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 My little outdoor table. My son brought home some throw away table legs, thinking I might want to build something. At first I was annoyed, as I usually am, but then when my wife instructed me to get the teak wardrobe from storage to set up for my clothes, I realized that the table legs would work perfectly to support the extra teak shelves. It’s the beginning of the outdoor greenery project that will help reduce glare from the white plaster c fence.

This post will be about my workflow, tools, and strategies. I will start with my Panda Planner . Years ago I bought it for my daughter when she was in high school. I like the feel of it, it's leathery and has a useful rubber band. It also has a scratchy sticker on it, I got it from the President of the Neurodiversity Club. I'm the advisor for the club. When I open it, there are a few Organizational and Emotion Regulating tools I am using. I’m not very consistent with either of those tools, but I know basically how they work and I think about their structure in my imagination. I can show this structure that I see using my iPad and Apple Pencil. I can also show it by using my phone. I did this one on my iPhone with the Markup Tool. 1. A column of current projects, in descending order of the sequence I think they should be started on. Also could be called “Current Projects”. The bottom sideways ones are incoming, projects deemed less of a priority, or they are not in line yet to b...

Recognize: I was “Yellow” all last week. “These are the emotions of joy, surprise, and excitement… What’s causing them? Something positive and possibly unexpected has happened and we’re celebrating inside. We’ve made significant steps toward an important goal. We’re anticipating an event or an experience that will make us happy.” - from “Permission to Feel” by Marc Brackett. (P2F) R- Recognize U- Understand L E R Understand According to P2F, (p.92) to understand my own feelings, I could think about: -what just happened? What was I doing before this happened? -what might have caused my feelings or reaction? -what happened this morning, or last night, that might be involved in this? -what has happened before with this person that might be connected? (in the event that your emotion has to do with a relationship.) -what memories do I have about this situation or place? I received good news about the program for next year! It was said Tiff will most likely be the second teacher, which means...

 Start in the future, asking myself what I need in order to make item X Y, or Z happen, creating an event in the calendar. Then using Gtasks, list the steps that will need to be completed in order to make sure I can meet my deadlines.Once the task is written, it can be assigned to a person, showing up on our chat. Does it also show up on their task list?  Once they complete it, it will show up on our chat. This running chat scroll might seem overwhelming, but it scrolls nicely and we won’t have to delete or file the information, so there are less steps involved with getting the status of tasks. For the manager though, is there a dashboard that we can see the overall set of tasks?

 Directly and effectively. Even though you might have fear, gain understanding. I get to go talk to Shira. It feels like there is so much going on, that I don’t even know where to begin. I’m loving the idea of backwards mapping, but the rest of this day was spent laying on the couch, eating junk food, and trying to dissociate. 

 Hmm. Whoever is upsetting me the most is my best teacher. I heard a jogger mention something called Covid insomnia.  “Sleep disorders are one of the most common symptoms for patients who’ve had COVID-19,” says sleep medicine specialist  Cinthya Pena Orbea, MD . “They report insomnia, fatigue, brain fog and sometimes we even see circadian rhythm disorders.” In my classroom, October is Physical Health Awareness Month. I made a draft plan, but haven’t communicated it to anyone: Make good food decisions:  Track your food intake with MyNetDiary Drink water and track in MyNetDiary Sleep 8 hours per night 8:30 Meditation 8:45 Evening Thoughts (this blog) 9:00 Lights out Working Out for 30 minutes or more everyday Mondays: 20 minutes cardio, then Leg day- Boot Camp Tuesdays: 20 minutes cardio, then chest/tris through Yoga Wednesdays: 20 minutes cardio, then back/biceps in Weight Room. Evening workout at MB Wrestling room with Cuesta Wrestling team. Thursdays: 20 minutes car...

 Sometimes the illusion is greater than the reality, so we are fearful of beginning. I can choose to start for 10 minutes, do it humanly, with plenty of time for leisure and play. (Dr. Neil Fiore). I am trying to think of ways to be able to connect with my staff and train them in the Gentle Teaching approach. (Dr. Shira). Maybe it’s serve. Get away from haughty eyes, and a lying tongue. Do not stir up dissention. (Proverbs). Listen, Encourage, Nurture, Strengthen. LENS (Dr. Shira). Show up today and let things be the way they will be. Whisper words of wisdom. (Beatles). I saw a TikTok about catstrophizing- thinking of all the worst case scenarios. I think I do that? The question came up have I done all the work I can regarding my brother’s accident and death? I really don’t know. I doubt it there is probably work to be done. But today has enough problems on its own, so I’ll just get to it.