work
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August pushed work stress to a breaking point and forced me to think more seriously about what comes next. I’m making changes, considering new opportunities, and trying to separate the desire for meaningful change from the urge to simply escape. Outside of work, cooking, time at the lake, and a little creative space have helped…
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Taking this week off has given me a rare chance to breathe. After months of constant work and feeling buried under the weight of responsibility, I’m finally seeing that the systems I’ve built are starting to work. The school is running smoother, I’m regaining perspective, and I can actually feel the difference in my body…
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Burnout is something I don’t know that I understand how to recognize when it’s happening—only that I know when it has happened. I don’t always feel anything different until I’m toast. I’m done. I reached that stage last week, and now I’m just pushing on fumes. I still care, I’m still pushing hard, but the…
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I’m listening to the drums from the band rattle against the window.… Today was a rough one, the kind where I probably shouldn’t be putting as much weight on myself as I am, yet I can’t help feeling responsible, almost like I failed in the decisions I had to make. We have digital testing coming…