“Just keep swimming.”
~Dory – Finding Nemo~
Yup, Spidey, apt one!
We are in week four of school now, for the academic year, and things are already a tad fraught.
Expectations from up above, higher than our head, and pressures with shortages of staff around the school, along with managing different levels of need in our new classes, means that I am so busy constantly.
I don’t have the same headspace I used to. Things are fogging over. (Thanks Perimenopause, for your input!) And I still have home life to think of, too!
But I will keep swimming like Dory says, because that is the only way I can get through…
So, Peeps, what do you do when you feel overwhelmed? 😊
But I Smile Anyway... 
Nov 12, 2023 @ 13:30:59
Relax with a warm mug of hot tea, or hot chocolate, and read to escape reality for a bit!
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Nov 12, 2023 @ 13:45:27
That’s been my life recently… Xx
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Sep 25, 2023 @ 11:00:16
Rest and relax and you down for you .Anita
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Sep 25, 2023 @ 17:34:04
Thank you 🤗
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Sep 25, 2023 @ 08:40:39
Ah, sorry, Ritu 🤗
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Sep 25, 2023 @ 17:33:54
🤗🤗
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 20:46:25
hope it calms down for you soon
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 20:51:26
🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 thanks, Beth 😊
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 18:54:47
When anxiety gets high, I take walks, take deep breaths, listen to soft music (Max Richter is a favorite) and drink tea. I hope you find some calmness 🌞
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 19:57:00
A wonderful way to decompress, Dave. Thank you 😊
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 14:34:15
Ritu, our school has a permanent sub, someone the children know who is a helping hand, and also steps in when a staff is out. It makes a world of difference. It sounds like you’re often being too pulled. Of course that sub is now out with a death in her family…Murphy’s Law, right?
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 14:47:12
There is a staffing crisis in the UK, in education right now, as well as deteriorating support for those SEN children… It is tough across the board, Jennie 😢
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 17:56:33
Oh, no! 😩
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 11:34:05
Deep breathing helps. Bach Flowers, Rescue Remedy helps. Gratitude along with either of these (or by itself) helps! ❤
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 11:34:15
Thanks, Sis 😻
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 09:48:13
A glass of my favourite wine, a quiet place in the house … and a little note on the door saying I’m lost and don’t want to be found just yet, thank you ❤️.
Hang on in there. It will get better
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 09:55:06
Oh, that sounds like bluss, but I’d swap the wine for a cup of tea! 💛
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 09:55:46
Off you go, then. Don’t forget the sign… 😎
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 09:56:00
😁😁😁
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 07:57:24
you mean, apart from running around screaming? Best to retreat, take deep breaths and know you are stronger than any of it…
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 09:29:39
Thanks my friend 💛
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 18:28:13
💕💕🙏🏻
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 07:04:16
rest and relax when you can
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 09:29:23
Thanks, Beth. I’m trying 🤗
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 06:13:58
Hope things ease down for you 🥰🤗
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 09:29:09
Thanks, Sajde. Me too!
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Sep 24, 2023 @ 09:46:34
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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