This will be the last three day weekend I have until Memorial Day weekend in May, unless I take any days off. Since I currently do not have a TEAMS status position, I wouldn’t get paid for the day off and would likely not choose to take a day off unless it was absolutely necessary. No, I only have half-days to look forward to when I have to take one of the kids to the doctor’s office. (I could send Brian with three kids in tow, but that would be absolutely cruel and heartless on my part, wouldn’t it? 😉 I’m not that mean even when I’m angry with him.) So all that being said, I’m so very grateful for my day off. I know there are plenty of people who still have to work today, including my apartment complex’s staff. I’m grateful for the reason I have the day off. While I’m not a minority, I am a woman. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s civil rights movement paved the way for other movements to achieve equal rights. His work was very admirable in that he chose the peaceful path to fight for equal rights. Many activists can learn a thing or two from MLK’s work. Thank you, MLK, for your work — and for the day off.
I am holding onto two vacations days until April first when my vacation time recharges. I’m dying for some time off. I deserve it. Dag nab it. Is there anything more beautiful than a day when you are paid not to work?