Mrs. Ryan's Blog Spot

Participating in Genius Hour has been a gift from my last class of EdTech at USF!  Here, we were given an opportunity to add to our "To-Do" list the assignment of spending two hours a week on something that WE are personally passionate about! ...and it was a treat!! Through this process, I learned there is no underestimating the power of taking time for yourself, and as a result, caring for mind, body, and spirit.  This built upon the strength I felt throughout every step of the day!  During these last few weeks, including the time to do yoga during the busy work week, made me feel so much more able to accomplish the MANY things that I, like so many, are responsible for each day, i.e., as a working mom, wife, teacher, and student! I didn't always meet my weekly goal, but it's okay because it's not over.  I have learned to journey outside of my comfort zone of yoga sculpt class and participate in other types of classes like C2.  I want to continue to schedule...

What have I learned about my learning process?   It's important to have a "practical" plan, as I tend to overstep when goal-setting.  Then the perfectionist in me can easily set-in if things are not going as I envisioned, and the result, is often, staying away from my efforts until I'm ready to follow my plan as close to perfect as can be.  Even though I know in my head that little effort is better than none, my dip chart illustrates my typical tendencies.  It's good to recognize the upswing in this process and realize a little effort is ALWAYS better than no effort at all.

I don't mind hard work, on the contrary, I enjoy it!  But I'm not finding enough time in the day for myself.  I don't have any excuses because I truly believe in focusing on the things I can control.  And I can control including some time during the week to go to Yoga.  But for me, it still doesn't seem as important as when my kids need help with homework, have to be driven to after school activities, and I, too, have my own homework.  So with the workload busier than ever, it seems, I realize before school is my best bet. I know that with all the work that I have,  I need to work smarter and put myself as a priority!  Yoga fuels me...So I'm just going to go already-