What are your Core 5? Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? What are your essential self-care practices? My Core 5 1. My kids 2. My extended family and friends 3. Faith 4. Exercise 5. Nutrition
Self-care needs to be essential for educators because we deal with little humans. We make MANY decisions on their behalf every day. Ideally we serve others with patience and kindness. When we are practicing on-going self-care, we give them our best because our cups are full. MANY demands are placed on us and if we don't stay balanced we will reach burnout. Then everyone suffers, including our students. My forms of self-care are walking, stretching, listening to music, catching with family and friends, reading and cooking.
What are your Core 5? 1. Family 2. Friends 3. Pets 4. Sleep/Mental Health/Health 5. Home/Work
Self care is so important as educators. We need to be the best versions of ourselves, so we can give our students our best. Our cups need to be filled every day in order to fill students cups and help them succeed. We need to enrich ourselves so we can enrich others and teach them to be the best versions of themselves that they can be.
My essential five are: 1. family and faith 2. friends 3. reading 4. sleep/rest 5. teaching
I feel that self-care is important because if you don't take care of yourself, how can you take care of others. My ideas of self-care are getting pedicures with my daughter, reading books of interest and just relaxing spending time with family and friends.
1. Husband 2. Kids 3. Work 4. Creativity 5. Helpful I continue to go back and was affirmed in this section that 'your job will be posted before your obituary'. Ensuring your needs are met will make you a better person, spouse, parent, teacher, friend, everything! I am not sure what my care routine should look like, but I am working that out by testing out physical activity, meal planning, and creating routines that help me: reading before bed, watching a show with my husband, calling my sister on the way home from work, making fun plans for the weekend, and putting down my phone in favor of my children. Giving myself permission to fail at these attempts has been tough, but I am keeping in mind progress over perfection!
My core 5: 1. Family 2. Health and wellness 3. Hobbies, things that bring joy 4. Sleep, rest 5. Work, close coworkers Self care is important for educators because you can't fill others when your bucket is empty. When you are nourished, happy, rested and taken care of, you can focus more on your job. Think about a time when you were either tired, not feeling well or had some personal thing worrying you, were you the best teacher? No you were probably distracted, irritable and short. When you feel your best, you can be your best.
My Core 5: 1. Husband and Kids 2. Faith 3. Extended Family - Parents/Siblings 4. Work 5. Nature- outside time Self care is important for everyone and as educators we give a lot of ourselves everyday to the students in our classrooms. I need to make sure I am taking care of myself, so that I can show up every day and do my job well. My self care activities include reading, walking, relaxing and having down time with my husband/kids.
My Core 5: 1. Time with my kids 2. Time with my husband 3. church 4. reading 5. a hot bath/time in solitude
Self care is incredibly important to me. My own self-care routine is nothing fancy. It wasn't until I was 37 years old that I found out I have ADHD. This is something I have struggled with my entire life, and finally understand why I am the way I am. That is OK, but I require a great deal of time by myself. As a mom, wife, teacher, and pastor, this does not happen without a great deal of effort. I think each of us knows what we need. Maybe it is a Diet Coke, a quick nap, or a hot bath ( as Sylvia Plath wrote, "There must be quite a few things a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them.). Whatever it is, teachers (and all people) need to take the opportunity for self-care, because we are no good for others without caring for ourselves.
What are your Core 5? Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? What are your essential self-care practices?
My Core 5: Faith Family Nature Homesteading Exercise Self-care is vital for educators because unless we are our best selves, we can not be best for the children we serve. My essential self-care practices include, finding balance by immersing myself in nature, spending quiet uninterrupted time with my infant grandsons, and baking. In all of these situations, I slow down, sit in silence, and just be!
What are your Core 5? Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? What are your essential self-care practices? My Core 5 are my relationship with God, relationship with my husband, time with my family, healthy food, and exercise. Self-care needs to be a priority for educators because it is very easy to get burnt out-physically, emotionally, and mentally. We have to take care of ourselves in order to show up as our best self and be able to serve and take care of others. My essential self-care practices are prayer and meditation, going for walks, doing yoga, meal planning for the week, and having good conversations with family and friends. When I do these things, I feel much more balanced, less anxious, and am in a better mood. The author made some good points about self-care. Before reading this chapter I probably would have said watching shows and eating popcorn was one of my favorite self-care practices!
