1 00:00:00,930 --> 00:00:06,300 Heidi: This is episode 262 of Teacher Approved. 2 00:00:06,300 --> 00:00:09,360 You're listening to Teacher Approved, the podcast helping 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:13,140 educators elevate what matters and simplify the rest. I'm 4 00:00:13,140 --> 00:00:13,830 Heidi. 5 00:00:13,830 --> 00:00:17,010 Emily: And I'm Emily. We're the creators behind Second Story 6 00:00:17,010 --> 00:00:19,290 Window, where we give research-based and 7 00:00:19,290 --> 00:00:22,380 teacher-approved strategies that make teaching less stressful and 8 00:00:22,380 --> 00:00:25,845 more effective. You can check out the show notes and resources 9 00:00:25,845 --> 00:00:28,755 from each episode at secondstorywindow.net. 10 00:00:28,755 --> 00:00:31,605 Heidi: We're so glad you're tuning in today. Let's get to 11 00:00:31,605 --> 00:00:35,625 the show. 12 00:00:35,625 --> 00:00:39,105 Emily: Hey there, thanks for joining us today. In today's 13 00:00:39,105 --> 00:00:42,795 episode, we are talking about what real summer recovery looks 14 00:00:42,795 --> 00:00:45,975 like, and why crashing on the couch for two weeks isn't the 15 00:00:45,975 --> 00:00:49,590 same thing as resting. Plus, we've got a teacher-approved tip 16 00:00:49,590 --> 00:00:52,500 for thinking ahead to your digital organization for next 17 00:00:52,500 --> 00:00:52,890 year. 18 00:00:53,250 --> 00:00:55,890 Heidi: But first, let's start with a try it tomorrow, where we 19 00:00:55,890 --> 00:00:58,560 share a quick win that you can try right away. Emily, what's 20 00:00:58,560 --> 00:00:59,880 our suggestion this week? 21 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,590 Emily: This week, make a plan for what to say when someone 22 00:01:03,590 --> 00:01:07,580 wants to talk about school stuff, and you do not. Someone 23 00:01:07,580 --> 00:01:10,310 is going to corner you at a barbecue and want to solve their 24 00:01:10,310 --> 00:01:13,880 kids' reading struggles, or someone will try to recruit you 25 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,420 for the curriculum committee that they're starting up, and in 26 00:01:17,420 --> 00:01:21,320 that moment you will probably feel caught off guard. And you 27 00:01:21,320 --> 00:01:24,695 might say yes to things that you don't actually want to do, or 28 00:01:24,695 --> 00:01:27,785 get pulled into a long conversation that takes up an 29 00:01:27,785 --> 00:01:30,545 hour, and you did not want to do that. 30 00:01:30,545 --> 00:01:33,455 So make a plan for how you want to handle it. You could come up 31 00:01:33,455 --> 00:01:38,135 with a phrase that you want to say, or a plan for how you could 32 00:01:38,135 --> 00:01:41,405 change the subject. That would be my go-to, is, figure out a 33 00:01:41,405 --> 00:01:45,485 way to transition out of that conversation in a way that feels 34 00:01:45,545 --> 00:01:48,860 comfortable for you, but also does not end in you committing 35 00:01:48,860 --> 00:01:52,070 to something you don't want to do or having a conversation you 36 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:53,240 don't want to have. 37 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:56,000 Heidi: Yeah, I've noticed this gets really bad at the start of 38 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,770 the summer when parents are finally like seeing the trouble 39 00:02:00,770 --> 00:02:05,510 signs, and they want to make it your problem. Because they know 40 00:02:05,510 --> 00:02:08,150 you are connected to a school, even if you don't have anything 41 00:02:08,150 --> 00:02:11,075 to do with the grade that their kid is in, you must have all the 42 00:02:11,075 --> 00:02:15,455 answers. And then I've also noticed that this concern really 43 00:02:15,455 --> 00:02:20,345 plummets later in the summer. When I was a newer, sweeter, 44 00:02:20,375 --> 00:02:24,635 kinder teacher, I would, I would, 100% make this my 45 00:02:24,635 --> 00:02:27,725 problem. If someone wanted to talk to me about, like, how 46 00:02:27,725 --> 00:02:31,235 their kid was doing, or, you know, some plans for that coming 47 00:02:31,235 --> 00:02:35,150 school year, I would dive all the way in, and then they would 48 00:02:35,150 --> 00:02:38,420 never, like, follow through, and so I just went up, like, all 49 00:02:38,420 --> 00:02:41,720 this time and energy given, like, all of this mental labor 50 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,450 to something that the other person just dropped the ball on, 51 00:02:44,450 --> 00:02:44,930 so. 52 00:02:45,140 --> 00:02:45,650 Emily: Yep. 53 00:02:45,770 --> 00:02:47,120 Heidi: I find it's not worth it. 54 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,040 Emily: Yeah, that's the frustration. Like, I think I'd 55 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,770 be more willing to give out that time to help someone if they 56 00:02:51,770 --> 00:02:54,590 followed through on it, but we both have people in our lives 57 00:02:54,590 --> 00:02:57,155 that repeatedly do this at the beginning of every summer when 58 00:02:57,155 --> 00:02:59,795 they're panicking, and we know from experience that they're not 59 00:02:59,795 --> 00:03:03,575 going to take seriously anything that we suggest, and so it's 60 00:03:03,575 --> 00:03:06,125 just something they're doing to ease their anxiety, but they're 61 00:03:06,125 --> 00:03:09,245 not going to follow through on it. So, yeah, it's just too hard 62 00:03:09,245 --> 00:03:11,615 to keep putting labor into that. So, now I'm going for much 63 00:03:11,615 --> 00:03:13,655 shorter, like, "Oh, you should just try this," you know, 64 00:03:13,655 --> 00:03:15,215 because I know they're not going to do it. So, give them 65 00:03:15,215 --> 00:03:18,560 something short and quick, and then not devote any more of my 66 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:19,670 time to it. 67 00:03:19,670 --> 00:03:21,650 Heidi: Oh, yeah, don't make this your problem. I got cornered in 68 00:03:21,650 --> 00:03:24,290 a bathroom once, so like people have no chill. 