State of the Blog: Week 21: Forks in the Road--Spoons and Really Sharp Knives Too
I did some private journal writing today. I haven't done that in a while. It felt good to return to that.
This semester is winding down. It was a tough one for me: my first as a single dad. The balancing act was tough to manage. Obviously. But I learned a lot, and I will be so much more prepared when the spring semester comes.
Looking forward to it, actually.
Looking forward to the time off more. Time to reflect on what worked and what hasn't. Make a plan and goals, based on the successes and shortcomings of this semester.
I am trying to re-frame it as a positive thing. That helps to some degree. But the reality is it often does not feel positive. But I suppose I need to give myself more credit than I am.
Make adjustments and move on. Basically, a lot of the same things I preach to my students.
I'm a hypocrite, I guess. But it also drives home the importance of that message of being honest with yourself and self-reflecting in order to implement more productive changes. It's not something that you do once, and it is over with. It's a continual process. A practice even.
Minimal writing this week. Again. But that's OK.
I still feel like I'm in a transitional state of flux. I have some decisions to make. Big ones. They feel too big, so I feel frozen into inaction at times.
At the same time, I am doing a lot of research to help inform my decisions. But that can be a procrastination tactic as well. At some point, I have to stop research, and use all that information to make a decision.
And soon.
I think I'm pretty sure what I will do. Time to start creating and implementing steps toward these new goals.
This semester is winding down. It was a tough one for me: my first as a single dad. The balancing act was tough to manage. Obviously. But I learned a lot, and I will be so much more prepared when the spring semester comes.
Looking forward to it, actually.
Looking forward to the time off more. Time to reflect on what worked and what hasn't. Make a plan and goals, based on the successes and shortcomings of this semester.
I am trying to re-frame it as a positive thing. That helps to some degree. But the reality is it often does not feel positive. But I suppose I need to give myself more credit than I am.
Make adjustments and move on. Basically, a lot of the same things I preach to my students.
I'm a hypocrite, I guess. But it also drives home the importance of that message of being honest with yourself and self-reflecting in order to implement more productive changes. It's not something that you do once, and it is over with. It's a continual process. A practice even.
Minimal writing this week. Again. But that's OK.
I still feel like I'm in a transitional state of flux. I have some decisions to make. Big ones. They feel too big, so I feel frozen into inaction at times.
At the same time, I am doing a lot of research to help inform my decisions. But that can be a procrastination tactic as well. At some point, I have to stop research, and use all that information to make a decision.
And soon.
I think I'm pretty sure what I will do. Time to start creating and implementing steps toward these new goals.
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