My core 5 are: 1. Family/faith 2. Health 3. Rest 4. Hobbies 5. Work Self- care is important for educators because we are constantly giving and taking care of other peoples' needs. Teaching can also be very overstimulating and exhausting. No matter how we are feeling or what is happening in our personal life, we “perform” and be on for our students. The main ways that I practice self- care are making sure I take care of my health with exercise and getting enough sleep. I also make sure that on most weekends I plan one thing that I can look forward to. This could be a date with my husband, activity with my kids and husband, spending time outside, going out with friends, shopping, a movie, etc. Most school nights I also like to the end the day with a relaxing bath. Keeping organized and being in a clean space also feels like self-care to me.
What are your Core 5? Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? What are your essential self-care practices? My core 5 has changed over the last two years. I start with myself right now (which includes a lot of what could be the core 5-because it works on and addresses mind, body, spirit). I have learned that I am unable to give to others if I have not given to myself first. Family/friends is my second, work and then other commitments. This is more of a broad overview. Self care has become crucial for me. As I said I am unable to give to others fully unless I have given to myself. My entire view and focus has changed on taking care of myself. Truthfully, I wish I had learned this earlier.
1. Family 2. Faith/Jesus 3. Exercise 4. Extended family/friends 5. Time Outside I think self-care is so important for educators because we are helping students learn their standards for the year and helping them learn how to handle their own emotions while being kind humans. If we are not in the right head space when we get to work, our own patients can wear thin. If I am running on empty, I will not be able to give my students my best. which isn’t far to them. Some of the things I do for self-care is spending quality time with family/friends, reading my bible, going to church, or listening to worship music. I also like to exercise; going for a run, stretching, doing yoga, or having a dance party with my girls. I also need to spend time outside. Even during the winter months, I always feel so much better even if I just spend 10-15 minutes outside. I think the sun and the quiet rejuvenates me.
My Core 5 are: 1. Faith/Family Relationships 2. Health/Exercise 3. Relationships with Friends 4. Work 5. Rest Self-care is important for everyone. It is especially important for educators because as they say, "you can't pour from an empty cup." We have a classroom of students every single day who need us to create the safe, stable learning environment they deserve. Some of my essential self-care practices are: a routine of getting up early in the morning, daily exercise, having good sleep habits, and reading.
1. Quality time with my family. 2. Time to be by myself and recharge 3. Keeping organized (home and kids stuff) 4. Being a librarian (work to do list, going to libraries, etc) 5. Keeping up on the world (sports, pop culture, news, etc)
Self care needs to be a priority for teachers because our jobs revolve around caring for others. We get tapped out easily because during our job we are not thinking about ourselves, and rarely have the time to do basic things that an office job or other job might have built in time for (an hour lunch, for example). My essential self care practices are doing no work over lunch, arriving and leaving at contract time, reading every day, being present with my kids from 4-7, and getting at least 7 hours of sleep at night.
My Core 5 are: 1. Quality time with family 2. My faith- quiet time to pray and be present 3. Exercise 4. Sunshine/time outdoors 5. Keeping an organized/clean space
In the world of education, we give absolutely EVERYTHING to others, all day long. The job can not only be mentally exhausting, but physically and emotionally exhausting as well. For eight hours a day, teachers put the needs of others above themselves, either not going to the bathroom when they have to, eating in a 15 minute time frame, and to extreme extend verbal and physical abuse from students. Self-care is so important for teachers because without intentional self-care practices, they may never be put first, and their needs may never be met. You can't reset and be able to be truly present for your students the next day if you haven't taken care of your own needs at some point; at least not in the way they deserve.
My essential self-care practices include working out before school to get my mind in an energetic, and prepared state to begin the day. It sets the entire tone for the day, and I find myself dragging or being irritable if I am unable to workout. I also like to take time to read in the evenings. A couple times a week, I make sure to take that time to read, because it helps me truly shut my brain off and focus on something entirely different from work. I also have quiet time to pray every single night. It helps me to focus on my day, and put some of my worries into the hands of someone else. Doing this before bed really helps me sleep, and gives me an overwhelming sense of calm and peace to end my day. I also FaceTime my family weekly, and this really improves my mood every single time. I love my family and miss them a lot, so to have time set aside to be able to see them always fills my heart.