69 00:03:24,290 --> 00:03:29,870 Emily: Man. Well, if you like this idea for avoiding 70 00:03:29,870 --> 00:03:34,040 awkwardness or mental labor you don't want to do, would you take 71 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:37,220 a second and give us a five-star rating and review on Apple 72 00:03:37,220 --> 00:03:39,080 Podcasts or Spotify? 73 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:43,265 Heidi: So, how was June treating everyone? A lot of you are out 74 00:03:43,265 --> 00:03:47,615 already, but we've got a few stalwarts still in the trenches. 75 00:03:47,615 --> 00:03:50,375 So, let's talk about what those early days of break might look 76 00:03:50,375 --> 00:03:51,275 like. 77 00:03:51,275 --> 00:03:53,825 Emily: In last week's episode, we gave you a framework for your 78 00:03:53,825 --> 00:03:57,665 first seven days of summer, nothing rigid, just a bit of a 79 00:03:57,665 --> 00:04:01,475 shape that you could add to each day if you want to. So go back 80 00:04:01,475 --> 00:04:04,760 and check out episode 260 if you missed that one, but let's zoom 81 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,330 out now and look at the bigger picture of summer recovery. 82 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,150 Heidi: And if you're anything like Emily and me, your summer 83 00:04:11,150 --> 00:04:14,180 break usually starts with a well-earned collapse on the 84 00:04:14,180 --> 00:04:14,720 couch. 85 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,420 Emily: But then somehow you're three weeks into summer and 86 00:04:17,420 --> 00:04:21,200 feeling more tired than you were the day school ended, for some 87 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,890 reason. I don't understand why it works that way. 88 00:04:24,890 --> 00:04:28,400 Heidi: Well, it happens because it turns out that crashing is 89 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:32,180 not recovering, and most of us have spent years confusing the 90 00:04:32,180 --> 00:04:36,200 two. Think about how a hard school year ends, your nervous 91 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:40,325 system is fried, and then when summer finally hits, the natural 92 00:04:40,325 --> 00:04:45,095 response is to do absolutely nothing for as long as possible. 93 00:04:45,095 --> 00:04:47,615 Emily: There's nothing wrong with keeping things low key, 94 00:04:47,645 --> 00:04:50,495 especially at the start of summer. Sometimes you really do 95 00:04:50,495 --> 00:04:54,275 need to lie horizontal for a while. That isn't the problem. 96 00:04:54,275 --> 00:04:57,605 The problem is when lying horizontal becomes the entire 97 00:04:57,605 --> 00:04:59,555 recovery strategy. 98 00:04:59,555 --> 00:05:01,640 Heidi: And it's a problem because that is not actually 99 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,790 rest, it's collapse, and collapse and rest are not the 100 00:05:04,790 --> 00:05:08,720 same thing. People don't burn out from working hard, they burn 101 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,020 out from never recovering, which means that recovery is not 102 00:05:12,020 --> 00:05:13,160 optional. 103 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,400 Emily: Yeah, it's not a reward for surviving the year, it's the 104 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,450 thing that determines whether you can keep doing this work. 105 00:05:20,450 --> 00:05:23,345 Heidi: The reason that collapse doesn't help is that real 106 00:05:23,345 --> 00:05:26,885 recovery is active. It's not the same as zoning out. 107 00:05:26,885 --> 00:05:29,435 Emily: Now, zoning out feels like grass because it is the 108 00:05:29,435 --> 00:05:33,725 opposite of work, but it doesn't actually restore you. Active 109 00:05:33,725 --> 00:05:37,385 recovery means doing things to refill what got drained. 110 00:05:37,450 --> 00:05:41,890 Heidi: This is the trap I fell into pretty much every summer. I 111 00:05:41,890 --> 00:05:45,490 collapsed like all my bones had melted, and it was me and the 112 00:05:45,490 --> 00:05:50,110 couch for weeks, because I don't have kids, I could do that, and 113 00:05:50,110 --> 00:05:55,300 it was lovely. But as I started getting a bit of energy back, I 114 00:05:55,300 --> 00:05:58,480 took that as my go sign. If I could string two thoughts 115 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:02,365 together, that meant it was time to dive back into prep. I had 116 00:06:02,365 --> 00:06:05,755 color-coded to-do lists decorated with floral clip art, 117 00:06:05,755 --> 00:06:08,905 of course, because it was summer, and I went full 118 00:06:08,905 --> 00:06:12,505 throttle. Unpaid hours on the computer and in the work group, 119 00:06:12,505 --> 00:06:16,465 just all of it. I knew how hard the school year would be, and it 120 00:06:16,465 --> 00:06:20,035 felt like if I didn't solve every problem in the summer, I 121 00:06:20,035 --> 00:06:22,765 wouldn't be able to deal with it once I was in the thick of 122 00:06:22,765 --> 00:06:23,800 teaching again. 123 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:27,550 Emily: Yeah. And to be honest, some of the prep was fun. Some 124 00:06:27,550 --> 00:06:31,360 personalities like ours enjoy prep. We did enjoy having school 125 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,870 projects and getting to work on our classrooms together. That is 126 00:06:34,870 --> 00:06:37,990 one of my favorite memories, but it's true that a lot of our prep 127 00:06:37,990 --> 00:06:40,210 was driven by panic. 128 00:06:40,210 --> 00:06:43,960 Heidi: Definitely. And because we didn't have a way to identify 129 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:49,435 which tasks were most valuable, everything felt equally urgent, 130 00:06:49,435 --> 00:06:52,435 which is how two days before school started, I did have my 131 00:06:52,435 --> 00:06:55,885 writing lessons planned for the year, but my desks were still in 132 00:06:55,885 --> 00:06:59,245 a heap in the middle of the room. Ugh, my stomach is 133 00:06:59,485 --> 00:07:01,345 literally in knots just thinking about it. 134 00:07:02,755 --> 00:07:05,695 Emily: Yeah, because we didn't have a system for determining 135 00:07:05,695 --> 00:07:09,520 what deserved our energy, and we didn't understand why recovery 136 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:13,450 was needed. We just tried to do it all, which is how we would 137 00:07:13,450 --> 00:07:15,460 start the year already drained. 