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Update #29: My social anxiety is super high
By Sammy Ginsberg I’ve been journaling as usual and some themes keep coming up. It’s all relationships related. My social anxiety is super high!! Not in like a fun weed kind of way. Well actually yep. In the weed kind of way. Because I am doing social media professionally and as volunteer work for nonprofits,…
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Update #28: Creating Some Structure in My Life
By Sammy Ginsberg It’s time for an update! My brain is going in a lot of different directions, and all the things are exciting but also – I am not prioritizing my health and finances, again, and thus, on the path to burn out. I need to set some structures and boundaries. I have been…
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Update #27: Stability Sammy Progress
By Sammy Ginsberg I realized that I think I just need to take a pause, return to my plan and look at the progress I have made, as well as where I need to go next. I divided stability into 6 sections: I am going to go into each one and update my progress. Money…
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Update #26: Overwhelmed While Setting Fall Intentions
By Sammy Ginsberg I am so overwhelmed. I sit here and I feel so overwhelmed. I feel paralyzed by the overwhelm. I need to set some boundaries. I feel a lot of guilt and shame in saying no, in not having secure full-time employment, in not having a committed life partner yet, in how fucking…
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Update #25: Scatterbrained, Scattered Energy
By Sammy Ginsberg Just finished meditating. My brain is so scattered. My energy is so scattered and it is exhausting. I am exhausted. I need to do some prioritizing and organizing. Thankfully it’s the end of the month! Thus, I will be doing my holistic monthly reflection, as well as writing my Fall Newsletter &…
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Update #24: Learning & Improving
By Sammy Ginsberg Mates!! The week is here. The festival I have been dreaming and imagining since 2012 when I moved back to LA and helped a writer with his festival is here. August 23rd and 24th!!!! I’ve been doing the Instagram and lots of things, in collab with my co-director Dawn! It’s been going…
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Update #23: Day 1 of Subbing for LAUSD
By Sammy Ginsberg Lol! Day 1 of subbing went like this. I accidently didn’t set my alarm for 6am. Slept until 7:30am. I’m one of those weirdos who puts their phone on airplane mode during the night. I turned my phone off airplane, waited to see if I had a missed call (sub requests can…
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Update #22: It’s Happening
By Sammy Ginsberg Thoughts are going round and round in my head so I thought it was time for an update. Things are happening! Los Feliz Writers Festival The Los Feliz Writers Festival is launched! So far we’ve had over 12,000 views with two of our workshops sold out so I added more tickets, and…
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Update #21: Thrive for Teachers
By Sammy Ginsberg After four years of teaching for LAUSD, I have resigned due to burn out. I will be working part time as a substitute teacher, as well as at the CSUN Writing Project and Writing Partners while I heal and figure out what to do next. I am also working on the Los…