What are your Core 5? 1- My family 2- My job 3-Taking care of my home 4- Quiet/recharge time 5- Cleaning/cooking/prepping for the week ahead
Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? Self care needs to be a priority for educators because we pour into everyone else all week. It's draining at times, overstimulating at other times, rewarding-yes, but mentally exhausting. We answer HUNDREDS of questions a day, putting out little fires as we go, mentally keeping track of a dozen or two little bodies at all times, holding out for a 2 minute bathroom break all day long. Self-care is necessary because we can't pour anything worthwhile out of an empty cup. If we don't take care of ourselves at some point we will suffer from burnout.
What are your essential self-care practices? This isn't an easy question to answer as I feel like I put myself and my needs last on a daily basis. I like a good, hot bubble bath, Greys Anatomy (something about a show from the good old early 2000's makes my heart happy), reading and cleaning my house (it's therapeutic). Listening to 90's country or an audiobook while cleaning toilets and folding towels is my idea of relaxation.
What are your Core 5? Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? What are your essential self-care practices?
1. Family 2. Friends 3.Exercise 4. Rest 5. Hobbies
Self-care needs to be a priority for teachers because we spend all day caring for others. If we don't take the time to care for ourselves, we aren't able to fully be there and care for others. My essentials for self-care are working out before school, listening to podcasts on the commute to and from work, spending 20 minutes reading books I enjoy everyday, and getting outside and being in the sun.
Core 5: Family Friends Rest Hobbies Household Tasks
I would say self care for teachers would be having alone or quiet time. Our jobs can have us feeling needed the entire day. Many of us also go home to families where we are feeling needed there too. Making your planning time or after school time where you can be alone to focus and work I believe is a form of self-care. I also think there can be time at home for it too. My kids are both asleep by 8pm. 8-9pm can be that alone time. I usually give myself a night a month to be with friends and I have my husband do daycare pickup a couple times a month. I also prioritize doing my nails, giving myself time to get fully ready, make myself a lunch, and have breakfast and coffee every morning.
My Essential 5 are: 1. Faith and Family 2. Spouse and Friends 3. Self Care/ Exercise 4. Sleep or Downtime 5. Teaching
Self care is so important in all parts of life. Outside of my Faith self care; Exercise is a big one for me. I can tell a huge difference when I do not take the time to exercise my body.
Self care as a teacher is making sure to take the down time or the quiet time. I am the kind of teacher who eats lunch alone. I prefer to close my door, turn on some music and just sit in the peacefulness of my own space. This is a good break halfway through the day to get a good reset in before the second half of my day. Self care is so huge for all aspects of life!
What are your Core 5? Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? What are your essential self-care practices?
My Core 5: 1. My husband, daughter, and other family members 2. Friends 3. Faith 4. Hobbies (things that bring joy) 5. Nature (exercise or outside time)
Self care has to be a priority for educators to avoid burn-out. Being an educator means that you probably have a to-do list that is never ending. I often feel like my mind and body is never able to shut off. I find myself often thinking about my students, or thinking of lessons, or ways I can improve. I must set aside time to recharge my brain and body so I am able to keep going, and be the best version of myself. My self- care practices include focusing on my core 5. They bring me immense joy and keep me grounded, content, and feeling safe.
1. Church and family 2. hubby 3. teaching 4. self care 5. cooking and cleaning I love my family. I love to know what they are doing and what is going on in their lives. I rank them high on my core 5. I love to go to church and find joy in being a part of the family of God. My hubby is also important to me. We have breakfast and supper together each day and enjoy talking about what we all did during the day. I love teaching! WIth all my heart, I give my all each day. WIth each year I think I love it more and more. I find it challenging to find ways to help the kids learn. I love who I teach with, they are so dear to my heart. I pray I may teach a while yet, but I also pray I have enough wisdom to know when to pass the torch and retire. When I wake up in the morning I thank the Lord that I can go teach school. I also pray each day that the Lord guides me through the day and helps me teach the students the best I can. So much to be thankful for, the older I get I realize how blessed I am.
