The theme I am getting from teachers during this summer is that they're not getting enough done to meet their summer goals. I understand and feel the frustration. I slept until 8:30 this morning, and now I feel like I am behind on my plans for the day. Is this a bad habit of just overloading and overthinking?

I’m too exhausted. I spent about two weeks just recovering and now that I’m rested, I just don’t feel like dealing with people.

I mentally revamped my goals. I ordered two exercise machines off Amazon and one from Sam’s Club. They’re coming in this week.

I ordered a red light for red light therapy and I also stocked up on skincare.

Then I ordered a couple of book series, “Anne of Green Gables” box set and “Bridgerton” from Julia Quinn, from Amazon. Then for funsies, I added another dozen murder mysteries from Target.

I think I’m set to be a hermit. I had initially planned on repainting the dining room, fixing the tile, working on my car myself for fun, and deep cleaning the house. I had intended to wake up early, take my dogs for super long walks exploring, make healthy food, and get stuff done. The only thing I’ve done from that list is make healthy food.

I had even anticipated that I’d start working from home a week or two before in-service started back up.

NOPE NOPE NOPE. I am cocooning myself in. I am going to build up my healthy habits. I’m going to work out, eat well, bathe in some red light therapy, and put all the lotions on my skin. Then, I’m going to read the day away in complete quiet, away from all the people and the noise.

Also, I’m not going to start work back early. I’m going to pamper myself this summer and that includes making sure I spend more of it on ME and less of it thinking about work or any arbitrary lists/to do items I made for myself.

I’m worth the break. I think you are too. My new therapeutic thought for myself is, “Give yourself some grace.” We are always so generous, kind, and thoughtful to others. We work hard. We give and give and give. It’s okay to give back to yourself too.

I’m trying to be kinder to me and now that’s my biggest goal this summer, is treating myself with care. I let go of my “To Do List” mentally and put it in my teacher planner to worry about during the year. I’m an over-thinker too. I get it. I hope you’re able to find a way to treat yourself this summer and I hope you have some grace for yourself too. *Sends hugs.* Happy summer!!!

Ya, I don’t have plans I follow during the summer. I try to get stuff done, but at my pace.

I’m in Mountain time zone and my sister is calling me every morning from Eastern time zone. I leave about 7 during the school year while she leaves for her job about 9 (engineer, not teacher). We always talk during the school year on our way to work, so this just continues that timing. But it gives me an interaction that actually wakes me up, and then I can be productive in the morning. Otherwise, I would do nothing.

The school year gets us in a “get stuff done by the deadline mode,” and it can be a challenge to turn that off. We’re human beings—not human doings, and sleeping in is our bodies’ way of confirming that.

I totally think you have to give yourself a good chunk of relaxation and recuperation time at the beginning of summer. i don't jump into projects immediately because I know i'll just beat myself up if I'm not being productive. So instead I give myself like 3-4 weeks of chill time and then I'll get to some projects after that time has passed. It takes me a while to recover from the school year lol

I’m sleeping in the morning until I am done. No alarms, unless I have an appointment. I also don’t make appointments before 11AM. I’m not a morning person by nature. The natural early morning risers that refuse to accept that I am not up because they just got back from their morning run so everyone should be up, I just have to leave a message as I silence my phone. I figure that if someone is in the hospital then they will still be in the hospital in an hour or two. If they needed a ride to the hospital then they should call an ambulance and not me. If someone died, telling me at 7AM is not going to change the news if it waits until 9 or 10. I am on summer vacation. If my work needs to contact me, they should send an email and relax until I get back to them.

You might be overloading and overthinking honestly OP. Just remember that you deserve to rest. Not every day is going to be as productive as the day before and that is perfectly okay.

I was thinking "Yay, I don't have anything happening tomorrow", and then a teacher friend reminded me that we have a Family Fun Night tomorrow night to interact with and meet our incoming 6th Graders and their parents. But I have tomorrow during the day. Gonna try to work on my yard until it gets too hot.