I feel a bit awkward today

It’s not a typical Labour Day Monday for me this year.  In previous years, for most probably all of them in my teaching career, I would have a most difficult sleep tonight;  last week, the week before Labour day, I would dedicate time to preparing opening day handouts, and would visit school at least two days, if not three days to photocopy, prepare the classroom, meet with colleagues and administration, etc.
Today is Labour Day Monday, and for the past 32 years, I would be busy planning and preparing to return to school tomorrow!  Well, not this year!
It does feel a bit awkward; slightly out-of-place; and strange.  Over the last few weeks and even months, some people, family and friends have been asking me, how do you feel at this particular stage in my life.  My response has always been the same:  it’s a normal end to the school year and the summer is unfolding as per usual, so I’ll probably feel something different in the fall when I do not follow my usual routine of preparing for the first day of school and I do not return to school as has taken place for the past 32 years.
Will I miss teaching full time?  Of course, I will.  I hope to keep myself very busy and currently, I am very busy with a few projects on-the-go.  These projects require my investing some time to prepare.
I am also busy with my new role as Program Manager of the MusicAlive Festival in York Region, and notice that I am dedicating a bit more time daily to this project.  Perhaps I will not feel that different starting tomorrow because I continue to keep busy.
It was a busy summer with my daughter and preparations for her wedding day.  As mentioned in my other entries, the celebration was spectacular!
I do have some plans I would like to see take shape for me personally in the fall, and hope that they do.  One of these is to explore a martial art!  This would be great for me personally, keeping me in shape and giving me some confidence in defending myself, if ever needed.  Oh yes, I did register for the OMEA conference in November this Labour Day Weekend, so I did maintain a couple of tasks as would occur in previous years!
Bye for now.