I live in a different part of town from the HS at which I teach, about 40 minutes away. Though I could do with a shorter commute, I do like the fact that when I go out in public, I don't have to have my teacher persona on all the time. I can go out without makeup and in shorts and a t-shirt and not look over my shoulder when I buy feminine supplies at the grocery store and such.
Today my husband and I were out doing a chore way down by my school. I was grungy looking, and we were hungry, and I remembered a great food place to stop at. My stomach won out over good sense, and we stopped in. I got lucky and didn't see any students while we quickly downed our food and made our escape. Whew.
That reminds me of Miss Malarkey.
ReplyDeleteThat looks cute, and maybe not far from the truth since we seem to live and breathe school sometimes.
ReplyDeleteMs. Cookie
No such luck in our small town. We always see somebody and talk about searching the checkout lines just to find one where we can buy without embarassment!
ReplyDeleteYeesh! Who knew the OTHER perks of menopause.
ReplyDeleteMs. Cookie
As a younger teacher I'm always worried about students popping up in my "real" life--especially when I have the boyfriend I don't talk about at school in tow.....I live a couple towns over from where I teach, but it still happens.
ReplyDeleteI know, there's a split second where you have to change your mindset and persona it almost seems like.
ReplyDeleteMs. Cookie