138 00:07:15,460 --> 00:07:17,860 Heidi: If you aren't careful, it's easy to spend your whole 139 00:07:17,860 --> 00:07:21,790 break doing summer wrong in two completely different directions. 140 00:07:21,790 --> 00:07:24,400 There's the over collapse and the over prep. 141 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,250 Emily: And if you're an overachiever, maybe you do both, 142 00:07:27,250 --> 00:07:30,370 but those two responses have the same underlying issue. There's 143 00:07:30,370 --> 00:07:33,385 no framework for what's actually needed, so everything feels 144 00:07:33,385 --> 00:07:37,105 equally important or equally optional. You end up reactive 145 00:07:37,105 --> 00:07:38,335 instead of intentional. 146 00:07:38,810 --> 00:07:41,650 Heidi: So that is where our summer framework comes in, we 147 00:07:41,830 --> 00:07:44,800 call it recovery and readiness. It gives you four different 148 00:07:44,830 --> 00:07:48,070 lenses to look at recovery and guide you to set gentle, 149 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,080 prioritized boundaries around work. 150 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,080 Emily: As we mentioned earlier, recovery is active, but that 151 00:07:53,110 --> 00:07:56,470 doesn't have to mean training for a marathon active, unless 152 00:07:56,710 --> 00:07:57,430 that's your jam. 153 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,720 Heidi: And if it is, more power to you. We will be cheering you 154 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,230 on from our air-conditioned houses. But we just mean that 155 00:08:04,230 --> 00:08:08,130 recovery has to have a direction to be beneficial. So, we have 156 00:08:08,130 --> 00:08:11,130 split it into four different types, and the first type of 157 00:08:11,130 --> 00:08:13,260 recovery is to relax. 158 00:08:13,260 --> 00:08:15,690 Emily: And this might be where your couch collapse comes into 159 00:08:15,690 --> 00:08:19,380 play. Relaxing is about slowing your nervous system. This is 160 00:08:19,380 --> 00:08:21,975 what you need when you've been operating in overstimulated 161 00:08:21,975 --> 00:08:24,375 chaos for 10 months straight. 162 00:08:24,375 --> 00:08:27,255 Heidi: You probably know if you need this type of recovery, the 163 00:08:27,255 --> 00:08:30,255 signs are pretty clear. You're down to your last nerve, 164 00:08:30,255 --> 00:08:33,165 everything feels heavy, you can't sit still, but you also 165 00:08:33,165 --> 00:08:37,245 can't focus. You may even feel anxious trying to rest, because 166 00:08:37,245 --> 00:08:40,515 your brain just is not used to working in that mode. 167 00:08:40,515 --> 00:08:43,755 Emily: That's a really specific kind of depletion, and the 168 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:47,610 recovery for it is also specific. Think quiet activities 169 00:08:47,610 --> 00:08:49,890 and low stimulation environments. 170 00:08:49,890 --> 00:08:53,310 Heidi: Just watch out for the massive pitfall that claims us 171 00:08:53,310 --> 00:08:57,870 all now and then. Screen time. Most of us default to TV or our 172 00:08:57,870 --> 00:09:02,400 phones, or both, when we need to relax. Though that feels like 173 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:05,520 low stimulation, it's actually keeping your nervous system 174 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,895 activated. Your brain is still processing input. It's just a 175 00:09:08,895 --> 00:09:10,305 different kind of input. 176 00:09:10,305 --> 00:09:14,235 Emily: True relaxation means you need some time to unplug. You 177 00:09:14,235 --> 00:09:16,815 don't have to give up your phone entirely, but try to tame the 178 00:09:16,815 --> 00:09:19,125 flood of constant content. 179 00:09:19,125 --> 00:09:21,555 Heidi: And this is a place where Emily and I have landed in very 180 00:09:21,555 --> 00:09:26,595 different spots. Emily's go-to for relaxing is jigsaw puzzles. 181 00:09:26,595 --> 00:09:29,355 Emily: It's true, I love a puzzle. I was just puzzling 182 00:09:29,355 --> 00:09:30,735 yesterday. 183 00:09:30,735 --> 00:09:34,740 Heidi: It just cracks me up so much, because puzzles are unlike 184 00:09:34,740 --> 00:09:38,430 anything Emily's ever been into before. I, it feels to me like 185 00:09:38,430 --> 00:09:39,780 it just came out of nowhere. 186 00:09:39,810 --> 00:09:41,940 Emily: Honestly, I don't even know where it came from, other 187 00:09:41,940 --> 00:09:45,390 than I, I discovered I enjoy it at Christmas time, like just 188 00:09:45,390 --> 00:09:48,690 doing a little Christmassy puzzle. But then I realized, 189 00:09:48,690 --> 00:09:52,365 like, oh, I can do these at any time of the year, and I just 190 00:09:52,365 --> 00:09:55,755 like having something available to walk by and be like, oh, I'm 191 00:09:55,755 --> 00:09:58,395 gonna sit down and do this for a little while, and sometimes get 192 00:09:58,395 --> 00:10:01,995 really into and break my back, you know, spending hours hunched 193 00:10:01,995 --> 00:10:04,815 over a puzzle, because you're just so into it. I just like 194 00:10:04,815 --> 00:10:08,085 that you're working towards a goal, the finished puzzle, and 195 00:10:08,085 --> 00:10:11,685 so you get that satisfaction of having completed something, and 196 00:10:11,685 --> 00:10:14,355 it's so easy to relax while you're doing that. So that's 197 00:10:14,355 --> 00:10:19,350 when I love to listen to a book or music, or sometimes my kids 198 00:10:19,350 --> 00:10:24,030 do it with me, and we just talk. Like, it is just a way, it is 199 00:10:24,030 --> 00:10:27,930 just something that makes me feel like I am checked out from 200 00:10:27,930 --> 00:10:31,230 the normal stuff that's occupying my brain. 