Goal 21: Have a Bit of Fun
Part of the 30 Goals Challenge Series
My to-do list would make anyone tear out his or her hair and scream. I am sure your to-do list would
as well. However, my Personal Learning Network (PLN) is what energizes me!
For example, last night I shared some great jokes and laughter with some Twiter friends! Today, I
shared more laughs on Lindsay Clandfeld’s post, Six anagrams of Well-Known ELT bloggers. I defnitely
had fun spending quite a bit of tme making anagrams of some of my friends names! Visit Lindsay’s
blog for the names and to add an anagram of your name or other educators to the list.
Have Fun
Not to bore you with my recent social media escapades, but one of the most important goals I strive
for every year is to have fun. I used to be a Type A personality. Then, I had three close calls and I
realized that life is too precious to take myself so seriously. There is no tme to be stuck in a job you
loath, be brought down by those you surround yourself with, nor drive yourself to pursue ambitous
goals you derive no inner pleasure from. I choose to have a job I may not make the most money in
but am passionate about. I choose to surround myself with very supportve friends who make me
enjoy life. I partcipate in projects, tweet, use technology, go to conferences, atend webinars, and so
forth because it edifes me mentally and I enjoy these actvites. Daily, I smile and laugh, because of
you who interact with me.
There comes a tme every year when I have to refect on the stressors in my life, then plan to eliminate
them efectvely. Eliminatng stress from our lives is not easy. Sometmes, it means we have to make
tough decisions as my friend Tamas Lorincz has recently blogged about in his series, My 5 Reasons for
Leaving the UAE.
I think this is a long-term goal we can strive to achieve. What works for some people may not work for
others. Here are some ways I relieve stress:
• Laugh and smile ofen
• Listen to great music
• Don’t get stuck in trafc- I learned this one from my Psychology course. I began taking a
diferent route to work that was a litle longer, but ensured I did not get stuck in trafc.
• Go for a walk or run- I love to do this with my pug and take many pictures of him.
• Take naps
• Take breaks
Do you have any other tps to add?
Our Students
When you are stressed in class, it shows. Therefore, I try to have fun with my students. We are goofy,
we laugh, and we have fun. Not all learning is fun, especially when our educaton system focuses on
standardized tests. However, we should strive to make engaging lessons and permit students having
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