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🥵 Overwhelmed with your to-do list? Whether at

🥵 Overwhelmed with your to-do list? Whether at school or home, swipe to see how you can ease the stress! ➡️

Sometimes before tackling the to-do list we need to take a step back and simplify it.

What's your favorite tip for tackling a long to-do list?!

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Had anyone else hit a rut already this year? 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

I drove right off a cliff and down river with a rut but managed to take a simple step to get back out of it.

*And yes, this photo is me bragging that I finally did all the grading in that stack and I feel like a boss 💯*

If you feel like you're spinning your wheels when you sit down to work and never actually get stuff done it's time for a checklist.

Seriously, don't waste time figuring out what to do, plan your work time!

Split up the usual tasks into each chunk of work time (before school, plan period, after school, and evenings). UNDERSCHEDULE yourself so you have plenty of time for emergencies and extra grading.

Then, watch as you accomplish so much more with that focus!

Would you like to see my chunked list?

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Sorry of obsessed with this simple change! Have y

Sorry of obsessed with this simple change!

Have you ever *laminated* your class rosters?

But also used a wet erase marker to keep track of attendance, homework checks/scores, and notes or reminders... Because this is where my brain is kinda going 🤯

(Of course they're also color coded 🌈)

I'm used to printing off DOZENS of rosters to keep track of various things then losing them and printing more only to have to redo all the information because I lost the one roster I still needed 🤦🏼‍♀️

Now, I keep anything written until I want to erase it! The laminated sheets keep them easy to find (I also store them in my sub binder) and so durable.

*semi-pro tips*
-test your handwriting size with the markers you have so you know the font size to make your rosters
-make the outlines different colors in Google sheets. Don't hand outline everything with sharpie like I did...three times 🤦🏼‍♀️

Maybe this was already a thing, but for 7 periods a day this has been a game changer for me!!

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And maybe don't take home more than you can ACTUAL

And maybe don't take home more than you can ACTUALLY accomplish 😂.

Habits are hard. Habits we know we should stick to are easy to give up and difficult to keep (especially after one bad day).

While the first few weeks of school are so draining, establishing these habits now will set you up for strong success when those winter days hit!

What else would you add to this list?

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Nothing says "New School Year" like a few new stic

Nothing says "New School Year" like a few new stickers!

Even when plans go a little haywire, I love seeing fun, cute, and typically nerdy stickers covering my notebook/waterbottles/laptop... It calms my soul 😂

*All currently for sale in my Etsy. Link in bio.*

What does your favorite sticker say?

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