Getting Ready for Back to School in a Pandemic

Last night I laid in bed pretending to sleep for hours.  I knew I wouldn’t sleep and probably should have taken a sleeping pill.  Those pills I save for special occasions like last night when I know my mind won’t shut down.

Today is our school district’s deadline to decide if we want to enroll our kids in virtual academy for the first trimester. (Since I wrote this just last week, this option has disappeared.  Every day the only constant seems to be change.)

Unclear seems to be the theme of Back to School 2020.  Let’s cut through this fog together.  Most of us have been through some version of remote learning last Spring.

I challenge you to stay productive.  Starting next Monday, August 3rd I will post daily back to school productivity tips.  Join me and share how you are working around the obstacles and still soldering forward to make progress on your dreams.

Guess what?! We’ve got enough anxiety in our lives so I’m going to up the fun factor with PRIZES.  Here are the details…

• $50 gift certificate to Radiant Kitchen (must live in the greater Granite Bay area)
• A virtual back to school home organizing session with City of Creative Dreams  
• A free month of art classes (unlimited online) at The Creative Arts and Music Center
  
• A full life coaching session with me.  This includes 3 months of weekly productivity coaching.

Here’s how to enter:

• Subscribe to the Productivity Pointers Newsletter. (Must be subscribed to win. I’ll be checking😉)
• Snap a picture or capture video of your Back to School 2020 prep. (Don’t worry I’ll provide some prompts next week to keep you inspired.)
• Share your pics & video on Instagram Stories or your regular feed and…
• Tag @jentheuriet
• Use the hashtag #BacktoSchool2020Challenge
• Do all of this before 11:59 pm PST on Friday, August 7th
• Winners will be announced on Monday, August 10th

My heart is pounding in my chest in anticipation of rolling this out.  I have never been more excited to share my tricks and I cannot wait to see what you all have up your sleeve.  

There’s been too much judgment everywhere we turn right now.  Let’s pull together and figure out this strange new version of Back to School.