Apparently
IRL or irl is “in real life”! I am learning the chat lingo from my Grade 8
students who will all be 13 years old at the end of 2020. Newly minted
teenagers seem to take irreverent pride in their new title. They have also
called me a boomer! ‘Nuff with that!
So what has been happening in real
life? Mostly, I have been neglecting it or shelving parts of it. We were
supposed to start and finish a window replacement project between October 9th
and the 22nd. However, since I started teaching online on the 1st
and couldn’t afford to take a break, the window replacement project has been
postponed to sometime next year. I actually started cleaning up in preparation
and now, that is on hold as well.
Even as I am cancelling and postponing
some events and projects, I cannot stop everything. Thanksgiving was different,
but delightful. My brother, my sister-in-law and my nephew, who usually host a
lunch at their home, decided to drop off dinner packages to family members. It
was heartwarming to “share” the same meal in 5 different homes.
ASid also came home for Thanksgiving.
He arrived on the Day and left yesterday. Although I neglected the boy, it was
wonderful to have him home. Hans also had an opportunity to stay home the whole
week as he came down with his semi-annual cold and cough. So the house was full
and Momley was busy. Somehow, we all survived and managed to eat at least one
family meal together on Friday night.
I finally understand what working moms
deal with. I cannot talk for every working mom, but I feel a lot of guilt - I don’t
have time to listen to my own kids and I don’t call my family and friends
anymore. Maybe the transition will take a few more days before I am able to
balance my new responsibilities with my personal life.
I
miss my life.
At this point in time, if I have to
look back and rethink all the decisions I made in the last 20 years … I would NOT
change anything. If this pandemic has taught me something, it is just that!
Money comes and goes. I only have one life and I only have one each of my
family and my friends. They are irreplaceable. Also, Time is the most precious
commodity. Time lost is lost forever.
On that note, I take leave. Today, there are no regrets and no complaints.
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