teacher your life is built on the school calendar and after ten years it's ingrained.
I found a local gallery with a collaborative art project and spent some time painting. I love painting. This was particularly nice because I didn't have to worry about finishing anything, I could enjoy the process without the stress. It's fun to move paint around and create on canvas, it's guttural. The sound, the feel, even the smell of paint is terrific.