How to "un-lose" your groove

I am entering this blog post today as a portal to some personal therapy. Writing allows me to get my thoughts down on paper as well as ideas out in the open for how I am feeling about specific things. I am not talking about the election (and never will as I feel these things are private matters). What I am referring to is where I am at professionally as well as personally.

I have become somewhat unbalanced in my life. What I mean by this is, my work has become all consuming for me. Problems to solve, plans to make, short term goals, long term goals as well as a 90 minute daily commute have created a massive level of stressors for me to deal with. Alas, I have recognized it. I have rationalized it. I have worked hard to make sense of it and now, it is time to do something about it.

Administration in a typical year is a huge undertaking. People are always in need of you, your time, ideas and problem fixes. Add a pandemic onto it and it has become a behemoth of work to sift through. Only problem is, the sifter feels like it keeps getting clogged. People are on edge, they want answers, they want me.

I have had to determine, there is only so much of "me" I have to offer. While I am at work, I will do my due diligence to working as hard as I can for staff and families. What I have come to realize however is that I cannot continue to take the work home. I have to come up with a realistic stopping point. My priorities have become very skewed and some changes do need to be made.

I have come to the conclusion that my family needs me more. I also need to reprioritize my time while at home. I love music but rarely listen anymore. I like to read but have not read for pleasure in a long time. I also love being outside and taking walks- again, not doing it at this time.

I love education and it will always be a part of me. With all my heart, I am hopeful Navigating Solutions rockets into space where Jamie and I can truly help people. That is what I really want to do with this business is to collaborate with folks and help to make their educational world easier. I crave to see people at peace and want to be part of that message. I have a lot to give in this arena but feel I need to make sure I am taking care of myself while transitioning into this next adventure.

Thank you for reading this blog- it was a much for myself as for you.