So Now What?

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It was a strange feeling to get out of bed this morning and not have to think about attending classes.  Ok, I’ll confess, I did think about it, but not for long.  I still have that nagging feeling running in the back of my brain that there are papers to write, exams to study for and notes to read.  I’m sure that sensation will go away soon enough, especially after graduation on Friday.  But for now I still catch myself disbelieving that my time at seminary is really finished.

 

As I look at the stacks of books that need to go into boxes, I see some that are on the “want to read” list that have been pushed aside for quite a while.  These I will get to just as soon as I finish those that were on the “have to read” list but I didn’t quite complete.  However; there is a certain feeling of non-urgency in working through this stack.  It is my hope that they won’t be in boxes for very long, and that soon a phone call will come with some positive news concerning the call process.  I am anxious to put my newly earned degree into practice.

 

So now what?  For the week I will enjoy a little break from studies and get some work done around the house.  Our AC unit died two weeks ago and we have a crew coming over to replace it this afternoon.  I have to get up into our attic and move some things around so they can run the new duct work we want to add.  The job should be complete within a few hours.

 

I also did some yard work over the weekend, which I have been relying on kids to do for a long time.  I enjoy getting out in the yard so this will be a welcome change.  There is a hedge that needs to come out and be replaced with some new shrubbery, and also our flower beds in the front of the house are in great need of attention.  A bit of weed pulling and some mulch and they will be fine.  There is also the “honey-do” list that I have tried to avoid but have run out of excuses for.

 

All of this seems a bit ambitious, and some said I ought to relax for a time.  What they don’t realize is that these are forms of relaxing for me.  Counting the undergrad degree I needed before entering seminary, I have been at the books for nearly eight years without much of a break.  I’ve spent too much time sitting at desks and not enough time getting my hands dirty.  Now it’s time to play in the mud for a while.  We have a new bottle of Tide detergent and an empty laundry hamper.  I guess I’ll try to do my best Mike Rowe imitation, and see what I can do to get some clothes dirty.

 

 

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