Done and Done

This has been the longest week evah. And it's only Tuesday.

I did indeed put in my letter, as we say, yesterday, and my retirement was approved by the Board of Education at last night's meeting. The Other Chai will be retiring along with me -- more on that in the future -- as will be the world's oldest industrial arts teacher, whom I mentioned recently. And a few others. And the deadline to put in one's letter is still Friday, so I expect another one or two by then.

In the meantime, I am completely immersed in all things retirement. As you might imagine, since I'm retiring from working at a governmental institution, the papers you have to complete and the hoops you have to jump through are ridiculous. Among my colleagues, there are several who feel that the letter of retirement they're handing in this week is the only paperwork they're actually capable of, so it's kind of fallen to me to download, print, and copy everything for everyone, and somehow attempt to lead everyone through filling everything out. Well, it suits OCD me, anyway, but I've asked our "association" -- euphemism for union -- to see if they can provide us with an actual guide for the process. The state and the state association both offer help, but given the nonsense going on in New Jersey, there are no retirement appointments available until September, which is way kind too late.

I can't say that I have anything else going on, except that I can't sleep for shit for the last few nights. If I manage three or four hours, it's a lot, but it's not enough. Otherwise, I'm just wide awake. I can't really imagine what I would do that I'm not already doing that would help me fall asleep, except, of course, the medical marijuana that I haven't thought of much lately, since the pain's gotten better, but it would help me sleep. Should be ready in NJ by the end of the year, but no word on exactly when, or if I still qualify under the terms of the law that was finally passed. No word on what it's going to cost, either. I do know that NJ doesn't allow for growing your own, which is a shame, since the Hubs is very green-thumby.

Ah well.