When deciding what to make my first post about I thought about something within the classroom, something about acceptance, something more about me, but I landed on self-care.
Self-care is such an important aspect of life for EVERYONE. As teachers we are often very dedicated and passionate. We also have a work ethic like no other. While these are all amazing qualities, they often times create conflict when it comes to self-care. More often than not, I spend my nights working on… more work. I recognize that it is important to take care of myself, but it is something I struggle with. I struggle with putting myself first sometimes! When I do, I need simple things that don’t take a ton of time.
I have made a list of some of my favorite things to do/use when I do some self-care:
Baby Foot Peel– This thing is amazing! I spend most of my days on my feet and this peels it all away! It is also something that I can do when I am just sitting on the couch doing nothing 🙂
Get the top 10 free games on the app store- This is one of the odd things that I like to do when I am relaxing. I will download the top 10 free (always free) games from the app store and then play them all for at least 5 minutes each. Most of the time, I only like 1 of those 10, but it helps me find something else that I can do in my free time that takes my mind off everything. My favorite game right now is called Weave the Line.
READ!– This is something I have very recently rediscovered. I am a big fan of series. I love the Hunger Games series, Divergent series, and I am currently reading the Harry Potter series for the first time. I was one of the people who was convinced I would not like Harry Potter at all (and didn’t want to conform to what everyone else was doing), but I’m in love. I read books on my phone and it allows me to do it whenever and where ever!
Shower– I love to take long, warm showers… Yes, showers. Never baths.
Decorate– I love decorating or looking at Pinterest for decorating ideas. It is usually pretty evident when I am stressed because it usually turns into me redecorating something! My favorite store when we moved into our apartment a couple of months ago was At Home.
How do you find time to take care of you and what do you do? I would love to hear from you!
Sensational SPED 