11 Nov, 2007
Tired? Stressed Out? Me?
Posted by teacherjulie @ 5:30 pm
Shelved under Being a (Special Ed) Teacher, Bits and Pieces, My Thoughts

Lately I have been feeling a little down in the dumps. I saw in one of the books that I use with my few older (ages 10 and above) enrichment students about ways in expressing frustrations or feeling stress in a situation. Some of the choices were sound advices: take a walk to relieve the stress and breathe deeply to avoid saying things that you don’t mean to say.

I am a hardworking person and I am thankful for mini-vacations like Holy Week, semestral breaks or even Christmas breaks. During one day national holidays, I still have sessions because the parents of my enrichment students requests so. I remember one of my students asking me before: “TJ, do you ever get to have a vacation yourself? You work too hard.” Y’er right, my shoulders feel heavy and stiff anymore but I can’t seem to stop.

Honestly, work is a part of my daily routine, except household chores, LOL! When I do enrichment or one-on-one intervention and there is a cancellation in between, I get restless during that free hour for me thinking “I should be doing something else” Sometimes this is a welcome respite especially when Julian has a hard time with his lessons so I get to teach him. But…

Anyway, I am going to take a break from work this week since I have too much to do in the home front. This break means break from work Monday – Wednesday. What? That is the break already? I hope I can relax a it after I do all the necessary things we need to accomplish. At least, I can be home for some time and do time-stamped posts in-between. :)

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11 Nov, 2007 @ 10:33 pm
Rowena said:

Julie, how are you now? Hope you have taken some rest. You should take extra care my dear. We all need to recharge and unwind…Hope to see you soon.

  • I did take some time to rest, Wenchie and settled things that needs to be accomplished. Virtual hugs to you Thanks, :)

11 Nov, 2007 @ 11:08 pm
Desert Diva said:

Sometimes it’s so difficult to take time out for ourselves, but it is so very important to our wellbeing. I hope you have a chance to relax and enjoy your time off.

  • Yes, it is, difficult to take time out, especially when there are responsibilities left behind. But I need some “me” time too. AT least I was able to accomplish the goal I aimed for this break, Thanks Cheryl :)

12 Nov, 2007 @ 1:47 am
chateau said:

Hi Julie!
We all feel that, don’t we? One reason why I haven’t been so actively blogging the past weeks is I’ve been on the ebb too. I’ve learned that times like these come and go, and I must learn to embrace even these – the ebb, the low times.
Hugs! You’ll be fine :)

12 Nov, 2007 @ 12:15 pm
ladycess said:

hi julie. yes, well;-desrved break. i hope youre enjoyng your time off work.

hiya naman ako to meet you this week. sige kahit another time na lang. enjoy ka muna dyan :)

  • Cess, Thursday is like my day-off, LOL! But then I wouldn’t want to pressure you into agreeing dahil ang traffic sa Quirino Hiway, kaninang pagabi, abot na from Charbel in Mindave. Didn’t get to rest din but I had time to  accomplish something that needed to be done. Thanks :)

12 Nov, 2007 @ 8:16 pm
Kongkong622 said:

Hi Julie!! Take that break and make the most of it. We all need some “me-time” every so often. Do whatever pleases you. Do something that’ll help you relax. And don’t forget, enjoy :)

  • Thanks, Cookie. Just needed time to wind down and think some things over. Was also able to accomplish something that had to be done. Thanks :)

20 Nov, 2007 @ 8:02 am
teacherjulie.com » Burn Out? said:

[...] Now, I myself is feeling that stress that she went through. I am feeling a little down in the dumps lately, since two weeks ago. No, i don’t intend to stop working, to stop teaching. There is too much at risk when I decide to do just that. The children’s learning would be compromised. But I feel myself getting tired more often. Am I going through what my friend went through a few months ago? Maybe. I may be feeling burned out. I hope this won’t last and I can say I am looking forward to three weeks of Christmas break which I used to dread since I do not like the idea of inactivity. Is this a sign perhaps? [...]

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