Summer Reset

I never meant for so much time to pass before I posted this. If you've been closely following CCS education news, you already know that the school board received recommendations from its appointed task force on school closures, then voted to pause and study the recommendations without making any immediate decisions. The schools and the board have gone into a summer hiatus, and so (unintentionally!) has EdInk.

I had been thinking throughout the spring about pausing for the summer to plan, strategize, and also take a needed break, but I didn't mean for the break to come quite as abruptly as it did. But an unforeseen family emergency hit just as summer was kicking off, all while I was in the process of making a professional transition and trying to help everyone acclimate to the new normal of summer schedules. All and all, it's left me with even less time to run this one-woman operation than I anticipated. And so, on the eve of my official start of my new job, I'm finally getting around to writing the post I meant to send out about a month ago.

About that new job: I am very excited. I've been keeping the news quiet as I can't quite believe it myself. But after my first day tomorrow when things are really real, I plan to say more on LinkedIn. If you don't follow me there yet, you can do so here. I will say that it's going to keep me busy writing, and there will be other venues to read my work soon, even while EdInk is less active.

And in the spirit of offering advice for filling the summer hours, I also recently answered a call from Arts Midwest to write about summer road trip destinations, contributing a piece about Otherworld, one of my favorite local attractions. I highly recommend a stop sometime, with or without the kids.

Not much more to say now, other than to note that there is still a lot to do, with more unpredictable moments likely ahead (true for local schools and for life). I want to end by highlighting the photo attached to this post: the flowers we got my older son to celebrate his performance in an original play that was written and performed by a tenacious group of 8-14 year olds during his month-long theater camp. The flowers brought to life the print I purchased years ago from my friend Rachel, the owner of Heartell Press. It hangs in our dining room and reminds me that whatever it is we're doing, it's better done together. (Because the header format is cutting things off, I'm posting the full photo again below.)

Enjoy the summer, readers, and see you soon.

Linda