Do you ever just feel so overwhelmed that you don't know what to do next? Like your TO-DO list is well over a mile long and you don't know how to start? That is how I feel today. I am OVERWHELMED. I love my job and I am really happy with my life and what I'm doing, but I still just feel overwhelmed with all I must accomplish in a short amount of time!
Here are a few reasons why:
- 3rd quarter is ending next week, which means that 3rd quarter grades are due.
- My Professional Certification paper is due SOON. I'm not even 1/3 of the way through it. If I don't finish it, I wasted $425 and will have to do a more difficult version of it next year without the school support I'm receiving this year. Let's pray that doesn't happen.
- Being the only German teacher at the school means that I'm the only German teacher at the school and I have to do everything that for years TWO German teachers did: German Club on my own, fundraising, our Germany exchange program (I'm receiving help right now with travel plans from the retired German teacher and she is going on the exchange with me, THANK GOODNESS!).
- 25 German students and their 2 teachers are coming 2 weeks from tomorrow!
- This means that I have to create 25 different schedules for the students. I am also in helping them plan out their exchange here in US to make sure it's a success. This means corresponding and planning with parents the welcome/farewell parties. It also means ensuring that the German students and teachers have a success exchange here in the US with each of their host families.
I won't go into more details, but it's just a lot. Not to mention family and church obligations and my normal classroom duties of teaching all levels of German.
What do you do when life gets overwhelming? How do you start to tackle all that you know inevitably you must?
3 insightful comments:
Wow! I have no idea where to start, but my mom always says, "Out of the strain of doing, into the peace of done". Which usually means don't procrastinate, but I know you're not, so just keep the end "peace" in mind :0) Good luck, wish I could help!
One approach I heard my old Bishop's wife say was that she prayed to know in what order she should start getting things done and then she got to work! Hopefully that will help you here! Love you!
You must be exaggerating because everyone knows that teaching is a part-time job that pays way too much.
I have found that working diligently for fairly short amounts of time, say 30 minutes and taking a break for 10 minutes, even if that means stopping in the middle of something helps. It forced you to stay focused so your break doesn't disrupt your flow, plus it's easier to stay on task for 30 minutes than it is "until it's done"
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