Wowsers. What a week! Each day was busier that the one before as teachers wrapped their heads around synchronous teaching (hybrid + virtual), learned new software and hardware, and dusted off their classrooms which had not been touched since early November. The transition to the beginning of the school year is a mix of sleepless nights and butterflies of excitment – and, this is the 5th time that we’ve faced a Beginning of the Year this year.
01: Get 6 – 7 Hours of Sleep Each Night {Status: 54/56}
On more than one occasion, I chose sleep over work.
02: Learn Calligraphy
I’m hoping to start this goal in April!
03: Purge 1000 items {Status: 348/1000}
Still pruning my email lists. 10 more have been deleted!
04: Organize the Attic
I did organize some collector coins this week. That’s progress, right?
05: Read 100 Books, including ALL of the DBC books. {Status: 13/100}
Two more fun books done! I’m ready for summer when I devour 5-6 books each week!
In Progress
(1) Radical Candor | Scott {Professional Growth}
(2) Culturally Responsive School Leadership | Khalifa {Professional Growth}
(3) Hacking Questions {Professional Growth}
(4) The Ethics of Leadership | Ciulla {Professional Growth}
Complete:
Pleasure Reading: 13 books.
06: Try 52 New Recipes {Status: 05/52}
Nothing new this week… I guess I need to start planning meals ahead.
07: Get in Shape
Here are some specific action steps that I took this week:
I continued the Running Challenge {Run for America, 1/1/21 – 3/14/21}
I jumped back on the treadmill this week. Although it has been raining, sleeting, or terribly cold all week, I finally made a decision to lace up my sneakers and start pounding the pavement (er, treadmill) again!
One of my most favorite things about this platform is the regular events to earn badges… I earned a Mardi Gras badge and finished 2nd in my age group (for my gender + state). Not too shabby considering that I walked it!
For another week, I closed the Activity Ring every. single. day. Some days, I closed them twice. Yoga for the WIN! And, I earned this cute little limited edition badge for February!
08: #OneMonthGoals with Michael Matera
Last year, I joined Michael Matera on his #OneMonthGoals journey. I ran every single day for a month – and it was glorious. This year, I am committed to selecting (and sticking with) one new goal each month, which I will document here.
January 2021: Day 31 of my Run Streak! {Done!}February 2021: Track my meals on Lose It App {28/28}
09: Write/Send 52 notes/cards {Status: 78/52: Done!}
This past week, I wrote 72 notecards to my students who are returning to school on March 1.
10: Maintain a weekly blog {8/52}
Here I am!
11: Simplify my life
Lots of time sensitive things on my plate this week, and I will be happy when I can check these off of the list. I still stole back Friday night and all day Saturday for valuable family time!
I’m open to other ideas on how to simplify my life… send them my way.
12: Organize my mother’s photographs
Still sitting there… still laughing at me.
Secret Goals!
- Secret Goal #1: This one is starting to take shape…
- Secret Goal #2: Parts of this one were assembled this week…
- Secret Goal #3: I have sketched out a paper/pencil plan for this…
- Secret Goal #4: I might just switch this one…
How are your goals going?
Cheers, Holly