We are officially closed for the summer. Honestly I never thought this day would come. This year was like no other year. I have been in the education field for fourteen years but have never encountered a year like this one. There were days that were so long, endless and seemed as though time was lingering. It was hard to keep motivating my staff, it was hard to always be positive when I myself was in the dark!
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Self Reflection
While working on schedules for Hybrid model for the upcoming new academic school year, I get a WhatsApp message from my principal asking “Would you mind doing a reflection for the bulletin this week?” Here I was a little bit confused and thought we had to write what we usually write and asked if that’s what she meant. Clearly I was wrong and she replied back with “ Not your usual. A reflection of your year. What did you enjoy about virtual school and what did you learn about yourself as a leader?” I quickly replied back with absolutely NOT and I got a thank you back. I lost all concentration on schedules and my mind started wondering about her two questions. I let it sink and thought about it a lot. I didn’t write anything down till the next day. I remember thinking about it before I fell asleep.
Next morning I got to the office and started typing away…
COVID19 – The Physical Aftermath!
On December 7th I wasn’t feeling like myself. I sneezed twice, coughed once, had 0 appetite and my body ached. Living during a pandemic I thought, uh-oh I got Covid, I need to get a PCR test. My husband and doctor both laughed at me and thought I was crazy for even thinking that! I ignored them and got a PCR taken regardless of what they thought. The wait killed me. I was sleeping and at 2:13 am, I received the message from the Ministry of Health saying that I was positive! I cried and was scared. Little did I know it was like a normal flu but a lot stronger with no taste and smell. I stopped exercising and isolated myself for 12 days in my bedroom away from my kids and husband. I got annoyed and frustrated as I was doing so well with my workouts. But I knew that I couldn’t change anything.