I agree, it's just let down. You were so focused on this event and now what? After taking some time to relax, then focus on what's next. What I do after our carnival is re-evaluate it and document it for next year. What was good, bad and in between. Vendors we used and their names & numbers and so on. That way, whoever chairs this event (and I hope it's not me for the third year in a row) will have all that info to start with. Great job!! :cool:
Great job with your festival!!! It sounds as if everything went really well. During our festival we had parents manning two booths if we were short of volunteers; still the kids had fun and we raised some money for the school. You accomplished all of this as well. My recommendation, for what it's worth, take a few days and do nothing related to school. Spend some time doing something for yourself without thinking about school stuff for a while. I spend A LOT of time volunteering at my school as well.
Taking several days and doing nothing relating to school business do wonders for my energy and enthusiasm.
It's just the let down from all the excitment of planning for months, living of sheer stress and being so involved in something to make sure it goes perfect....like planning a wedding!!! My sister took 2 1/2 YEARS to plan her wedding and the next day (by the way I was so jelous! It was gorgous!) she was a mess!
I agree, you had a great event and things that could go wrong were no huge issues (it rained all day on my wedding day). YOU DID IT! Take a day to treat yourself, or take a day with the kids at the zoo or have coffee with a friend. Trust me, it works...and you are well deserving!
Dear Learning,
Sounds to me like your Fall Festival went GREAT!
It's okay that a few volunteers didn't show up, it sets you scrambling, but sounds like you handled that GREAT too! It doesn't sound like burnout to me, don't stop now, you just might be on a roll! Be good to yourself, we're all always learning and that's a GOOD thing. Be sure to take notes, so you'll remember next year.
GREAT JOB! Happy Learning!
Dear learning, Right now the most imortant thing you need to remember is that you did not fail those kids in your school!! Remember, not all volunteers are created the same. We have had our alumni students come back and run games for our Spring Carnival and we always have a few folks walking around as floaters ready to fill in when asked. You have done your best and should be very proud of that. Hats off to those who do it all for the kids! You rock!!
We just had a fall festival, which I think went well; we had planned it out quite well, had presales, moonwalks, carnival games, apples and pumpkins for sale, food, auction, etc. It looks as though financially it did well. A couple of the volunteers for games did not show up, so we had some wonderful older students fill in, although at the end of the night, one of the games was not being worked. It was a beautiful fall afternoon and evening. I heard no one say anything negative. So why do I feel like I failed? I still have a pit in my stomach, for some reason. Is it time for me to back out of things? :confused:
