Is this time really the last time?
Rogue's Angels decided to each reveal a secret to our fellow writers, bloggers, and viewers. At one time I thought I had no secrets, that I was basically an open book. So thinking of something to reveal was a daunting task for me. From November to February for the last fourteen years I have been busy, busy, busy with a local high school swim team. I swam year round from when I was six until I started high school. Finding myself a tad burned out and wanting to do something different with my time than swim from one end of the pool to the other, I quit the year round program. After that I participated in high school swimming for four years. Go Black Tornados. I won a 6th place medal at the state high school championship meet my Junior year. When my oldest daughter wanted to participate in swimming at the high school level, I became the coach. And have been ever since. My son swam for me as well as my other daughter. When my youngest graduated, I had always planned to quit. But along came another swimmer and wow what a swimmer she is. Four years later and several individual state championship wins by this very talented swimmer will also mark my 14th year as the coach of this team. Should I go for 15?
So the question of the day is… is this really my last year as coach? I will reveal the answer at the end of the season, February 20th. To my friends I have said, for several years, this is my last year. So of course they don't believe anything I say, at least not on this issue.
Rogue's Angels are looking forward to the release of their first anthology on February 14th. We have a contest! Each week, to those who leave a comment, we will have a drawing for a free ebook. (not available until February 14th). Every comment will be placed in a drawing for a basket of goodies and a free POD of our Valentine Anthology. Enter as often as you like. :)
LOL, Allana! Maybe we should start a betting pool (no pun intended :) on whether or not this will be the last year you coach. I'm thinking you'll go one more year--or you could take a break and come back to coaching when that beautiful grandbaby is ready to break swimming records...
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A betting pool would be fun. And crazy or not, if I do quit this year, I would consider returning to coaching after I retire from teaching. LOL, you can read my mind.
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So I'm having second thoughts. The kids seem to grab hold and they don't want to let go. There is security in what we know. And if I quit, I would never see the other coaches. That would really put an end to a chapter of my life. Not sure I'm ready to put that period at the end of the sentence.
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