APPENDIX 10A

Exercise: Review your calendar for at least 2–4 weeks

Place each event into one of the three columns. Total the number in each column and compare; consider the balance between what you do for others and what you do that supports your own well-being. Discuss your results with a trusted colleague or friend.

Examples:

• Go to a movie with spouse or friend
• Massage, exercise, pedicure/manicure

Things I do for work | Things I do for others outside work | Things I do for me

| --- | --- | --- | | Ex: Meetings with colleagues | Ex: Drive children to sports event | Ex: Doctor appointment | | Ex: Sessions with clients | Ex: Volunteer at church | Ex: Go to a movie with spouse or friend | | Ex: Paperwork | Ex: Serve on local board for not-for-profit organization | Ex: Plan a family vacation | | Ex: Research resources and useful information for families | Ex: Lawn care for aging parents | Ex: Massage, exercise, pedicure/manicure | | | | |

TOTAL:

Excerpted from Tackling the Tough Stuff: A Home Visitor's Guide to Supporting Families at Risk, Second Edition by Angela M. Tomlin, Ph.D., HSPP, IMH-E® and Stephan A. Viehweg, ACSW, LCSW, IECMH-E®, CPC-P.