Monday, March 28, 2022

Work Environment and the Countdown to Summer

I meant to write this over Spring Break, but I got distracted. I cleaned. And also napped.

But anyway, Spring Break marked the end of my first quarter at my new school, and it has been a complete change. I am calmer, more focused on my health, and happier to go to work. I have taken more time to read and write, and I actually met my goal for days of physical activity. And I was only one day off for my days of good eating!

More reading on executive functioning skills. The children are less than organized.

A book about Indian princess. Very interesting.

In these days of the so called "Great Resignation," switching jobs really has shown me how much work environment matters. It's not that I, or most people, don't want to work. I like teaching and working with kids. I don't like being bullied by supervisors. There are many reasons we have a teacher shortage. And those reasons are similar to the reasons many establishments are facing labor shortages. People want to be treated with respect, and that just doesn't always happen.  

Despite not dreading going to work, I still am counting down the days until summer (40 school days). This summer, I will be working part-time at the zoo at their camps. Then I will be going to Hawaii, and perhaps somewhere else. I'm still making decisions.

In other news, I did make myself a TikTok, mainly for the cat videos. It's the same reason I'm on Instagram. My TikTok is https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdav6kPp/.

Now, please enjoy the various animals I have seen on my walks.

Duck friend.

So much floof!

Less floof, but quite affectionate.

Majestic