My School Year.

This school year ended pretty epically for me. Well first-I spent 6 weeks out with getting a new hip. When I think back, that wasn't that long-yet the rehab and just everything took awhile. When that is happening I sometimes feel like my work...really becomes just work. In some ways this is good, in other ways I'm definitely not as engaged as I want to be because healing is my priority. 

The last month of this school year included a big event for me. MY work bestie-Katie had found her new dream job and had made plans to move along. This was huge. Katie and I have worked together for 9 years. We both personally went through pretty epics things independent of each other, but heavily relied on one another to get through. She knows everything about me, and me about her. Not only did we personally click-professionally we were a well oiled machine. We both brought strengths to the table. We truly picked up where the other one lacked. AND she was leaving.

The last few weeks was ridiculous as we both grieved together. I don't know if many people know the feeling to work with someone you are SO CLOSE WITH. What a gift, but damn so many emotions when the relationship changes. I felt like I was breaking up with her. EVEN though she reminded me that we were still friends and that is what we would be forever. LOL. It was crazy though. Every day we would cry about something.... last avocado we would split, last time she could walk into my office and ask for tech help, last time we would walk around the building getting fresh air, last time we would schedule together...last time we would eat together...etc. It was pretty sappy. 

I then had interviews for her position. That was trippy. Talking about her as if she was gone, because she would be. AND then picking someone that would step into that role. I had to have a funeral of what we had...because otherwise I'm not quite sure that I could move on and accept the new person like I want to. 

So the end of the school year really was about honoring our time together. That was the focus. 

On the last day of our contract I had done 4 interviews, attended our staff meeting where we said goodbye to 6 of our staff, and I felt like I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE BUILDING. I left and went to my spot in the water. I picked rocks and chucked them sharing out things I was going to "let go" of for the school year. I honored by time with Katie. I welcomed my new partner, Megan. Right? Spelled the same way. Crazy. I let go of the crazy healing journey. I let go of some of the stressful parts of the year that I had personally. 

AND I welcomed summer. I welcomed more joy and happy. I welcomed new beginnings. I welcomed relaxation. I welcomed connection with all my loves. I welcomed the new skin that I'm trying out. 

What a gift to be in a job that has these direct beginnings and ends. It enables the most beautiful of reflections and I'm here for it.

Cheers to summer my loves,

momma