Summer Vacation!
Some of you have been on vacation for quite a while!
Others just barely started vacation.
Wherever you are on your vacation, it's well deserved, and I hope you're enjoying it!
But there are a few things to accomplish before the summer is over:
1. Reflect
Once you've caught your breath, be sure to reflect on the past year.
Think about your successes! What made them successful? What could make them even better? Will you try these next year?
Think about the things that didn't work this year. Why didn't they work? What could you have done to make them work? Will you try these next year?
What was the best part of the year?
2. Relax
You've worked hard and deserve to relax. Give yourself some down time where you don't have to think about anything!
One of my favorite ways to relax is to sit by a body of water and read, with my feet in the sand and a book in my hand! There are plenty of other ways to relax, too! What's your favorite?
3. Have fun!
It's quite possible that this can overlap with #2, but having fun is essential when you've spent the last 10 months dealing with a stressful job! Lunch with friends, dinner with the husband, or a water park with the family. Whatever is fun for you, it's the time to do it!
Be sure to include something that makes you laugh... it's healthy! A friend of mine refers to laughter is "Vitamin L!"
Don't forget to take your Vitamin L!
4. Read!
Summer is really the only time of year I can escape into a book. During the school year, I'm reading books to improve my craft or some other work-related non-fiction. If I try to read for fun, I fall asleep! It's time to escape into a book. I'd love to know about your favorite summer reads!
5. Think ahead!
Yes, it's not too early to start thinking about the next school year. Maybe not too much yet, but start thinking about what you might expect this coming year. Since you already reflected on this year with #1, it won't be too much trouble to start thinking about the future.
Enjoy these well-deserved weeks! They'll be gone far too soon!