My core 5 are : 1. Faith and Family 2. Husband 3. School (now that my children are grown- otherwise 3 and 4 would be switched around! ) 4. Home 5. Exercise and Activity Although I have the self care listed as the 5 priority, I do realize that it is very important. I actually believe that it falls into every level, because I as am doing the other things, it keeps me active I actually feel better when I can stay busy and active. I do believe rest is also very important in this list, because when I am well rested and feel good, the rest of the things that I prioritize go much better. Many of the self care routines that I employ do involve family and especially my husband. So even though I prioritize these as a core, all of these things are intermingled. It is just really good to stand back and look at the things that I do feel are important in my life and assess to how much of my day is spent doing each activity. I do feel very blessed to have a church, family, and school that are so united that I do not have to put one aside in order to spend time on another. A comment in the chapter that really struck me was "To whom am I truly irreplaceable?" That is where I need to concentrate my top Core 5. I do believe that is what I have done in my life, and I pray that I can continue to live that way!
My essential five are: 1. family 2. friends 3. My Dogs 4. Myself/Health 5. work/teaching
We all need self-care, without it emotionally, mentally and socially I feel will suffer. We need to take care of ourselves health wise and take care of those who mean the most to us. Our self care affects not only our family but it also affect your work and your daily life.
1. family 2. friends 3. faith 4. farm 5.work We need self care to be there for our students. School may be the only safe place they have and we may be the only person they feel comfortable with. We need to be ready to deal with what ever comes at us, every moment of the day. All of this is physically and emotionally draining, so we need to take care of our selves so that we can be there for everyone else.
I don't really have any self care practices as I tend to put everyone else's needs before my own. I love being outside, so now that the weather is nice I do my best to spend time in the garden, mowing, a quick walk or even just sitting in a chair out front.
What are your Core 5? Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? What are your essential self-care practices?
ReplyDeleteMy Core 5
1. My kids
2. My extended family and friends
3. Faith
4. Exercise
5. Nutrition
Self-care needs to be essential for educators because we deal with little humans. We make MANY decisions on their behalf every day. Ideally we serve others with patience and kindness. When we are practicing on-going self-care, we give them our best because our cups are full. MANY demands are placed on us and if we don't stay balanced we will reach burnout. Then everyone suffers, including our students.
My forms of self-care are walking, stretching, listening to music, catching with family and friends, reading and cooking.
What are your Core 5?
ReplyDelete1. Family
2. Friends
3. Pets
4. Sleep/Mental Health/Health
5. Home/Work
Self care is so important as educators. We need to be the best versions of ourselves, so we can give our students our best. Our cups need to be filled every day in order to fill students cups and help them succeed. We need to enrich ourselves so we can enrich others and teach them to be the best versions of themselves that they can be.
My essential five are:
ReplyDelete1. family and faith
2. friends
3. reading
4. sleep/rest
5. teaching
I feel that self-care is important because if you don't take care of yourself, how can you take care of others. My ideas of self-care are getting pedicures with my daughter, reading books of interest and just relaxing spending time with family and friends.
1. Husband
ReplyDelete2. Kids
3. Work
4. Creativity
5. Helpful
I continue to go back and was affirmed in this section that 'your job will be posted before your obituary'. Ensuring your needs are met will make you a better person, spouse, parent, teacher, friend, everything! I am not sure what my care routine should look like, but I am working that out by testing out physical activity, meal planning, and creating routines that help me: reading before bed, watching a show with my husband, calling my sister on the way home from work, making fun plans for the weekend, and putting down my phone in favor of my children. Giving myself permission to fail at these attempts has been tough, but I am keeping in mind progress over perfection!
My core 5:
ReplyDelete1. Family
2. Health and wellness
3. Hobbies, things that bring joy
4. Sleep, rest
5. Work, close coworkers
Self care is important for educators because you can't fill others when your bucket is empty. When you are nourished, happy, rested and taken care of, you can focus more on your job. Think about a time when you were either tired, not feeling well or had some personal thing worrying you, were you the best teacher? No you were probably distracted, irritable and short. When you feel your best, you can be your best.
