Today I’m grateful to be sitting at the airport.

11.28.2023

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I am a procrastinator through and through. Always have been. Probably always will be. And my last-minute tendencies are never so pronounced as when I’m getting ready for a trip.

I was not my best self today. I was frantic and stressed. I had way too much to do and too few hours to accomplish it all. And while I work incredibly well under pressure, it’s not a real enjoyable experience.

I had 3 to-do lists going this morning and kept telling myself, “one more thing … now one more thing ... and one more.” And I knew if I could get to the end of the day and get to the airport, that then I could breathe.

So here I sit at gate A12 waiting for my red-eye. A fun travel adventure begins in 45 minutes, and I’m so thankful to be sitting here, ready to go. I made it. I made it by the skin of my teeth, but I made it. I knew I would. I always do. But the relief is real.

My sub plans are done. My classroom is organized. My house is dog-sitter ready. My suitcase is packed. I checked every last thing off of my to-do lists. I made it. And now, I breathe.