201 00:10:31,210 --> 00:10:33,280 Heidi: Yeah, that makes sense. A nice way to make your time feel 202 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,970 different and more meaningful. I, on the other hand, have a 203 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:41,980 phone problem. I've not even gonna pretend I don't, and when 204 00:10:41,980 --> 00:10:45,430 I am tired, I default to scrolling, which is the exact 205 00:10:45,430 --> 00:10:48,760 thing we said doesn't work for relax. So I have been trying to 206 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:52,120 find ways around that, and one thing I did that I know I've 207 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,345 mentioned here before, but this has been so helpful, is to make 208 00:10:55,345 --> 00:10:59,965 a second Instagram account. And I only follow calming content, 209 00:10:59,965 --> 00:11:04,165 things like baking bread videos, calligraphy, garden accounts, no 210 00:11:04,165 --> 00:11:07,705 news, nothing political or stressful. I don't even want 211 00:11:07,705 --> 00:11:12,055 posts that show faces, so that when I just want to scroll, I 212 00:11:12,055 --> 00:11:14,905 can scroll on that account and it actually does feel like low 213 00:11:14,905 --> 00:11:16,015 stimulation. 214 00:11:16,015 --> 00:11:18,850 Emily: That's so smart, and I've been meaning to do that. 215 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,370 Heidi: Yeah, well, maybe summer's your moment. But you 216 00:11:21,370 --> 00:11:24,580 know it is still on the phone, so lately I've been trying to 217 00:11:24,580 --> 00:11:28,450 branch out into more tech-free options. My current fave is 218 00:11:28,450 --> 00:11:32,050 Sticker by Number Books. It's kind of like a puzzle, but I 219 00:11:32,050 --> 00:11:36,790 don't have to think about it as hard. And Emily and our mom got 220 00:11:36,790 --> 00:11:40,300 me a fun new one for my birthday. I like that it's just 221 00:11:40,450 --> 00:11:45,865 low effort, and when I'm done, I don't have any like artwork that 222 00:11:45,865 --> 00:11:48,295 I have to find a place for. I can just recycle it. It's done. 223 00:11:48,355 --> 00:11:49,855 It's out of my hair, no clutter. 224 00:11:50,140 --> 00:11:53,110 Emily: Well, it's a lot like a puzzle where you have a little 225 00:11:53,260 --> 00:11:56,050 end goal that gives you a little hit of like, oh, I got something 226 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,480 done, but then you can just move on from it. 227 00:11:58,690 --> 00:12:00,700 Heidi: We do like our productive relaxation. 228 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:04,540 Emily: Yeah, and something like this really does check every 229 00:12:04,540 --> 00:12:08,020 relax box. So, the broader point is your version of relax might 230 00:12:08,020 --> 00:12:11,380 not look like someone else's. The test isn't whether it looks 231 00:12:11,380 --> 00:12:13,930 restful from the outside. The test is whether your nervous 232 00:12:13,930 --> 00:12:16,090 system actually settles. 233 00:12:16,090 --> 00:12:19,240 Heidi: After relax. The second R of our summer recovery is 234 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,555 refresh. This is about rediscovering the parts of 235 00:12:22,555 --> 00:12:26,275 yourself outside of teaching. This is the time to connect with 236 00:12:26,275 --> 00:12:29,605 old hobbies, new interests, and spend time with friends that you 237 00:12:29,605 --> 00:12:31,195 don't get to see during the school year. 238 00:12:31,790 --> 00:12:34,070 Emily: You'll know you need to refresh when someone asks you 239 00:12:34,250 --> 00:12:37,130 what you do for fun, and you genuinely can't think of any 240 00:12:37,340 --> 00:12:40,990 answer, or when you realize you haven't read anything that isn't 241 00:12:41,020 --> 00:12:42,370 a children's book in months. 242 00:12:42,930 --> 00:12:46,260 Heidi: Now, the pitfall with refresh is that it gets confused 243 00:12:46,260 --> 00:12:50,910 with self-care in the bath bomb and face mask sense, and of 244 00:12:50,910 --> 00:12:54,030 course, those things are nice, but they don't necessarily do 245 00:12:54,030 --> 00:12:58,350 the identity work. You can have a perfectly nice spa day and 246 00:12:58,350 --> 00:13:00,960 still come out the other end wondering who you are. 247 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,810 Emily: Yeah, refresh is a deeper kind of restoration than that, 248 00:13:03,810 --> 00:13:08,595 but you also may need our third R, which is refocus. Lean on 249 00:13:08,595 --> 00:13:12,555 this when the school year was so all consuming that everything 250 00:13:12,555 --> 00:13:15,975 else fell apart. Maybe your house is a disaster, and all 251 00:13:15,975 --> 00:13:18,495 your routines have flown out the window. 252 00:13:18,495 --> 00:13:22,155 Heidi: This one shows up as a low-grade anxious feeling about 253 00:13:22,155 --> 00:13:25,605 how disorganized everything is. Maybe you can't relax because 254 00:13:25,605 --> 00:13:28,545 the clutter is bothering you, or you keep thinking you need a 255 00:13:28,590 --> 00:13:31,620 reset, but you feel too overwhelmed to start. 256 00:13:31,620 --> 00:13:33,840 Emily: When something feels too big, it's best to make it 257 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,170 smaller. Instead of reorganizing your kitchen. Start by cleaning 258 00:13:37,170 --> 00:13:40,020 out the silverware drawer or setting up a dishwashing 259 00:13:40,020 --> 00:13:44,640 schedule. Think gentle ordering, not a productivity binge. You 260 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:48,600 need just enough structure that things feel manageable again. 261 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:52,665 Heidi: And the pitfall here is huge. Refocus can flip into the 262 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:56,175 productivity trap if you're not careful. You start with, I'll 263 00:13:56,175 --> 00:13:59,655 just reorganize my closet, and three days later you're in a 264 00:13:59,655 --> 00:14:01,245 bigger mess than when you started. 