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Clearing My Plate

  I do it to myself, the busyness, the overcommitment, the feeling that I am the only one that can do it, so I must do it all. In actuality the people and tasks that need me the most, I've been avoiding, telling myself they don't need me or not prioritizing appropriately.  This spring I was at a tipping point, each night I was either at a school event, teaching yoga, coaching Girls on the Run or driving from one place or another, speeding along the way, to be at an activity for my kids. We were barely eating diner together as a family, maybe once a week. I haven't been working out, even my work out app We Rise , reminded me that it's been a while since I tracked a workout. The house was a mess, dog hair everywhere, dishes in the sink, clean clothes in laundry baskets just being recirculated through and the bathrooms, don't let me get started on bathrooms. When you live on well water, bathrooms are the worst to clean.  You might be saying, why don't you get your ...

Being True to Myself

  I am not the easiest person to live with, work with or love. I can be opinionated, stubborn, revel and being right and snarky when I get annoyed. I have trouble "checking my face". My emotions are usually very known by my facial expressions, tone and body language. I can be very confident, blunt and come with "receipts" to any conversation or argument. I believe in being honest, keeping it real and not "beating around the bush". This all can come off as being bitchy, intimidating and aggressive.  On the flip side of it, I care A LOT. I will fight for what I believe is right. I will love with all of my heart and will ensure justice and support for my family, my staff and the students that I work with each and every day. Integrity is super important to me. I strive to live my life as authentically, honestly and without secrets or manipulation as much as possible.  When I screw up, I take accountability for my actions or words. If I hurt someone I will apol...

Back to School Anxiety

I can not sleep. I'm waking up three to four times a night with the strangest dreams and thoughts. I know this is my mind working through the anxieties of the unknown, what there is to come this school year and what challenges I will have to face and overcome.  I don't remember having these types of worries as a child at the beginning of the school year. School was always my safe place, even though I wasn't the best student, I enjoyed being with friends, reading, writing and learning new information. However, as a teacher and Principal, it has been totally different.  About a month before school starts is when it beginnings. June is calming and I rest easy. However, after the 4th of July my mind is constantly in a state of unrest. My dreams are so vivid and physically involved. I wake up in full sweats, heart pumping, muscles tense and breathing heavy; so much so, I can't fall back to sleep. The majority of my dreams are quite ridiculous actually: not being able to find...