ECC Day 247: “Mental Health May” What do you do for your mind, body, and soul that contribute to your mental and physical health & well-being? This School Counselor: •shakes her tail feather •enjoys the open road with windows down & music up •spends time with loved ones - in-person, FaceTime, phone calls •listens to her students & process life’s happenings with them •reminds herself things like, “in the grand scheme of life, this is not a big deal;” “it’s going to be okay;” “

ECC Day 246: “Happy School Principal’s Day...year-round!” To School Principals: you shall be recognized today & everyday for your leadership and commitment to build a strong educational program that serves students! This fabulous man right here, Scott Thomsen, is a Principal leading by example. He does what’s best for young people, and the humans who are directly serving & supporting them. SJT, keep it up, my friend! Much love! -Counselor P.S. What you don’t see here is his C

ECC Day 245: “Can I get a WHAAAT WHAAAAT for School Counselors?!” One of the key components of the ECC is acknowledging the hard work, dedication, value and compassion of ALL educators. Today, I especially want to give a shout out to my fellow School Counselors. It’s Spring Semester, which means School Counselors all over the nation & probably world are playing a good ol’ fashion game of Twister. They’re planning for next year’s schedules, preventing & responding to conflict

ECC Day 244: “Visibility” Just a couple o’ gay educators & his cute dog, Abby, sharing a meal together. Out & proud. Visibility and representation across life’s experiences is necessary. Be the change you wish to see. >>Invited @bcrunyan to record an Educator Shout Out Interview (ESOI); I’m excited for that!<< #ChipInForEducation by donating to the ECC Fundraiser @gofundme OR www.educatorcc.com burrito with 1/2 brown, 1/2 white rice, chicken, mild, sour cream, lettuce #Ellen

ECC Day 243: “Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” @marthagrahamdance This is such a special gift from @angelinay155 in 2017, the end of her freshman year. These connections are invaluable. Reason number 3.5 why I love being a School Counselor. Today we reminisced about our shared time at the jr. high, our @efeducationfirst trip to Belize - where she learned about my deep love for dance - and future opportunities of all sorts. I’m so excited to see where this journey le

ECC Day 242 (4/27/19): “It’s all love, baby!” Little did I know when I took this first pic, that I would feel showered with love when I danced at @mangosf . A handful of people I didn’t know approached me to say, “your energy is so vibrant;” “thank you for sharing your energy on stage;” “you’re so fun to watch; “your energy is feeding us.” On this day, dancing AND these lovely humans’ feedback fed my soul. I felt connected to them. To know I had that positive impact on people

ECC Day 241: “Remember when...” *I had a lot of fun playing ball with staff and students today? Students earned that “W.” *I was reminded how thoughtful & caring young people can be when they said, “good luck at the game, Ebbe” or “good game, Ms. Ebbe?” *I enjoyed sharing a meal with, getting to know, and interviewing Diego? *I accepted Kael’s challenge to eat @chipotle once a day for a year, and made it about also giving back & supporting educators & students? * @theellensho

ECC Day 240: “Proud to be Me” To the person who commented, “f*** you” and “youre gay” on yesterday’s Instagram post: I love you. I hope you feel loved and cared for by people in your life. If you happen to be disguising your profile to hide that you’re one of my students, I hope you reach out to me, especially if you are in need of love and support. Really, no matter who you are, please hear me when I say, I’m here for you. Saying “f*** you” was rude, and unnecessary. I’m ope

ECC Day 239: “Supporting educators & Davis community” Making connections & building sustainable relationships. Utilizing peoples’ strengths and collaborating to support each other - individuals, local businesses - and our community thrive! Lots of positive, forward progress being made to achieve this continuous goal. From @davischamber @davis.downtown to @soroptimistdavis to educators of Davis, to a non-profit that will be another resource to assist educators to have supplies

ECC Day 238: “Celebrate Everyday” We may not have all the answers, but we must stay curious and ask all the questions. We may not know why things happen, but we learn to manage and accept it, with the support of our network. Everyday has a reason to celebrate. 127 remain to #ChipInForEducation by donating to the ECC Fundraiser @gofundme OR www.educatorcc.com salad bowl with brown rice, chicken, mild salsa, sour cream, and extra lettuce #Ellen #EllenDegeneres #TheEllenShow #El

