The classroom is cleaned out and all my teacher stuff is packed away in my storage unit. I’m all set for sixty-five days of peace and quiet, you might think.

But, no. There is no rest for the wicked. My 2019 summer will consist of:

• Tackling an accelerated college class (required for my teaching license)
• Taking an AP seminar so I can teach AP Literature and Composition (12th grade AP English)
• Reworking my entire English IV class to be more blended (stations)
• Considering reworking my Creative Writing class to be more portfolio/workshop based
• Reading a stack of teaching books
• Reading a stack of YA novels
• Working on my WIP: Hacked (I’m at 59%!!)
• Writing some articles for Medium
• Developing a flash fiction anthology
• Developing a sequel idea to Hacked
• Developing a story idea for a character that I LOVE, but I’m not sure what to do with
• Oh, and, yeah, I want to spend some time with my husband, too. At the beach is a bonus.