How Christmas Break is Kinda Like Lord of the Rings

The Journey Continues..

I am not one of those crazy Lord of The Rings people. I have not really read much of the books, I don't have a life-size cardboard cut out of Orlando Bloom and I don't want to name my first son Aragorn. However, I do walk the trail to Mordor every weekday.. until now.

Bam! 2 weeks off. Hits ya quicker than (insert Lord of the Rings quip here).

Of all the stuff that I don't remember about Lord of the Rings, I do remember one specific part: Near the end of the final movie, the heroes have clenched final victory and the movie's protagonist, Frodo, goes away on a boat to a new place instead of just retiring back to the old homestead. The author implies that Frodo has experienced so much.. stuff, that he simply can't return back to the doldrums of his previous life. I'm no Frodo, but I'm finding that being a school counselor is a teeny bit like that. I have gone from no extra time to having too much time. 

Instead of chasing dragons with a sword, I was chasing vomit in "teenager shoes" (see 1st post). I have gone from entirely too much to do, to nothing to do. It's been interesting. Now, don't dog me, I know how to relax and that I need to, but look at the things that I have done in the last 48 hours:

1. Play video games
2. Drink soda
3. Change some light bulbs
4. Vacuum
5. Do some dishes
6. Repeat.

Yes, Yes, there's some more I need to do and will do in the following days, but you get this gist. This kind of transition is a bit strange when there is not a single issue of Kindergarten one-upping, vomit sand, or puppets involved.