Building a house

A PE, Civics and Music teacher who has been in education for about 8 years. During covid, he decided to build a house for his future family on his own.

Even before the covid period, I had a strict division of work and private time. I don’t like to talk about work at home, so I set strict boundaries. Maybe that’s why it was easier for me to maintain these boundaries during the covid period. I also think it was easier for me than for my fellow teachers of other subjects because I don’t have to spend so much time preparing for my classes.

During the covid I kept my sanity by doing sports as before, when possible, I went to play football, and when not (full lockdown etc.) I went for jogging, or I was walking in the nature. Also, manual labour in building my house helped me clear my head.

I don’t think covid has affected me in the long run. I tried to stick to the routine I had from the pre-covid period, and I also started building my own house, and having such a goal helped me during the covid period. So maybe I can advise that it’s good to do manual labour when things are difficult.

“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”

“It is what it is.”

Date: September 2022
Organisation: INSTITUT INPRO