My Core 5:
ReplyDelete1. Husband and Kids
2. Faith
3. Extended Family - Parents/Siblings
4. Work
5. Nature- outside time
Self care is important for everyone and as educators we give a lot of ourselves everyday to the students in our classrooms. I need to make sure I am taking care of myself, so that I can show up every day and do my job well. My self care activities include reading, walking, relaxing and having down time with my husband/kids.
My Core 5:
ReplyDelete1. Time with my kids
2. Time with my husband
3. church
4. reading
5. a hot bath/time in solitude
Self care is incredibly important to me. My own self-care routine is nothing fancy. It wasn't until I was 37 years old that I found out I have ADHD. This is something I have struggled with my entire life, and finally understand why I am the way I am. That is OK, but I require a great deal of time by myself. As a mom, wife, teacher, and pastor, this does not happen without a great deal of effort. I think each of us knows what we need. Maybe it is a Diet Coke, a quick nap, or a hot bath ( as Sylvia Plath wrote, "There must be quite a few things a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them.). Whatever it is, teachers (and all people) need to take the opportunity for self-care, because we are no good for others without caring for ourselves.
What are your Core 5? Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? What are your essential self-care practices?
ReplyDeleteMy Core 5:
Faith
Family
Nature
Homesteading
Exercise
Self-care is vital for educators because unless we are our best selves, we can not be best for the children we serve. My essential self-care practices include, finding balance by immersing myself in nature, spending quiet uninterrupted time with my infant grandsons, and baking. In all of these situations, I slow down, sit in silence, and just be!
What are your Core 5? Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? What are your essential self-care practices?
ReplyDeleteMy Core 5 are my relationship with God, relationship with my husband, time with my family, healthy food, and exercise.
Self-care needs to be a priority for educators because it is very easy to get burnt out-physically, emotionally, and mentally. We have to take care of ourselves in order to show up as our best self and be able to serve and take care of others.
My essential self-care practices are prayer and meditation, going for walks, doing yoga, meal planning for the week, and having good conversations with family and friends. When I do these things, I feel much more balanced, less anxious, and am in a better mood. The author made some good points about self-care. Before reading this chapter I probably would have said watching shows and eating popcorn was one of my favorite self-care practices!
My core 5 are:
ReplyDelete1. Family/faith
2. Health
3. Rest
4. Hobbies
5. Work
Self- care is important for educators because we are constantly giving and taking care of other peoples' needs. Teaching can also be very overstimulating and exhausting. No matter how we are feeling or what is happening in our personal life, we “perform” and be on for our students. The main ways that I practice self- care are making sure I take care of my health with exercise and getting enough sleep. I also make sure that on most weekends I plan one thing that I can look forward to. This could be a date with my husband, activity with my kids and husband, spending time outside, going out with friends, shopping, a movie, etc. Most school nights I also like to the end the day with a relaxing bath. Keeping organized and being in a clean space also feels like self-care to me.
What are your Core 5? Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? What are your essential self-care practices? My core 5 has changed over the last two years. I start with myself right now (which includes a lot of what could be the core 5-because it works on and addresses mind, body, spirit). I have learned that I am unable to give to others if I have not given to myself first. Family/friends is my second, work and then other commitments. This is more of a broad overview.
ReplyDeleteSelf care has become crucial for me. As I said I am unable to give to others fully unless I have given to myself. My entire view and focus has changed on taking care of myself. Truthfully, I wish I had learned this earlier.
1. Family
ReplyDelete2. Faith/Jesus
3. Exercise
4. Extended family/friends
5. Time Outside
I think self-care is so important for educators because we are helping students learn their standards for the year and helping them learn how to handle their own emotions while being kind humans. If we are not in the right head space when we get to work, our own patients can wear thin. If I am running on empty, I will not be able to give my students my best. which isn’t far to them.
Some of the things I do for self-care is spending quality time with family/friends, reading my bible, going to church, or listening to worship music. I also like to exercise; going for a run, stretching, doing yoga, or having a dance party with my girls. I also need to spend time outside. Even during the winter months, I always feel so much better even if I just spend 10-15 minutes outside. I think the sun and the quiet rejuvenates me.
