Week 12 Check- In Reflection

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 Over the past few days, many of you have expressed that you are feeling very overwhelmed, tired, disenchanted, frustrated, concerned, busy, adding more to your to-do list than taking off, nervous, concerned, burnt out, on the verge of tears, slap happy, questioning the why of your life choices...and perhaps even still a bit excited and motivated.  

First, I want you all to know that however you are feeling right now, is acceptable and common in the teaching profession!  Any given day or any given hour can bring about a wide variety of thoughts and feelings.  You are not alone in the way you are thinking and feeling.  It is important to remember that, which brings us to this week’s reflection prompt:

Tell us how you are feeling.

Share your thoughts with us.

List everything you need to get down in the next few weeks.

Give us a few tips regarding how you deal with your stress and frustration, but also how you celebrate yourself and all you are accomplishing.

Yes, you are accomplishing some amazing things right now, so celebrate!  

Use this reflection to let these things go.  Read what your fellow teachers are thinking and feeling, just to remind yourself you are not alone.  If you feel like giving each other a WAY TO GO! or a helpful hint...DO IT! 


Currently, I am feeling very overwhelmed and stressed with school and life in general, which in truth is spiking my anxiety. I get overwhelmed and start thinking about everything that needs to get done, feeling like I need to get it done in a certain time frame or I won't get it done. Or I feel like I'm not doing enough, that I should be doing more all the time. Yet, I also am learning and realizing to prioritize my mental health. I've been taking several hours once a week during the week and just not focusing on school work, and being social, because that is important. 

For the next few weeks, I have assignments I need to get done in each class, and I also will be teaching my lesson to my students in week 13. I need to keep working on and looking towards thinking about and starting outlines for final projects that will be due. I also need to find a place to live next year, which adds more stress.

One way that I have started dealing with my stress, is that instead of journaling inconsistently, I wake up early, and jot down things that made me happy, things that are happening in my life, things I'm grateful for, and anything else I feel like writing about, whether it be something happy or something that makes me emotional. It's a good way to release your thoughts. I highly recommended journaling, it has helped my mental health significantly the past two years. Another way I deal with stress or frustration is just reading something that I enjoy, not school related, even for 30 minutes. I love reading and its a great way to escape reality for a little bit. One way I celebrate my accomplishments is that I get myself crab rangoons from my favorite place, I know it seems small but it's a nice little treat. I also will just rewatch my favorite comfort movie or show, or have roommate time where we just chill together. Some days are really rough and I get proud of myself for completing my day even if I feel like I'm living in a simulation where I just complete tasks and conform to a routine. 

Anyways, I hope everyone else is doing alright, and to just to remember that each day you wake up is an accomplishment. We're so close to the end. 

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