ECC Day 237: “Thoughts of a Jr. High School Counselor” *Once you are my student; you’ll always be in my heart, and part of my story. *I love my students. They teach me patience, effective communication (adults, we have a thing or two to learn), new dance moves, and brighten up my day with a smile, pun, and honorable sportsmxnship on the court. Go staff this Friday in student v. staff b-ball game! *I love finding notes or drawings from students. They can be quite thoughtful. *

ECC Day 236: “Rollin’ with the tide” On a constant adventure of learning how to surf the waves of life; to adapt as it happens. I’m fairly good at that, but some parts of it are more challenging for me - to let go of the desire and act to control it. Learning to let go, to let it be what it’s going to be. To take action, but not accept being the only one taking action. Shake it off. Let loose when I get tense and high strung due to stress and piling up opportunity & priority

ECC Day 235 (only 130 days to go!): “Follow through cannot be underestimated.” @heathercookpdx #ChipInForEducation by donating to the ECC Fundraiser @gofundme OR www.educatorcc.com bowl: white rice, 1/2 chicken, 1/2 steak, honey, mild, sour cream, lettuce #Ellen #EllenDegeneres #TheEllenShow #EllenShow #GetMsEbbeOnYourShow #love #friendship #mom #keepitreal #chipotle #challenge #fundraiser #GiveBack #MichelleObama #oprah #brenebrown #educator #educators #yolo #SchoolCounselor

ECC Day 234: “It Takes Two” It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it outta sight @robbasemusic Chipotle for lunch || Chipotle for dinner Today, it’s two meals in one day. ;) Let’s go!!! #ChipInForEducation by donating to the ECC Fundraiser @gofundme OR www.educatorcc.com lunch: bowl with 1/2 brown, 1/2 white rice, chicken, mild salsa, sour cream, lettuce dinner: burrito with barbacoa, mild, sour cream, cheese, guac, lettuce #Ellen #EllenDegeneres #TheElle

ECC Day 233: “Advocacy Effects Change” Proud of our community, including staff, students, and parents, for continued advocacy that DVCA high school facilities be upgraded to parallel the innovative, collaborative, inclusive educational opportunities the staff provide. This is what it’s like to love what you do; work with people you care about; and those people care about young people. I hope we will live to experience a time when positive, necessary changes in education do no

ECC Day 232: “Be cool to people even if they’re not cool to you, because somebody was probably not cool to them.” @iamkidpresident @bradmontague @rainnwilson @soulpancake — Break the cycle of hate and mistreatment, and replace it with love and kindness. . . . #ChipInForEducation by donating to the ECC Fundraiser @gofundme OR www.educatorcc.com burrito with chicken, mild, corn, sour cream, lettuce #Ellen #EllenDegeneres #TheEllenShow #EllenShow #GetMsEbbeOnYourShow #love #kind

ECC Day 231: “Students, I see you.” •To the student who is feeling stress from family, friends, school, athletics, the world, I see you. Seek out support. You’re not alone. Practice self-care to soothe your mind and body. Take a break, recognize your limits, and keep trying your best. •To the student who is having a hard time seeing where you fit in and can stand out as unique in this world, I see you. Find your tribe. They are around, ready to embrace and be embraced by you.

ECC Day 230: “Thank an Educator” If I weren’t an educator, I may not have the firsthand experience to tell you how hard they work to serve and support students. From educators who conference with parents at 7AM, 6PM, and even weekends, to psychologists who analyze data and assessments for an individual student that can turn into a 10+ page report, to educators who barely have a break in their day to go to the restroom, let alone remember & take the time to eat lunch, because

ECC Day 229: “Do something that makes you feel proud of yourself. Believe in yourself!” Changing it up with a little white rice, 1/2 chicken, 1/2 steak, honey, mild, sour cream, lettuce. #ChipInForEducation by donating to the ECC Fundraiser @gofundme OR www.educatorcc.com #Ellen #EllenDegeneres #TheEllenShow #EllenShow #GetMsEbbeOnYourShow #love #keepitreal #chipotle #challenge #fundraiser #GiveBack #MichelleObama #oprah #brenebrown #educator #educators #ShoutOut #yolo #YoloC

ECC Day 227: “Celebrate Life” Not only is today the 227th consecutive day of my effort to show educators & students that they are valued thru the ECC, it also marks the two-year anniversary of my Dad’s death. Trying to live & celebrate my life each day. Love ya, Pops! Remember, keep it real. 💙✌🏼(Thanks to my superb friend for the memorial of flowers & “keep it real” note. And to everyone who reached out today.) . . . #v101freestylejam TONIGHT! @v101fm @bigalsams @iheartradi