Happy Monday! As a teacher, the beginning of August always marks the end of summer for me. The turning of the page on the calendar brings a bit of sadness but also a great deal of excitement and anticipation for the coming school year.
This week will be a bit fragmented for me. We will be traveling back to Virginia on Monday and Tuesday. I’ll have Wednesday to rest, recover, do laundry, and get my house back in order. Then, I begin my professional development days on Thursday. Talk about a crazy week!
Because of that, I’m planning on keeping things simple this week on the goals front. I have come to understand that I don’t do well with transitions unless I have plenty of time to rest and relax. This has become an important part of my self-care recently. When I place expectations on myself that are just too difficult during these transition weeks, I quickly become frustrated and unpleasant to be around.
So, sometimes simple is best.
Here’s how I did on my goals last week.
Last Week’s Goals
Spiritual:
1. Morning Prayers 3 Mornings
2. Read Ephesians
Family:
3. Meet my nephew and see my brother and sister-in-law, whom I haven’t seen in over a year! (This was so wonderful!)
4. Make sure the kids have a rest time each day
Personal:
5. Read 1 Book (I am hoping to finish So Good They Can’t Ignore You and start Twenties Girl–it looks super cute and I love the decade!) I read them both and really enjoyed them. You can read more here.
6. Exercise 2 times
This Week’s Goals
Spiritual:
1. Morning Prayers 3 Mornings
2. Read Ephesians
3. Read the Transfiguration story together on August 6–the Feast of the Transfiguration
Professional:
4. Organize my classroom library by genre in an aesthetically pleasing way
5. Put Reading in the Wild on hold and read it
Family/ Homemaking:
6. Have an in-house date night with my husband
7. Play a game as a family
8. Catch up on laundry and housecleaning after vacation
Personal
9. Read 2 books
10. Exercise 2 times
What are your goals this week?
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