265 00:14:01,245 --> 00:14:06,195 Emily: Yes, that is the classic MPRS, the mid-project regret 266 00:14:06,195 --> 00:14:10,125 syndrome. I know it well. It's that thing where you decide to 267 00:14:10,125 --> 00:14:12,615 clean out a closet and organize your cabinets, and so you pull 268 00:14:12,615 --> 00:14:15,600 everything out, and then you look around and you're like, I 269 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,420 don't want to do this anymore. I've lost steam, but now I've 270 00:14:18,420 --> 00:14:21,420 made it so much worse, and I have nothing left to get me to 271 00:14:21,420 --> 00:14:22,590 finish this task. 272 00:14:22,650 --> 00:14:25,050 Heidi: Oh, yeah, or you take everything out of your closet, 273 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,600 and then you can't get to bed at night because it's covered in 274 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,940 your clothes, but the last thing you want to do is spend three 275 00:14:29,940 --> 00:14:31,140 hours putting them all back. 276 00:14:31,140 --> 00:14:33,960 Emily: Yeah, or all your pots and pans are balanced on the 277 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:37,080 kitchen island, and now you're more stressed than you were 278 00:14:37,125 --> 00:14:40,185 before you started, because at least you could get to the 279 00:14:40,185 --> 00:14:42,615 microwave before. 280 00:14:42,615 --> 00:14:47,445 Heidi: So if refocus is your R, the rule is start small, smaller 281 00:14:47,445 --> 00:14:51,225 than feels worth it, one drawer, one shelf. Finish the small 282 00:14:51,225 --> 00:14:54,285 thing before you move on to anything bigger. 283 00:14:54,285 --> 00:14:57,645 Emily: And that brings us to our fourth R, which is recharge. 284 00:14:57,645 --> 00:15:01,290 This is the fun one, because it's about rebuilding energy. 285 00:15:01,290 --> 00:15:03,930 This is what you need when nothing sounds fun, nothing 286 00:15:03,930 --> 00:15:07,170 sounds bad, you just feel kind of beige. 287 00:15:07,170 --> 00:15:09,900 Heidi: The signs of recharge depletion are sneaky because 288 00:15:09,900 --> 00:15:13,230 they don't look like exhaustion. You have time off, but you still 289 00:15:13,230 --> 00:15:17,250 don't have any get up and go. Even sleep doesn't seem to help. 290 00:15:17,250 --> 00:15:20,400 Maybe you're physically rested, but mentally empty. 291 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,010 Emily: The recovery for recharge is doing things that bring you 292 00:15:23,010 --> 00:15:25,875 alive, which is different for everybody. For some people, 293 00:15:25,875 --> 00:15:30,075 that's hiking. For others, it's a really good concert. For some, 294 00:15:30,075 --> 00:15:33,105 it's a quiet morning with coffee or a book that's so good you 295 00:15:33,105 --> 00:15:35,085 stay up late finishing it. 296 00:15:35,085 --> 00:15:38,895 Heidi: And recharging could mean doing schoolwork, but only if 297 00:15:38,895 --> 00:15:42,645 school projects are enjoyable for you. I'm someone who does 298 00:15:42,645 --> 00:15:46,005 get a genuine thrill out of planning a new unit. I love that 299 00:15:46,005 --> 00:15:46,950 stuff. It's like a drug. 300 00:15:47,370 --> 00:15:49,770 Emily: Oh yeah, I mean, doing those big projects we used to do 301 00:15:49,770 --> 00:15:53,280 in the summer was very thrilling. I still think there 302 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:56,670 is a place for that in your summer if you get that kind of 303 00:15:56,670 --> 00:16:00,480 excitement and thrill and motivation as well. But you do 304 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:03,630 need to be so careful that you don't let that enthusiasm become 305 00:16:03,630 --> 00:16:06,870 a fixation. The pitfall here is confusing doing what lights me 306 00:16:06,870 --> 00:16:09,180 up with doing all the things. 307 00:16:10,245 --> 00:16:12,675 Heidi: And if you are going to open the door to school tasks, 308 00:16:12,675 --> 00:16:16,605 boundaries are so important. Limit yourself to only prepping 309 00:16:16,605 --> 00:16:20,115 the things you really enjoy and the things that are absolutely 310 00:16:20,115 --> 00:16:22,725 essential, and hopefully those things overlap, but I found that 311 00:16:22,725 --> 00:16:23,415 they often don't. 312 00:16:24,140 --> 00:16:26,780 Emily: That means you need a system for strategizing your 313 00:16:26,780 --> 00:16:30,110 back to school readiness, so you don't land in burnout before 314 00:16:30,110 --> 00:16:34,130 August. We've got two things to help you with that. First, later 315 00:16:34,130 --> 00:16:36,980 this week we are airing one of our Can't Miss Classic episodes, 316 00:16:36,980 --> 00:16:40,520 all about how to set work boundaries to protect your 317 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:43,820 recovery while still letting you get your prep done. 318 00:16:43,820 --> 00:16:46,505 Heidi: And our second help is this month's Teacher Approved 319 00:16:46,505 --> 00:16:49,985 Club focus. We've got a bonus training to help you design the 320 00:16:49,985 --> 00:16:53,555 type of summer that you need for recovery and readiness, and we 321 00:16:53,555 --> 00:16:56,465 have a resource that I'm so excited about. We're calling 322 00:16:56,465 --> 00:16:59,435 this our Tired Teacher Summer Planner. 323 00:16:59,435 --> 00:17:03,065 Emily: Ah, it's so good. It is jam packed with goodies. It 324 00:17:03,065 --> 00:17:06,725 takes you step by step through identifying which of your 4 Rs 325 00:17:06,725 --> 00:17:09,305 you need most this summer, and then mapping out what that 326 00:17:09,305 --> 00:17:12,470 actually looks like for you specifically. 327 00:17:12,470 --> 00:17:14,840 Heidi: And that way you're going to walk away with a personalized 328 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:18,650 recovery plan instead of just a generic one. Maybe this year was 329 00:17:18,650 --> 00:17:22,610 brutal and you need to lean really hard on relax, or maybe 330 00:17:22,610 --> 00:17:25,370 you're feeling like your life is falling apart, and you need some 331 00:17:25,370 --> 00:17:29,450 guidance around refocusing your routines. Whatever you need, we 332 00:17:29,450 --> 00:17:30,860 can help you find it. 333 00:17:30,860 --> 00:17:33,035 Emily: There's a link in the show notes if you want to join 334 00:17:33,035 --> 00:17:36,455 us in the club, that way you get access to this month's summer 335 00:17:36,455 --> 00:17:42,185 resources, plus all our other amazing fun club bonuses, and 336 00:17:42,185 --> 00:17:44,585 we've got some really fun things going on with the club this 337 00:17:44,585 --> 00:17:45,485 summer. 