The End of the Season
Ah, spring has sprung! Though it doesn’t much feel it today—as I sit, the skies are overcast and the weather is chilly. If I’m being honest, I feel quite lethargic… not nearly as springy as I’d like to feel staring down the first of April tomorrow. This week is the closest I have to a Spring Break (I’m free Monday, Tuesday, and Friday and half of Wednesday and Thursday, so not too shabby!), and I think my mind and body have instructed me to rest a bit. Also, my birthday is Sunday and 36 feels quite different than 35 did! We’ve planned a relaxing weekend, which will be a lovely way to finish off a week of rest before the final sprint.
From My Desk
This month saw a little bit of change to my regular schedule, as I took over part of a caseload for a therapist who recently swapped positions. My regular caseload is 5th-8th grade, but this caseload ranged from K to 8th. It was a bit fun to delve back into the world of elementary school for a few weeks. My services were short-term, so I hardly had enough time to do much real work with them. But I did have to change my mindset a bit and refresh my memory on some skills that I don’t normally work with!
It did make me think about specialization and expertise. I’ve spent most of my career working with middle and high school students, which is where I really find my stride, despite enjoying working with younger students from time to time. I’d love to think that I could truly specialize in language and executive functioning skills for upper grades; but, when you work in a school setting, you can never be sure what you’ll be assigned to!
Month’s Most Used Therapy Materials
In addition to some of the products I’ve been using all semester, I’ve thrown something of my own into the mix. I uploaded something new in my store this month, an inference unit, that I’ve been getting a decent amount of use out of. It’s been simple ones for me lately!
Plans for Next Month
We’re now headed into April, the fourth and final quarter of the year. April will see most of my IEP meetings for the year wrapped up. I’m planning to finalize all of the testing I have on my list, get all of my reports written, and do a lot of finalizing for the year. I’m prepping ahead this year because I’ll be covering a maternity leave in May. It means I’ll likely have no paperwork days through the end of the school year, so I have to be ready to wrap up without needing to work late into the night.
What’s Giving Me Life
Reading more short stories instead of focusing on books
I’ve decided to spend my year focusing less on finishing books and more on reading from a variety of writers and styles. To that end, my end table is littered with a plethora of short story collections. I’ll still be reading other books, of course, but I have no major goals.
Grapefruit spritzers
I’m drinking less alcohol at the moment, especially mixed drinks and cocktails, but with the weather warming up, I like to have something fun and sparkly. A couple of weeks ago, I made what has turned out to be a wonderful alternative to one of my favorite drinks. It’s a simple mix of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and lime juice, a splash of simple syrup, and a sprinkle of coarse salt, and it’s utterly delicious!
Living Libations Best Skin Ever
It was a little too light in the depths of winter, but now that the weather has changed, I’m back to using my seabuckthorn oil as a moisturizer and it’s lovely to be back! I just topped up during their spring sale and am experimenting with using it as an all-in-one cleanser and moisturizer solution.
Dreaming of a fairy garden
One of our house goals for this year is to turn our backyard into a bit of an oasis, and one of my dreams is to make a fairy garden. I’m not sure yet what that will look like, but in a year where I’m trying to be more creative and frugal, I’m enjoying dreaming of it and hopefully will enjoy making it come to fruition.
In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.
— Mark Twain
I must say, I hope your spring is feeling a little bit more lively than my own! Here’s to hoping the sun will shine tomorrow and April will bring about a bit more cheeriness!
Cheers,
Christin 🪻🌺
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