1.) Find something that you love to day ... away from work. Yes, you can love your job and the time you spend with your students... but you can ALSO love your time AWAY from work. Love the time you have just for you. I promise that you will find that when you take time out for yourself you end up enjoying your time at work even more. At least that is how it works for me!
I personally LOVE creating resources to use in my own classroom, so I spend a lot of time doing that. I still use many of the products that I created for my 3rd graders with my 5th graders who need extra support, but I am changing the names and/ or adding updated clip art to make it more student-friendly. Over the weekend, I finished a math resource for my current class. I am waiting for it to be proofread by a colleague, then I will be using it with my own students! Once I have edited all goofs out of the product and I am pleased with the student/ teacher sections, I will be posting it onto Teachers Pay Teachers. This particular #sanitysaver is profitable too!
2.) Do good! Karma is real! When you do something good for others, karma reaches out and does something good for you! Feeling good about doing something good for others is what I call Karma... because I am getting something out of it. Some easy ideas for the people around you: (a) write a note to a teachers about something you noticed (positive), (b) write a note to a new teacher, or a new colleague about how happy you are that they are in your school, (c) write a note on a sticky note in give it to a student. Doing good will make you feel good and save your sanity!
3.) Drive with the windows down, and music blasting! I dare you not to sing along and smile! Instant sanity savior!
4.) Doodle/ draw/ paint/ play with play doh or clay... get back to being a like a kid. Put a little color into your life!
The best is yet to come!
Until next time,
Sandra @The Happy Learning Den
Happy Teaching!
Happy Learning!
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