338 00:17:45,485 --> 00:17:48,185 Heidi: But if you need some place to start right away, ask 339 00:17:48,185 --> 00:17:51,695 yourself a couple questions. First, which of these four 340 00:17:51,695 --> 00:17:55,670 descriptions made me feel, yeah, that's me. Sometimes the answer 341 00:17:55,670 --> 00:17:56,930 is just immediate. 342 00:17:56,930 --> 00:17:59,360 Emily: And the second question is, imagine yourself two weeks 343 00:17:59,360 --> 00:18:02,750 into an unstructured summer. Picture the version of wasted 344 00:18:02,750 --> 00:18:07,340 time that would bother you most. From some teachers, if what you 345 00:18:07,340 --> 00:18:10,160 want to avoid is two weeks of scrolling your phone, think 346 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:14,000 about what relaxation looks like without screen time. If you hate 347 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,670 the thought of still feeling like a stranger to yourself two 348 00:18:16,670 --> 00:18:19,445 weeks into the break, then that's a sign you need a 349 00:18:19,445 --> 00:18:20,495 refresh. 350 00:18:20,495 --> 00:18:22,895 Heidi: If the version that haunts you is your house still 351 00:18:22,895 --> 00:18:25,805 being a wreck and your time feeling scattered, then you need 352 00:18:25,805 --> 00:18:29,255 some refocus, and if it's nothing sounding fun and not 353 00:18:29,255 --> 00:18:31,325 being able to get motivated, then you probably need a 354 00:18:31,325 --> 00:18:35,525 recharge. The version of failure you're most afraid of is often 355 00:18:35,525 --> 00:18:37,835 the version of recovery you most need. 356 00:18:37,835 --> 00:18:40,715 Emily: And if you feel like you need a mix of Rs, that's totally 357 00:18:40,715 --> 00:18:44,000 normal. Refresh might be calling to you, but you likely need 358 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,900 relax first before you even attempt to reconnect with life. 359 00:18:47,900 --> 00:18:50,810 Heidi: Yeah, if you are so on edge that you can't sit still, 360 00:18:50,810 --> 00:18:52,970 you're not going to be able to settle into a hobby that you 361 00:18:52,970 --> 00:18:56,480 used to love. Your nervous system has to come down before 362 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,210 the deeper restoration work can actually happen. 363 00:18:59,210 --> 00:19:02,570 Emily: So, a summer plan might start with a week or two of pure 364 00:19:02,570 --> 00:19:05,660 relaxation, and then transition into refresh once you've 365 00:19:05,705 --> 00:19:08,735 actually settled, or you might need to refocus first, because 366 00:19:08,735 --> 00:19:11,915 the chaos around you is keeping you from being able to rest at 367 00:19:11,915 --> 00:19:12,965 all. 368 00:19:12,965 --> 00:19:15,545 Heidi: Another thing to keep in mind is that your circumstances 369 00:19:15,545 --> 00:19:19,205 might force a particular form of recovery. For example, if you 370 00:19:19,205 --> 00:19:23,105 have small kids at home relaxing in the quiet low stimulation 371 00:19:23,105 --> 00:19:26,195 sense is just not happening, you were probably laughing when we 372 00:19:26,195 --> 00:19:29,630 were even mentioning it. Your house is loud and your downtime 373 00:19:29,630 --> 00:19:31,580 is constantly interrupted. 374 00:19:31,580 --> 00:19:34,400 Emily: Which is ironic, because we just had to pause because my 375 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,130 child just came in to interrupt me while we were recording this. 376 00:19:39,260 --> 00:19:42,740 But in that case, relax has to look different. It might be a 377 00:19:42,740 --> 00:19:45,410 quiet 10 minutes on the porch before everyone wakes up, or 378 00:19:45,410 --> 00:19:48,260 listening to audio books while folding laundry. 379 00:19:48,270 --> 00:19:50,640 Heidi: Or if you're really lucky, a long shower with the 380 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:51,900 door locked. 381 00:19:51,900 --> 00:19:55,230 Emily: But maybe don't get your hopes up on that one. And it's 382 00:19:55,230 --> 00:19:57,780 the same with the other forms of recovery. If your version of an 383 00:19:57,780 --> 00:20:01,620 identity restoring refresh is a girls' weekend away, and that's 384 00:20:01,620 --> 00:20:04,590 not on the cards this summer, find a smaller version. Maybe 385 00:20:04,590 --> 00:20:07,380 you schedule coffee with one friend, or you pick up a hobby 386 00:20:07,380 --> 00:20:10,530 you can do in 20 minutes between dinner and bedtime. 387 00:20:10,530 --> 00:20:13,545 Heidi: You know, like a sticker by number book. The framework 388 00:20:13,545 --> 00:20:16,575 doesn't care about the scale of the activity, it cares about 389 00:20:16,575 --> 00:20:19,665 whether you're hitting the right kind of restoration for what's 390 00:20:19,665 --> 00:20:23,205 actually depleted. A teacher with small kids doing 20 minutes 391 00:20:23,205 --> 00:20:27,195 of journaling a week is doing more genuine refresh than a 392 00:20:27,195 --> 00:20:30,615 teacher with all the time in the world who's just filling time. 393 00:20:30,615 --> 00:20:33,165 Emily: So, think about the type of recovery you need to start 394 00:20:33,165 --> 00:20:37,260 with. Do you need relax, refresh, refocus, or recharge? 