It’s important to set self-care goals and make a plan to re-energize at the end of every day, week, month, and school year. When you are in teacher mode, it's all about meaningful planning of instructional time. Outside of the classroom, it is all too common to slip into reactive mode instead of proactive mode. We tackle any challenge life throws our way the moment it comes our way. We don’t plan, we react; we get stressed; we don’t take care of ourselves. Instead of unwinding, spending time wit