I just finished my first week back to work. The biggest challenge this time of year is creating a schedule that I can live with for the entire school year (without going crazy or driving up and down Westchester county 5 times a day). I am often torn. I am a softie, and all these assertive NY mothers know it. I kept a bunch of kids last year that were out of the way 'cause I really liked the kids and families. I guess I will do extra driving to deal with nice people, and that makes your job more enjoyable. Oh well. I work in a few school districts, and often there are not many kids to see. I am lucky 'cause the teachers have been really cool about being flexible and realizing that I do not want to travel to their school 3x a day to see 3 kids! I have not always been so lucky with teachers. So far, it looks good. I am getting better at saying no to things, even though it still makes me feel guilty (no body even gives me a guilt trip!).
Mike and I are doing the NYC century tommorrow. It is a really great ride and a great way to see the city. There is a 5 borough ride in the spring, but it has 40,000 people. My friends that have done it said it is so crowded that there are accidents and you can barely ride. They do not close the roads for the NYC century, but you start early and there is no traffic. No body in NY area gets going before noon. I go to Whole foods at 8:30 or 9 on a Saturday, and I get the place to myself. Otherwise it becomes too much of a zoo. White plains is a madhouse after noon. Anyways (I am on a tangent.), you get to ride right down 5th Ave, over the Brooklyn Bridge, to Coney Island, through some rough neighborhoods in Queens and the Bronx, etc. I saw some areas I would not have seen otherwise. It will also be fun since we have not been riding much this season.
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