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Update #16: Simplifying my Purpose and Contribution Goals
By Sammy Ginsberg Okay. It’s a process to make a good plan, so I am going to start by looking at the Purpose and Contribution goals I created back in update #1, the first post and overview of the project. My definition for a stable purpose and contribution was, “using and developing my abilities that…
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Update #15: Make a Plan
By Sammy Ginsberg WAH! I did it. I resigned. My plan wasn’t 100% ready, but enough was there to take the leap. In that, since I know that I will be hired as a substitute teacher for next year (giving me a job and baseline income that can pay my rent and living expenses –…
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Update #14: Where do we go from here?
By Sammy Ginsberg Ah guys! I am freaking out. I am at a crossroads and feeling overwhelmed by the decision, as well as so tired of living in this limbo situation. Literally two months of limbo ruminating and overthinking – to quit or not to quit? If I quit, what will I do? Will I…
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Year 4 – Part 1
Ah, It’s here, it’s here. The year it all fell about apart. The year humpty dumpty finally fell off the wall and cracked her head. I feel awash with anxiety as I think about this year. But I’m going to get a cup of tea before I go into it. I’m back, and I just…
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Update #13: Cup Half Full
By Sammy Ginsberg For the last couple weeks (maybe years?!) I have been so overwhelmed by the empty part of my glass that I’ve been struggling to enjoy the full part of my glass. A few years ago I had the realization that there are always positive and negative things in life, that is a…
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Year 3
2023-2024 Okay, it’s time to go back again. Back to year 3. I slept so long last night, but I think I am healing, I think the cogs in my brain are clicking and synapses are rewiring. Because I have been feeling upset and angry that I gave my late 20s to this school and…
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Complete Least of Lessons and Solutions for Preventing Teacher Burnout
By Sammy Ginsberg Below you’ll find my complete list of solutions that I wish had existed or been in place to prevent me from burning out. I am going to use this as the starting point for the nonprofit that I am going to create the implement these solutions so that one day I can…
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Break!
A couple weeks ago, I decided it was time to finish writing and publishing Burnt Out Bitch. I went on medical leave (AGAIN) because of a traumatic situation at the school I transferred to in the middle of Year 4!!Why had this happened again?!?!? To figure it out, I thought, “I need to finish the…
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Update #12: Holistic Reflection for July & Intention Setting
Just realized it’s only a few days until July. What I need is a holistic reflection and intention setting session for July. What happened in June has happened. Nothing I can change or do about it. All I can do is learn from it and move forward. It’s time to focus on July. I originally…
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Update #11: Mush
I am falling off of reality again. The skeleton of being human is turning into mush. It’s an avalanche of sorts. I am here in London – transported. I was in the middle of a crisis, and now I am here in London. I am in a completely different reality. I am trying to find…