Handling Stress

Since the last post about the stress of teaching, I have been feeling more stressed. I am feeling this way because I have a lot more to do than before. I started my first week of teaching all day today and we had a substitute in the afternoon. Luckily I got to teach all day, but the students were still not themselves. They always act a little differently when Ms. Lieptiz is away. Today was a stressful day and I knew I had to go home and do a lot more work because I am right in the middle of my TPA. This weekend I also spent most of the weekend working on things for school. It is a lot more stressful to have to plan lessons for the whole day, but the first day went  okay. I think as I teach more and more I will find ways to be more efficient. I had a hard time sleeping last night because I could not relax. I made a goal for myself to be done working by a certain time tonight so I get a least an hour to myself before bed. I also took time to sit down and eat dinner with my husband. I have been trying to plan and make dinners ahead of time so we don't have to do so much cooking during the week as well. These little things have helped me so far. I am open to any tips people have for managing stress :)