Ready for the Adventure

Eric and I went to bed at 9:30 last night after a perfect Sunday. We woke up late; had some leftover pizza and Lychee tea for breakfast; listened to a radio program called “A way with words;” made green curry to bring to a Super bowl party; and hung out at Eric’s friend’s house to watch the Super bowl, but mostly, we sat around, ate, and played video games. So, it was nice to get to bed early after a hard day full of leisure. Yes, life is that good.
I thought it’d be great to get tons of sleep and wake up at 6:30 am feeling refreshed and ready to start the workweek. But, no… I laid in bed for an hour, thought about lesson plans, went over a mental checklist of to dos in my head, and pretty much freaked myself out because I didn’t cross off anything on my to do list. After I was done working myself up, I fell asleep at a reasonable hour and got plenty of sleep. But, I still had a hard time getting up. I woke up tired and resentful about having to be up when it was dark and so cold outside. I wanted to crawl back into bed where Eric was still sleeping - stretched out and comfy. He didn’t have to wake up for another hour… no fair.
I’ve come to the conclusion that I just don’t like waking up early in the morning and stressing out about work. I enjoy being a teacher. But, it’s times like this that I just feel like I’m part of the rat race. While I enjoy our life in San Francisco, I know there’s other ways of living that we still have to give a go. And maybe, we'd work just as much, but it'd be a worthwhile experience anyhow. So, today I’m more resolute than ever. It’s time for Thailand… and for the adventure to begin.