I can't tell you how good it feels to be on Spring Break this week. To be 100% honest, I think I was more excited for spring break than some of my students. And it's not even that I have plans this week. In fact, I don't really have any plans at all this week. … Continue reading Taking Care of Yourself
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Do Nothing Days
To be completely honest, everything has been a lot lately. It seems as if it's all coming at once. I've talked about spoons and burnout and just how everything happens at once. But the other day? I woke up, got a couple things done, realized I had depleted most of my spoons and laid back … Continue reading Do Nothing Days
Facing Burnout
I know I'm not alone when I say that it is difficult to get up and go to work some days. I could probably give any number of reasons, and I still know I'd have people agree with me. Whether or not COVID restrictions still exist where you live, this is a side effect of … Continue reading Facing Burnout
Processing Time
As a teacher, you're taught to provide students with "wait time." Wait time is the space of time between when you ask a question and when students are supposed to provide an answer. This way, students have a chance to think and process. This is how real life should work as well I know, for … Continue reading Processing Time
System of Support
One if the really cool things about where I teach is that we've realized we're not alone. I know it can be toxic when a workplace mentions that they're like a "family," but I truly am grateful for my coworkers. This year of teaching has been hard on all of us, and knowing we aren't … Continue reading System of Support
Reset
It is so crazy to me that we're already a month into 2022. I feel like January normally takes forever to get through. But this year, it feels like it has flown by. I know, for me at least, that this year is already starting out full of chaos. There's been a lot going on … Continue reading Reset
Wellness
I definitely did not mean to miss last week. It was a lot going on. My whole house, including myself, ended up sick in one way or another. So it was a challenging week because of trying to make sure the house stayed clean, on top of teaching and trying to maintain a balance. But … Continue reading Wellness
The Poisonous Pursuit of Perfectionism
Old habits die hard. I wrote a post in July 2020 about Overcoming Perfectionism, and yet I'm still here writing about this same topic. It doesn't matter that I know perfectionism is overrated. I still fall into the same trap that I have to be perfect at everything I do. And yet again, that is … Continue reading The Poisonous Pursuit of Perfectionism
Spoons
It's been a busy couple of weeks. So much so that I haven't had time or I've forgotten to write. But I'm back now! And today I want to talk about spoons. Yes you read that correctly. Spoons are important. The Spoon Theory is a pretty common one in the circles of illness and disability. … Continue reading Spoons
Adapting to Change
I don't really know what to write this week. There's a lot I want to say, but also a lot I want to keep under wraps too. My life is changing. My teaching is very different from how it was last year. My pacing is different, my students are different, and my approach is different. … Continue reading Adapting to Change
Battle Kim of the Republic 