Spring break in Quarantine- Week 5

I was supposed to spend the better part of spring break in Spokane,WA debating and voting on union matter and business for the upcoming year.

Clearly that's not happening.

I have never wanted a house and yard more than I do right now.  The weather is beautiful,  I want to just sit in the sun with a lemonade and just relax.


So what have I been doing with my break?
CLEANING
We did a FULL SPRING CLEANING.  Everything was vacuumed, every linen and article of clothing washed.  So many bags set for Charity---and no one will take them. I have called or reached out to EVERY charity in King County- NO ONE will take clothing donations.
So if you know of any donation centers open please let me know. 

PLANNING-Work
I created the timeline and plan for my 2 Targeted classes for the remainder of the year.

• Sent to students and families- It's 1 pager to show all assignments, test dates and other due dates for the remainder of the year. - I had to let go of getting even HALF of what was left done.  We should get about 1/3 and I'm good with that.

I scheduled my 1:1 student meetings as Re-occurring opportunities throughout the rest of the year.

•    These meetings are my most productive time with students and valuable social-emotional connection for all of us.  By having the meetings be a consistent time weekly students can plan the rest of their week around them. 

I scheduled all of my classes and invited the appropriate parties.

•    Invited para educators to classes so that they can support students throughout the week. 

PLANNING- NOT WORK
When all of this is said and done- I get a vacation. So I've been looking at different vacation opportunities throughout the country. Primarily going to NY and MN to visit family, but also probably another each coast destination to do some sight seeing- just because.

Current top choices: Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Boston- I'm a bit of a history nerd and museum junky so these all meet my needs for a relaxing trip. 

WATCHING YOUTUBE AND BINGING NETFLIX
I always tell my students to be honest- so here is my honest.  NCIS has gotten a lot of attention as has Sortedfood if you've never seen sorted before I highly recommend.  I also watched the entire 100 Humans mini series- again if you want to learn about yourself and the people around you, great option.

Less Beauty videos than normal- as I am on a no-buy still so it is hard to watch an not want to rush out and buy something.

STAYING ACTIVE:
 This is hard when all of the state and federal trails and parks are closed, but we are lucky, we live right on a walking/biking trail and have been enjoying it.  I try to get out for at least a 2 mile walk every day.  J has been taking the bike out and going on adventures as much as possible. I still wish I could just sit in the sun with a cup of lemonade, but such is life.

NAPS/SLEEP SCHEDULE:
I have always loved a good nap after work, but this quarantine is seriously effecting my sleep schedule. My class schedule at work now always has me starting later and working later so there is NO REASON to wake up at 5:30am any more. Nor is there anything stopping me from taking an hour long nap during lunch.
Starting work next fall will be AMAZING for so many reasons, but it will also be very hard given my new fondness of noontime naps and sleeping late.


Signing out for now
-C