The Last Sunday

I have come to have a love/hate relationship with Sundays here in New Orleans. They generally follow the same schedule each week: morning is for a leisurely brunch with friends, afternoon is for finishing up all my work for the coming week. Brunch is always great, it's one of the things I love most about living here. The food is awesome no matter where you go and it's always nice to spend some time with friends.
Being a natural procrastinator however, I find Sunday afternoons to be annoying. I hate having to settle down, stop my relaxing weekend, and start working. As I speak this moment I should be doing work, yet here I sit, updating my blog that hasn't been updated in about a month. Sometimes I wonder if it's not a lost cause, trying to get everything done before Sunday night.
Thanksgiving break is coming up at the end of this week and I am so glad. It could not have come too soon. Having been out sick this past week, I've already had some time to rest, however I am looking forward to a break for my brain and some time to do the things I want to do (sleeping and sneezing on my couch all day hardly counts...well, maybe the sleeping...). I am glad to have some time in New Orleans to see some more of New Orleans on my own and catch up on cleaning and all that stuff. Everyone keeps asking if I'm going to be sad to spend Thanksgiving alone down here, without my family and all that. Quite honestly, I'm looking forward to spending the day in my pjs on the couch watching the parade, some movies and relaxing. I can't really say I'm that sad to be staying further south at this point either...Christmas break is going to be chilly!
Work has been....well it's been work lately. I've been struggling to maintain enthusiasm for the job (i.e. probably why I procrastinate so much on doing work) and I think it mostly stems from still feeling like I don't know how to do my job. It's getting better, slowly, but I've gotten myself stuck in a routine. My lessons feel boring, my planning is boring, and I still don't feel like I've gotten anywhere with my students. It's also hard, still, to feel like I have no life outside of teaching (I mean, I don't) and I am anxious to get a better handle on the planning and all, so I can start doing some things I want to do outside of work. I love my students though, which is a good reason to keep going back every day I suppose. I've started sponsoring the drama club at the school as well, which is more work but at least it's doing something I like to do.
As far as living in New Orleans, it's still completely awesome. The city is so unique and interesting, there's always something new to do, a new coffee shop or restaurant to visit, or some festival going on. There's a life to New Orleans that doesn't exist in other cities, it's very difficult to explain if you haven't been here. In any event, I'm looking forward to spending more time in the city next week.
So as you can see, life isn't terribly exciting, even in New Orleans, but it's still interesting. More as soon as I need to procrastinate again :)