For this week’s summer reading series, I’m going to keep this short and sweet because that’s the basic principle of this week’s book recommendation:  Essentialism by Greg McKeown. This is

Self-care needs to be included in what you should be doing. It is not a privilege. It is a necessity. ― Jessica N. TurnerThe Fringe Hours: Making Time for You

To kick off our summer reading series, I want to share one of my all time favorites that I’ve read numerous times: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. The

Hope you’re finding your footing as you navigate your new schedule and life outside of the classroom.  It always takes me a few weeks to get in a groove, and

Last week’s article was all about the “dark days” of a teacher’s summer vacation. Because this is something that seems to impact many teachers to some extent each year, it

We’ve heard it all before…how lucky we are to be teachers.  We get so much time off. We don’t have to work over the summer….blah, blah, blah, blah.   This

We spent the last few weeks going through how to create a Teacher Self-Care schedule N.O.W. (not only on weekends) but what happens when we’re on our sunny summer break?

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.”~Margaret J. Wheatley Now that we’re rapidly moving to the end of the

Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak~Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati As promised, I wanted to provide you with one Teacher Self Care N.O.W. (not only on weekends) tip each

We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, and the important things will not change if we keep our

“Every season is one of becoming, but not always one of blooming.Be gracious with your ever-evolving self.” -B. Oakman I have a confession to make…  My name is Danielle and

I’ve been talking for a few weeks about a teacher self-care framework, and I wanted to share it with you: bite by bite, instead of all at once.  Some of these