Wow- I feel like you just wrote about me! It's kind of conforting when you read about other people who deal with the same things as you, it makes you feel... not so alone. As you said you have two masters degrees. I know I am smart, I have a lot of great ideas and everyone tells me I'm creative. But sometimes I feel like people think I am so dumb...I forget what I'm saying mid-sentence, sometimes someone can literally say "hi, I'm Leah- I'm from Missouri" and I'll say something like "nice to meet you, where are you from?" (Just as a silly example...) The problem is not that I can't comprehend, it's that I'm not fully listening because I'm thinking about if there's room on Thursday for Jane to have a drop in day...a parent walks through the door at pick up and I just stare at them trying to remember what it is I know I need to tell them or ask them. Post it notes are my best friend but ...they're EVERYWHERE! sometimes my post it's getting overwhelming. But if I don't write it down, I'll remember two weeks later that miss Cleo asked me to get baking soda for their science activity. I'll remember when I see miss Cleo doing the project with her class after she had to go buy her own because I forgot. It's not intentional and I feel so bad but I struggle to find successful tools to help me.
This comment right here- "the way I could create a promising new process but then forget to follow-up on it the next week" if you only knew ... I have great ideas and great intentions and sometimes I'll even purchase what I need to make the project or activity a success and then sonetimes....I just don't follow through. My teachers ask me "hey I thought we were going to do ______ this week?" and then I think " oh yeah... Oops" my intentions were good but so much got in the way and my brain not knowing how to organize everything, things get pushed to the back.... And this leads to my teachers not trusting that I'm going to do what I say and...rightfully so! I'm going to seek out a therapist to help me as you suggested, thank you for all your tips and amazing resources ❤️ I LOVE the directors collective.
Wow- I feel like you just wrote about me! It's kind of conforting when you read about other people who deal with the same things as you, it makes you feel... not so alone. As you said you have two masters degrees. I know I am smart, I have a lot of great ideas and everyone tells me I'm creative. But sometimes I feel like people think I am so dumb...I forget what I'm saying mid-sentence, sometimes someone can literally say "hi, I'm Leah- I'm from Missouri" and I'll say something like "nice to meet you, where are you from?" (Just as a silly example...) The problem is not that I can't comprehend, it's that I'm not fully listening because I'm thinking about if there's room on Thursday for Jane to have a drop in day...a parent walks through the door at pick up and I just stare at them trying to remember what it is I know I need to tell them or ask them. Post it notes are my best friend but ...they're EVERYWHERE! sometimes my post it's getting overwhelming. But if I don't write it down, I'll remember two weeks later that miss Cleo asked me to get baking soda for their science activity. I'll remember when I see miss Cleo doing the project with her class after she had to go buy her own because I forgot. It's not intentional and I feel so bad but I struggle to find successful tools to help me.
This comment right here- "the way I could create a promising new process but then forget to follow-up on it the next week" if you only knew ... I have great ideas and great intentions and sometimes I'll even purchase what I need to make the project or activity a success and then sonetimes....I just don't follow through. My teachers ask me "hey I thought we were going to do ______ this week?" and then I think " oh yeah... Oops" my intentions were good but so much got in the way and my brain not knowing how to organize everything, things get pushed to the back.... And this leads to my teachers not trusting that I'm going to do what I say and...rightfully so! I'm going to seek out a therapist to help me as you suggested, thank you for all your tips and amazing resources ❤️ I LOVE the directors collective.