395 00:20:37,260 --> 00:20:39,930 And then give yourself permission to do it. 396 00:20:39,930 --> 00:20:42,720 Heidi: If the little critic in your head starts trying to tell 397 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,360 you that you're not doing enough, remind yourself that 398 00:20:45,360 --> 00:20:49,410 recovery is not selfish, it isn't lazy, and it is definitely 399 00:20:49,410 --> 00:20:52,230 not something you have to earn. It's the thing that lets you 400 00:20:52,230 --> 00:20:55,440 keep showing up. Without it, you're not bringing your full 401 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:58,650 self to your students next year, you're bringing the depleted 402 00:20:58,695 --> 00:21:02,595 version, and those kids deserve the full version of you. 403 00:21:02,595 --> 00:21:05,715 Emily: Now as lovely as the thought of summer recovery is, 404 00:21:05,715 --> 00:21:08,865 wouldn't it be even lovelier to get to your summer break and not 405 00:21:08,865 --> 00:21:12,585 need recovery at all? Wouldn't it be great if the school year 406 00:21:12,585 --> 00:21:16,305 didn't drain you so much that you're left deciding, do I need 407 00:21:16,305 --> 00:21:20,055 two weeks or three weeks of recuperating on the couch? 408 00:21:20,100 --> 00:21:24,090 Heidi: And that is why we wrote our book, Structure and Spark. 409 00:21:24,090 --> 00:21:26,670 The whole premise is that learning to work with the 410 00:21:26,670 --> 00:21:30,240 rhythms of each season, instead of fighting them, is the actual 411 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:31,740 antidote to burnout. 412 00:21:31,740 --> 00:21:34,470 Emily: What you're recovering from right now isn't a hard week 413 00:21:34,470 --> 00:21:38,760 or a tough class, it's the slow accumulation of a year spent 414 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:42,240 pushing through every season the same way. Our hope with this 415 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,105 book is to help you not get so burned out next year that you 416 00:21:45,105 --> 00:21:47,085 need a long recovery to begin with. 417 00:21:47,085 --> 00:21:50,685 Heidi: Prevention is always easier than remediation. When 418 00:21:50,685 --> 00:21:53,715 you can work with the seasons all year, knowing when to add 419 00:21:53,715 --> 00:21:56,685 things and when to subtract them, you don't end up in June 420 00:21:56,685 --> 00:21:57,915 running on fumes. 421 00:21:57,915 --> 00:22:01,185 Emily: Structure and Spark is available for pre-order now. The 422 00:22:01,185 --> 00:22:03,765 link is in the show notes. If you want to take a look and 423 00:22:03,765 --> 00:22:06,105 support us with your preorder. 424 00:22:06,450 --> 00:22:09,150 Now for our teacher approved tip of the week, where we share an 425 00:22:09,150 --> 00:22:12,060 actionable tip to help you elevate what matters and 426 00:22:12,060 --> 00:22:16,020 simplify the rest. This week's teacher approved tip is to start 427 00:22:16,020 --> 00:22:19,410 thinking about your digital organization for next year. 428 00:22:19,410 --> 00:22:22,890 Heidi: And we are saying start thinking on purpose. This is not 429 00:22:22,890 --> 00:22:26,160 an assignment. Don't go into overdrive yet. This is a 430 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:28,590 low-stakes thinking exercise that you can do while you're 431 00:22:28,590 --> 00:22:32,265 driving or scrolling your phone. You just need to turn over a few 432 00:22:32,265 --> 00:22:35,415 questions in your head. First, what worked well with your 433 00:22:35,415 --> 00:22:38,445 digital files this year? Second, what were the headaches? And 434 00:22:38,445 --> 00:22:41,085 third, what can you do to prevent those headaches going 435 00:22:41,085 --> 00:22:41,925 forward? 436 00:22:41,990 --> 00:22:44,840 Emily: For some teachers, the answer is a more nested file 437 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:48,980 system, something that moves from term to month to unit to 438 00:22:48,980 --> 00:22:53,210 week to lesson. For others, the answer is fewer folders and a 439 00:22:53,210 --> 00:22:56,090 better naming convention, or actually using the search 440 00:22:56,090 --> 00:23:00,020 function instead of clicking through 10 levels of folders. 441 00:23:00,020 --> 00:23:02,690 Heidi: Like with most parts of teaching, the right answer is 442 00:23:02,690 --> 00:23:06,725 really individual. There's no universally best digital 443 00:23:06,725 --> 00:23:09,425 organization; there's just the one that works for the way that 444 00:23:09,425 --> 00:23:11,705 your brain finds things. 445 00:23:11,705 --> 00:23:14,195 Emily: But if you find yourself ready to do a small task 446 00:23:14,195 --> 00:23:17,855 alongside this thinking, set up the folders now. You don't need 447 00:23:17,855 --> 00:23:21,605 to start sorting files into them yet; that can wait. 448 00:23:21,605 --> 00:23:24,995 Heidi: Just think, how happy future you will be when you can 449 00:23:24,995 --> 00:23:27,380 find the writing unit that you taught last September on the 450 00:23:27,380 --> 00:23:31,850 first try. That is the version of you we're trying to set up. 451 00:23:31,850 --> 00:23:34,040 To wrap up the show, we're sharing what we're giving extra 452 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,440 credit to this week. Emily, what gets your extra credit? 453 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:40,910 Emily: I'm giving extra credit to a cross-legged chair. Okay, 454 00:23:40,910 --> 00:23:45,530 so my daughters needed office chairs to go with their desks, 455 00:23:45,530 --> 00:23:49,280 and they wanted something comfy, and I discovered this 456 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,355 cross-legged chair, which is basically it's just super wide, 457 00:23:52,355 --> 00:23:53,885 so you can sit crisscross applesauce. 458 00:23:54,335 --> 00:23:56,645 Heidi: I was thinking the chair had crossed legs. 459 00:23:56,645 --> 00:24:01,505 Emily: No the chair's legs are just normal. Your legs are 460 00:24:01,505 --> 00:24:03,965 cross-legged, but I'm calling it cross-legged because that's what 461 00:24:03,965 --> 00:24:06,875 the search term is. It's definitely not crisscross 462 00:24:06,875 --> 00:24:11,915 applesauce chair if you're searching Google. So, I will put 463 00:24:11,915 --> 00:24:14,030 a link to this in the show notes, but I would have loved a 464 00:24:14,030 --> 00:24:17,540 chair like this when I was a teenager. It's just comfy and 465 00:24:17,540 --> 00:24:22,310 wide, and it looks cute in their rooms, so I will put a link in 466 00:24:22,310 --> 00:24:23,090 the show notes. 