by JeanGatzCSP | Feb 17, 2022 | Blog, change, difficult people, encouragement, Self-Care, Uncategorized
These days it seems like Baton Rouge is one never-ending “road under construction” zone. Crews are working to widen lanes on the interstate, so drivers are taking the side streets and “back roads” – leading to more congestion. You can’t get anywhere without dodging...
by JeanGatzCSP | Feb 10, 2022 | Blog, change, Self-Care, Uncategorized
Have you ever had a day that didn’t go as planned? You created this perfect scenario in your mind, but the reality that unfolded didn’t even come close. My (very short) career as a first-grade teacher many years ago taught me about planning for the unexpected. On...
by JeanGatzCSP | Feb 3, 2022 | Blog, Self-Care, Uncategorized
Looking through an old album this week, I enjoyed photos of our annual summer trips to Virginia for my dad’s family reunion. The drive from Louisiana was long and hot. Excited to see our cousins again, my siblings and I were fairly cooperative on the way there. The...