My Core 5 are:
ReplyDelete1. Faith/Family Relationships
2. Health/Exercise
3. Relationships with Friends
4. Work
5. Rest
Self-care is important for everyone. It is especially important for educators because as they say, "you can't pour from an empty cup." We have a classroom of students every single day who need us to create the safe, stable learning environment they deserve.
Some of my essential self-care practices are: a routine of getting up early in the morning, daily exercise, having good sleep habits, and reading.
My Core 5 are:
ReplyDelete1. Quality time with my family.
2. Time to be by myself and recharge
3. Keeping organized (home and kids stuff)
4. Being a librarian (work to do list, going to libraries, etc)
5. Keeping up on the world (sports, pop culture, news, etc)
Self care needs to be a priority for teachers because our jobs revolve around caring for others. We get tapped out easily because during our job we are not thinking about ourselves, and rarely have the time to do basic things that an office job or other job might have built in time for (an hour lunch, for example). My essential self care practices are doing no work over lunch, arriving and leaving at contract time, reading every day, being present with my kids from 4-7, and getting at least 7 hours of sleep at night.
My Core 5 are:
ReplyDelete1. Quality time with family
2. My faith- quiet time to pray and be present
3. Exercise
4. Sunshine/time outdoors
5. Keeping an organized/clean space
In the world of education, we give absolutely EVERYTHING to others, all day long. The job can not only be mentally exhausting, but physically and emotionally exhausting as well. For eight hours a day, teachers put the needs of others above themselves, either not going to the bathroom when they have to, eating in a 15 minute time frame, and to extreme extend verbal and physical abuse from students. Self-care is so important for teachers because without intentional self-care practices, they may never be put first, and their needs may never be met. You can't reset and be able to be truly present for your students the next day if you haven't taken care of your own needs at some point; at least not in the way they deserve.
My essential self-care practices include working out before school to get my mind in an energetic, and prepared state to begin the day. It sets the entire tone for the day, and I find myself dragging or being irritable if I am unable to workout. I also like to take time to read in the evenings. A couple times a week, I make sure to take that time to read, because it helps me truly shut my brain off and focus on something entirely different from work. I also have quiet time to pray every single night. It helps me to focus on my day, and put some of my worries into the hands of someone else. Doing this before bed really helps me sleep, and gives me an overwhelming sense of calm and peace to end my day. I also FaceTime my family weekly, and this really improves my mood every single time. I love my family and miss them a lot, so to have time set aside to be able to see them always fills my heart.
What are your Core 5?
ReplyDelete1- My family
2- My job
3-Taking care of my home
4- Quiet/recharge time
5- Cleaning/cooking/prepping for the week ahead
Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators?
Self care needs to be a priority for educators because we pour into everyone else all week. It's draining at times, overstimulating at other times, rewarding-yes, but mentally exhausting. We answer HUNDREDS of questions a day, putting out little fires as we go, mentally keeping track of a dozen or two little bodies at all times, holding out for a 2 minute bathroom break all day long. Self-care is necessary because we can't pour anything worthwhile out of an empty cup. If we don't take care of ourselves at some point we will suffer from burnout.
What are your essential self-care practices?
This isn't an easy question to answer as I feel like I put myself and my needs last on a daily basis. I like a good, hot bubble bath, Greys Anatomy (something about a show from the good old early 2000's makes my heart happy), reading and cleaning my house (it's therapeutic). Listening to 90's country or an audiobook while cleaning toilets and folding towels is my idea of relaxation.
What are your Core 5? Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? What are your essential self-care practices?
ReplyDelete1. Family
2. Friends
3.Exercise
4. Rest
5. Hobbies
Self-care needs to be a priority for teachers because we spend all day caring for others. If we don't take the time to care for ourselves, we aren't able to fully be there and care for others. My essentials for self-care are working out before school, listening to podcasts on the commute to and from work, spending 20 minutes reading books I enjoy everyday, and getting outside and being in the sun.
