At first I didn't think I would be able to do this post because I had City Year all day. I didn't get home 'til 9:15 pm! This week New York public schools have off, but we still have to put in hours with City year. Instead of the usual service, we are doing mid-year summit which consists of professional development, workshops and sessions to better our service in the classroom. Today, one of our sessions was focused on self-care. Our service is stressful and sometimes we just need to do something for us. In other words, we had the opportunity to relax. Some of the options were meditation, yoga, "chat and chew," painting, basketball, and other random ones.
I joined the water-painting crew and enjoyed an hour of just playing with watercolor and paper. I wouldn't consider what I made art, but it definitely gave me the chance to let out a little creativity in a stress-free and relaxing environment.
What self-care looked like for me:
Find out more about my City Year Experience:
A Day in the Life
What Fires You Up?
How do you self-care? Do you enjoy water color?
Ah I love watercoloring! It is the such a great method of self-care. I can't say I've been doing any watercoloring just for myself these days, I should probably change that :)
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