January is always the month of New Beginnings. Gym memberships go on sale, athletic clothes fly off the shelves at the big retailers, and we bring out some of the new exercise equipment that Santa left for us at Christmas. Every year I do these things too and I set myself up for failure. I… Continue reading New Beginnings
Category: Self-Care
Social Distancing Self-Care
Something that I have been noticing lately, as each state begins it’s procedures to open back up after the COVID-19 shutdowns is the fact that we are all observing social distancing at different levels. I have remained self-quarantined; mainly because I am working from home several days a week, and my “better-half” works out of… Continue reading Social Distancing Self-Care
Call Students to Action with COVID BINGO
Has anyone else struggled with the learning curve of “distance learning”? I wanted to find a way to connect with students during this time that would engage them, it would motivate them and it would call them to action. I had been researching ways for adults to self-care and it dawned on me that our… Continue reading Call Students to Action with COVID BINGO
Self-Care: It’s a Thing!
There is a lot of meaning behind that saying, “you can’t pour from an empty cup”. It is so important we take care of our own needs, while we are also trying to reach out to our students and help take care of their needs. When this quarantine started, I found myself struggling… Seriously STRUGGLING!… Continue reading Self-Care: It’s a Thing!