Core 5:
ReplyDeleteFamily
Friends
Rest
Hobbies
Household Tasks
I would say self care for teachers would be having alone or quiet time. Our jobs can have us feeling needed the entire day. Many of us also go home to families where we are feeling needed there too. Making your planning time or after school time where you can be alone to focus and work I believe is a form of self-care. I also think there can be time at home for it too. My kids are both asleep by 8pm. 8-9pm can be that alone time. I usually give myself a night a month to be with friends and I have my husband do daycare pickup a couple times a month. I also prioritize doing my nails, giving myself time to get fully ready, make myself a lunch, and have breakfast and coffee every morning.
My Essential 5 are:
ReplyDelete1. Faith and Family
2. Spouse and Friends
3. Self Care/ Exercise
4. Sleep or Downtime
5. Teaching
Self care is so important in all parts of life. Outside of my Faith self care; Exercise is a big one for me. I can tell a huge difference when I do not take the time to exercise my body.
Self care as a teacher is making sure to take the down time or the quiet time. I am the kind of teacher who eats lunch alone. I prefer to close my door, turn on some music and just sit in the peacefulness of my own space. This is a good break halfway through the day to get a good reset in before the second half of my day. Self care is so huge for all aspects of life!
What are your Core 5? Why does self-care need to be a priority for educators? What are your essential self-care practices?
ReplyDeleteMy Core 5:
1. My husband, daughter, and other family members
2. Friends
3. Faith
4. Hobbies (things that bring joy)
5. Nature (exercise or outside time)
Self care has to be a priority for educators to avoid burn-out. Being an educator means that you probably have a to-do list that is never ending. I often feel like my mind and body is never able to shut off. I find myself often thinking about my students, or thinking of lessons, or ways I can improve. I must set aside time to recharge my brain and body so I am able to keep going, and be the best version of myself. My self- care practices include focusing on my core 5. They bring me immense joy and keep me grounded, content, and feeling safe.
1. Church and family
ReplyDelete2. hubby
3. teaching
4. self care
5. cooking and cleaning
I love my family. I love to know what they are doing and what is going on in their lives. I rank them high on my core 5. I love to go to church and find joy in being a part of the family of God. My hubby is also important to me. We have breakfast and supper together each day and enjoy talking about what we all did during the day. I love teaching! WIth all my heart, I give my all each day. WIth each year I think I love it more and more. I find it challenging to find ways to help the kids learn. I love who I teach with, they are so dear to my heart. I pray I may teach a while yet, but I also pray I have enough wisdom to know when to pass the torch and retire. When I wake up in the morning I thank the Lord that I can go teach
school. I also pray each day that the Lord guides me through the day and helps me teach the students the best I can. So much to be thankful for, the older I get I realize how blessed I am.
My core 5 are :
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2. Husband
3. School (now that my children are grown- otherwise 3 and 4 would be switched around! )
4. Home
5. Exercise and Activity
Although I have the self care listed as the 5 priority, I do realize that it is very important. I actually believe that it falls into every level, because I as am doing the other things, it keeps me active I actually feel better when I can stay busy and active. I do believe rest is also very important in this list, because when I am well rested and feel good, the rest of the things that I prioritize go much better. Many of the self care routines that I employ do involve family and especially my husband. So even though I prioritize these as a core, all of these things are intermingled. It is just really good to stand back and look at the things that I do feel are important in my life and assess to how much of my day is spent doing each activity. I do feel very blessed to have a church, family, and school that are so united that I do not have to put one aside in order to spend time on another.
A comment in the chapter that really struck me was "To whom am I truly irreplaceable?" That is where I need to concentrate my top Core 5. I do believe that is what I have done in my life, and I pray that I can continue to live that way!
My essential five are:
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2. friends
3. My Dogs
4. Myself/Health
5. work/teaching
We all need self-care, without it emotionally, mentally and socially I feel will suffer. We need to take care of ourselves health wise and take care of those who mean the most to us. Our self care affects not only our family but it also affect your work and your daily life.
1. family
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3. faith
4. farm
5.work
We need self care to be there for our students. School may be the only safe place they have and we may be the only person they feel comfortable with. We need to be ready to deal with what ever comes at us, every moment of the day. All of this is physically and emotionally draining, so we need to take care of our selves so that we can be there for everyone else.
I don't really have any self care practices as I tend to put everyone else's needs before my own. I love being outside, so now that the weather is nice I do my best to spend time in the garden, mowing, a quick walk or even just sitting in a chair out front.