Summer Discombobulation Part 1: Time

I suspect that all our students, particularly those who just graduated, have recently experienced the discombobulation that comes from having one's personal time/space continuum suddenly upended. I know that for me the weeks and months leading toward graduation gave a clear focus to daily life, with major goals and tasks clearly evident in my work.  On the Monday following graduation, however, time seemed to have suddenly shifted, with dozens of small clerical tasks (long put off) begging to be done.  Indeed, with only a week before the National Small Schools Conference I did not have the luxury of further procrastination, but I missed having the BAG (Big Audacious Goal) of sending another class off into adulthood, ready for college and prepared for life. Updating the email list for 2012-13 just isn't as exciting!