Finding Balance

My mission this week has been in trying to find some balance between the work I'm doing at my school, the work I'm doing for Pepperdine and finding some sort of fun outlet so that I am not working all the time, or thinking about work, or writing about work... This is proving difficult for me, but I think I'm on the right track. I have made it a point to leave my school before 5 for the last 3 days, and have taken a minimal amount of work home with me. I'm trying to use the time that I'm at school more productively (i.e. less time hanging around talking about working and more actual working) and giving my student workers more to do.

I think the answer here is baby steps. I'm creating more time for myself, now I need to find something to do with it, so that I'm not tempted to just spend more time on my classroom. I need to reconnect with friends that I've barely spoken to since sometime last year, find some physical activities that I enjoy doing that get me away from my house and maybe even read a book or two. Ah, balance. :)