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The Last Day of Spring Break: A Teacher’s Slow Descent Back to Reality

There it is.

Looming.

Unavoidable.

The last day of spring break.

It starts off with denial. You wake up, stretch, smile… and then it hits you like an unexpected staff meeting email: “School resumes tomorrow.”

Immediately, your entire body goes into protest mode.

You whisper to yourself, “I still have time.”
You do not have time.

8:00 AM — False Confidence

You sip your coffee slowly, convincing yourself you’re going to “ease back into things.” Maybe even do a little planning. Maybe.

Instead, you sit on the couch and scroll your phone like it’s part of your job description.

11:30 AM — The Bargaining Stage

You start negotiating with the universe.

“If I just check one email… I’ll feel better.”

You check one email.
There are 47.

You close your laptop immediately and need a snack to recover.

2:00 PM — The Flashbacks Begin

You suddenly remember:

  • That one student who only whispers… during independent work time
  • The one who sprints instead of walks
  • The one who asks, “Is this graded?” before even reading the directions

You stare into space. Your peace is fading.

4:30 PM — The Supply Panic

You start thinking about your classroom.

Do you have pencils?
Do you have patience?
Do you have enough emotional strength for indoor voices?

You briefly consider calling in sick for the next three weeks.

6:00 PM — The Responsible Moment (It Passes Quickly)

You finally open your laptop to “get ahead.”

You type a title: Monday Lesson Plan
Then you stare at the screen like it personally offended you.

You reward yourself for trying… by watching TV.

8:30 PM — The Outfit Crisis

You stand in your closet like it’s your first day of school all over again.

Nothing feels right.

Everything says, “I gave up.”
You want something that says, “I’m refreshed and ready,” but also, “Don’t test me.”

You settle for something comfortable and pray no one comments on it.

10:00 PM — The Acceptance Phase

You sigh. Deeply.

Spring break is over.

The alarms will be set.
The lunch will be packed.
The bathroom freedom… gone again.

But somewhere deep down, you know the truth:

You’re going to walk back in, your students will yell your name like you’re a celebrity, and somehow… you’ll smile.

(After coffee. Definitely after coffee.)

Final Thought

The last day of spring break is a mix of relaxation, resistance, and mild panic… but also a reminder that what you do matters—even if you’d rather be on your couch just one more day.

Summer break rehab…

6 THINGS I DID ON SUMMER BREAK TO LEVEL UP!!

Teachers, Para Educators, RBTs HEAR ME!!!!

We need the summer to reconnect and rest; I’m sharing the 6 things I did to recharge myself while on summer break and I hope if you are still on break, or already preparing to head back to class, that you enjoyed some of this too…

#1. SLEEP IN

I turned off the 5:45am alarm! The minuet I left on the last day of school I sat in my car and turned off the alarm… because I knew I was sleeping late the next day…. unfortunately my body did not cooperate and I woke up at 6:15 in a panic thinking I had missed my alarm 🙂

#2 Relaxed

I sat on the patio with a cup of coffer and just relaxed. It was sooo hard at first because I kept feeling like I should have been doing something productive, lol, but relaxing is productive!! So that became my thing, morning coffee on the front porch and evening wine on the back porch….loved it!!

#3 Rest

You may think that relaxing and resting arethe same thing, well no. Resting is shutting everything off including you mind( I know while I was on the porch I was still mentally redecorating my classroom) Soooo, yea I rested, I became comfortable with a mid day nap.

#4 EAT

I ate food, lol…..sounds crazy right?! but how many of us skip lunch at work, drink coffee for breakfast, more often than not its cold coffee, and by 4 we have a mysterious headache. I ate. Real food, cooked in my kitchen or ordered from a real restaurant and sat in a chair and ate, slowly to enjoy every second. P.S some days when I was really feeling adulty, I ate dessert first.

#5 READ

I read a book. A novel, no colorful illustrations, or giant letters, (ok ok….the font was a little big, but that’s because I still haven’t found my readers) I read a few good books this summer. I read I See You, by Elle Gray, this one kept me guessing till the end. I also enjoyed Trust: A Novel, by Dains Reed. Both books were worth the time and took me on a little mental escape I didn’t know I needed.

#6 I did WHATEVER I wanted.

Once my body and mind both understood that I was on summer vacation, I started enjoying all the minuets of it. I woke up and went to the park for a walk, ate breakfast at 10 in McDonalds, I helped my sister paint her living room, I rode around my town at 2pm listening to ole skool hip hop. I behaved like a teacher on summer break.

Enjoy what’s left of your summer break….school starts in 4 sleeps 🙂

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