467 00:24:23,090 --> 00:24:24,350 Heidi: Yeah, seems perfect. 468 00:24:24,350 --> 00:24:25,730 Emily: What are you giving extra credit to? 469 00:24:25,940 --> 00:24:29,030 Heidi: Okay, well, my extra credit goes to a random storage 470 00:24:29,030 --> 00:24:32,660 box that I found on Amazon, and I'm only sharing it because it 471 00:24:32,660 --> 00:24:36,080 solved a niche problem that I didn't find anyone mentioning 472 00:24:36,125 --> 00:24:38,855 online. So I'm going to share this in case you also have this 473 00:24:38,855 --> 00:24:43,655 problem. So I recently had to take possession of my 1988 474 00:24:43,655 --> 00:24:47,495 Samantha doll that had been in my parents' basement, and her 475 00:24:47,495 --> 00:24:51,185 original box is long gone. But she's now in like a banker box, 476 00:24:51,185 --> 00:24:53,915 which is fine, but it has like the holes in the side, and when 477 00:24:53,915 --> 00:24:57,395 I see holes, I think spiders, so I didn't, I wanted something 478 00:24:57,395 --> 00:25:01,100 completely enclosed. And given the popularity of American Girl 479 00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:03,860 dolls, I thought it would be easy to find a storage box that 480 00:25:03,860 --> 00:25:07,040 was made for them. Now, maybe there's a whole industry out 481 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:10,100 there, and I was just looking in the wrong place, but I could not 482 00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:11,090 find anything. 483 00:25:11,090 --> 00:25:14,180 Emily: No, I have had the same problem. I have all my Molly 484 00:25:14,180 --> 00:25:17,510 stuff just like in a big plastic bin, but then it's just like all 485 00:25:17,510 --> 00:25:20,480 in there together, and I have searched for something and not 486 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,610 found it, so tell me what you found. 487 00:25:22,610 --> 00:25:24,845 Heidi: Well, this is all everything is in there, but it 488 00:25:24,845 --> 00:25:28,865 all fits. So, I ordered a bin that was 18 inches, because 489 00:25:28,865 --> 00:25:31,835 that's how tall the doll is. But when it came, like, the width of 490 00:25:31,835 --> 00:25:34,295 the box was huge. I know the measurements were on there, but 491 00:25:34,295 --> 00:25:37,925 somehow I just didn't compute. And like, I only have a few 492 00:25:37,925 --> 00:25:41,195 dresses for Samantha, so I don't have a bunch of her accessories, 493 00:25:41,195 --> 00:25:45,245 but I had her little doll pram. I wonder where that is. 494 00:25:45,270 --> 00:25:45,750 Emily: Oh no. 495 00:25:46,470 --> 00:25:50,850 Heidi: Anyway, I decided to get a box that's 15 inches and 496 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,910 gamble, and it worked out perfectly. So she fits if I put 497 00:25:53,910 --> 00:25:56,760 her in on a diagonal, and then there's plenty of room I could 498 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,880 just layer all of her dresses on top of her. Poor Samantha. 499 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,520 Emily: Well, you could put the dresses on the bottom and layer 500 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:02,670 on top. 501 00:26:02,670 --> 00:26:05,640 Heidi: I guess I could do that as well. There is nothing 502 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:09,645 particularly special about this bin. I think any 15 inch box 503 00:26:09,645 --> 00:26:12,735 would work, but I will put a link in the show notes in case 504 00:26:12,735 --> 00:26:15,405 you want some direction for your own bin search. 505 00:26:15,975 --> 00:26:18,615 Emily: Well, I like that it's a little more snug. I mean, that's 506 00:26:18,615 --> 00:26:21,375 part of what I don't like about the big tub I have now that has 507 00:26:21,375 --> 00:26:24,405 all her stuff in it, because it can just kind of roll all around 508 00:26:24,405 --> 00:26:26,865 in there, and I want the doll to be a little more protected, 509 00:26:26,865 --> 00:26:28,875 because her limbs are getting loose. 510 00:26:28,875 --> 00:26:31,515 Heidi: Oh dear, yeah, this is all just well contained, it fit 511 00:26:31,515 --> 00:26:35,100 on the top shelf of my closet for some future day, and then 512 00:26:35,100 --> 00:26:37,470 all, like it's all sealed up, so there aren't any holes on the 513 00:26:37,470 --> 00:26:40,650 side for handles. It actually came with a little tiny padlock 514 00:26:40,830 --> 00:26:42,810 that I'm not even gonna bother to use. 515 00:26:44,460 --> 00:26:48,060 Emily: Lock up your plastic bin with your girl doll in it. Hey, 516 00:26:48,300 --> 00:26:49,440 it's vintage now. 517 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:52,410 Heidi: That's true, I could take it on Antiques Roadshow. 518 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,030 Emily: Apparently. 519 00:26:55,965 --> 00:26:58,395 Heidi: Well, that is it for today's episode. Remember, 520 00:26:58,395 --> 00:27:02,265 crashing is not recovering. Figure out which R you need most 521 00:27:02,265 --> 00:27:04,935 this summer, and let that be your recovery plan. 522 00:27:04,935 --> 00:27:07,275 Emily: And if you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a 523 00:27:07,275 --> 00:27:10,275 teacher friend who could also use some support in this summer 524 00:27:10,275 --> 00:27:12,945 season. 525 00:27:12,945 --> 00:27:16,185 Heidi: We hope you enjoyed this episode of Teacher Approved. I'm 526 00:27:16,185 --> 00:27:16,755 Heidi. 527 00:27:16,815 --> 00:27:20,100 Emily: And I'm Emily. Thank you for listening. Be sure to follow 528 00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:22,620 or subscribe in your podcast app so that you never miss an 529 00:27:22,620 --> 00:27:23,070 episode. 530 00:27:23,220 --> 00:27:25,800 Heidi: You can connect with us and other teachers in the 531 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:29,070 Teacher Approved Facebook group. We'll see you here next week. 532 00:27:29,190 --> 00:27:30,030 Bye for now. 533 00:27:30,030 --> 00:27:30,840 Emily: Bye.