My week flew by.

I got back from a four-day weekend in Thasos and jumped into a five-day work week. Okay I know a lot of people work five days a week but I haven't worked a five-day work week since the end of June so it takes a little adjustment and a decent dose of determination to get back on the working everyday routine.

This week has had plenty of meetings, lots of deadlines and the standard back to school frustrations. However, I've also had a chance to meet some really great new colleagues, go back to yoga after a yoga-less summer and I've still managed to find some time to read.

I started reading and can't put down: PD James' book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Death-Comes-Pemberley-P-D-James/dp/0307959856" target="_blank">Death Comes to Pemberly</a>. Seriously, who knew that a book which is basically Pride and Prejudice fan-fiction could be so good?! Not me. Although in hindsight I probably should have bought the book after listening to this great NPR interview with PD James a year ago.

Other books I am excited and looking forward to on my "to read list" are <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Racing-Rain-Garth-Stein/dp/0061537934">The Art of Racing the Rain</a> (I can't remember where I heard about this book but it looks really good),<a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Woman-Caitlin-Moran/dp/0062124293/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1347639538&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=how+to+be+a+woman"> How to be a Woman</a> (a book that lots of people seem to be talking about on the internets), <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Innocents-Francesca-Segal/dp/1401341810/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1347639577&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=The+Innocents">The Innocents</a> (a book that seems like a nice like distraction), <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shopping-Better-Country-Josip-Novakovich/dp/1936873060/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1347639616&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Shopping+for+a+Better+Country">Shopping for a Better Country</a> (which I promptly bought as soon as I read about it on <a href="http://www.themigrantbookclub.com/2012/08/josip-novakovich-saga-of-being.html">The Migrant Bookclub</a>) and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Age-Miracles-Karen-Thompson-Walker/dp/0812992970/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1347639653&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=The+Age+of+Miracles">The Age of Miracles</a> (one of my upcoming book club books). I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep up my current pace reading given the fact that school starts on Monday but I am sure going to try.

Yep, the first day of school is September 17th. I'm really looking forward to it because frankly, planning was starting to get old. Today for example I submitted photocopy requests for the next 2+ weeks of school. Sure it's great to be organized but I'm ready for the energy that our students bring with them.

I am also looking forward to starting up my Bulgarian lessons again. And maybe, just maybe, I'll be a better student this year than I was last year.