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Saturday, June 18, 2022

Favorite Things About Summer



Hi friends!  

I'm back!  I missed sharing ideas and connecting with everyone, but I needed to take a break from the computer during my nonteaching time these last two years.  It was my way of giving myself "grace."  

Here are a few of my favorite things about summer:

#5     No alarms!  My alarm is set for 5:00 am during the school year, and my internal clock often wakes me before that.  It's awful.  During the summer if I wake up before the sun rises, then I can just go back to sleep.

#4     I can finally catch up on reading for ME!  Like many teachers, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to read.  But usually I am picking out books for school.  During the summer I devour at least one book every few days.  There is nothing like getting lost in a good book.  Plus, reading keeps our minds sharp..... so no summer slide for this teacher! 

#3     Indulge in self-care.  Self-care was the buzz word last year, but did you have time to really take care of yourself?  I know this teacher did not!  But now is the time I take for myself, and it's not just about pedicures and massages.  I reflect on the boundaries that I set, and the ones that I allowed people to push past during the school year.  I take this time to develop stronger boundaries and work on possible responses when I receive push back.  

#2     I allow myself to daydream.  

#1     Time!  What teacher couldn't use a few extra hours during the day?  During the school year I keep a running list of all the extra resources I want to create.  Then during the summer, it's a whirlwind of creating content!  If the mood strikes me, I can even work on a project at 3am, then sleep longer when I'm done.  Having few time constraints in the summer is definitely a big win for me!


What about you?  What are your favorite things about summer?

See you soon,

~Sandra @The Happy Learning Den