its finally half term. have my class's reports to write and other bits and pieces to do but am so glad to be having a break.
been struggling a lot with different things the last little while.
not sure how long. not sure about time.
so am looking forward to a break, some time to relax i hope.
the last half term of the year is always hectic! sports days and open evenings and a show to perform. nonstop.
feeling pretty numb and switched off, guess maybe its from being so tired. emotionally and physically exhausted.
need some time out
half term at last
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Half term at last for me too
I'm not working as a teacher ...but do the best I can as a parent of a kid who goes to his dad's during holidays! So perhaps I can share the sheer weirdness of what it feels like when the kids all vanish and suddenly you are left to yourself ...with all this responsibility about how to re-charge! Apart from resting - I find being playful - or being a kid myself helps. Dropping seriousness and responsibility for a while and putting that on holiday - leaving me free to find a more playful edge to my day. Well, it does work sometimes ...honest!
Ros Ansell Dear Sandee, I do
Ros Ansell
Dear Sandee,
I do hope you are able to have a good half-term break and are able to recuperate phsically and emotionally. I, too, am a teacher, though I now only work part-time and I know just how draining a job it is. It is also doubly hard when you are struggling with lots of internal things, that we, as survivors, do. Its feels, sometimes, that its too much pressure, which is probably why we do then 'switch off' otherwise it would become intolerable. Apart from the report writing that I know we have to do at this time of year, are you able to plan some things in that will help you to recharge your batteries? I know that when we feel exhausted physically and emotionally it is the hardest thing to do; just like communicating how we really feel to others is hard as well at these times.
Anyway, I hope you do manage to have a good break.
Thinking of you
love Ros