I think I might be suffering from good mom syndrome. No matter how hard I try to get the image out of my head, I still imagine that to be the perfect mom I need to be dancing around my house with a mop making everybody happy and being happy at the same time. Experience has proven this ain't gonna happen! What I have learned is that if the mom ain't happy, nobody's happy!
There are days when I just need a break and some time to take care of myself. As a learning coach there's always that worry about falling behind. But there is a way to balance that out. First, create an opportunity to give yourself some time off. A permission slip of sorts. When you are planning your lesson schedule for the year, you probably noticed last lesson dates listed. For example, my daughter’s lessons will end on May 15th, but the last day of school is June 4th. This means sometime this school year, I have can have a day or two off for myself!
There are a couple of ways you can keep track of how many days to take off. One is just to make a mental note of it, or you can schedule them on your calendar in advance. (Just remember that some of those days might be needed for sick days so don't use them all up.) You can also create little permission slips for yourself. For instance, cut up five pieces of paper and tack them to your bulletin board. As you use them take one away.
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