Many people like to point out how lucky we are to have so many breaks from work. “I would like to have two weeks off, too.” Some of those same people have been ready to send their kids back to school for a week.

The reality is, I do enjoy the pace of breaks. I got some game time in with the kids. We did some cleaning. I organized some scrapbook pages, and I started cleaning up my photo library in an attempt to make my computer run better.

But tomorrow, I start at 100 miles per hour. I want to greet the kids I missed. I want to be there for my colleagues as we support each other. I also am hosting two Book Tastings. And, we have two iPad projects going on that will affect how my work rolls out. And a parent email from past bedtime tonight to respond to. And books I forgot to order. And…

So while I just got off of a slow route, I am back on the racetrack tomorrow. With 900 of those kids who people were ready to send back a week ago.

And I wouldn’t change that piece- the kids- for anything. They are why we go to work each day.

What do you find most different between breaks and school?