Currently September

Coming to the end of week three! I cannot believe how fast time is flying by already!
I'm adjusting to my new kiddos and getting into the groove of things. A dead camera battery equals postponing some pics of my room later, so here is where things stand...

LISTENING: I love Throwing Shade! It's a amazing podcast my friend got me hooked on about a year ago. Bryan & Erin constantly crack me up! Great background nose while I'm working at home or when I need a quick laugh. Last week, my tweet was "favorited" by Erin! This is only epic because I tweet once every five months! Obviously, being from the south, we're not BFF! :)

LOVING: This is year nine and I'm constantly amazed at how often I'm inspired by my students and colleagues. I've feeling pretty lucky. This upcoming week, we're starting W.O.W. (Words of the Week). Hoping to increase student understanding of academic vocabulary for our World History class. In a nutshell...Students will be given 4 vocabulary words to focus on for the week. They'll be encouraged to use those words in their responses and speech to each other. We'll see how it goes....

THINKING: I'm starving. I wish someone was here to cook for me, but unfortunately, that's not my life. Not sure what's for dinner tonight, but I do need to start meal planning as temps start to fall. Yay football season! :)

WANTING: Along with a cook, I need a maid. I decided to reduce the clutter in my house and rearrange the furniture upstairs. Not sure what possessed me to make these changes at the beginning of the school year, but whatever. I'm gonna be super happy with my house feels like home again!

NEEDING: I had an amazing workout schedule over the summer. I miss it so! Can't wait to get back on schedule starting tomorrow. It'll be great to get moving again & to see my workout buddies!

3 TRIPS: My three trips are all upcoming (hopefully). In three weeks, I'll be in DC spending time with my bestie! YAY wedding week! She's marrying a great guy & I'm super thrilled and honored to be her MOH. I'm looking forward to see everything come together and to spend a few days away. Hoping to visit Austin, TX in October to see another friend get married and to visit an old college friend. Love the city & enjoy spending time with people that constantly make me laugh. Lastly, I'm hoping to visit the Carolina coast. More friends, my lil' sister, and delicious seafood makes it a perfect location to relax. Crab legs, anyone?!?! *Dream trips: Return to Spain & Brazil...*New Places: Finland & Lebanon

Checking out to grade papers! A teacher's work is never done,
BUT tomorrow is Friday!
Happy day! :)

Currently...

In one week, I will have officially finished my first day back at work! It's really crazy what is going to happen in the next two weeks before my new group of kids come on the 18th!

Sitting here trying (unsuccessfully) to plan for the upcoming school year.
Listening...I love me some NeedtoBreathe! I have to smile when I think about them!  I went to high school/ college with them and never would have thought this would be their life! However, I'm super proud and love watching their success!

Loving...I've been working out on a fairly regular basis since the spring. I found a place I love to go that's full of amazing and supportive people! I ordered my MOH dress in April and received it at the end of June. I was freaking out when I brought it home because I could barely get the zipper up. I tried it on two days ago to see if there was any progress and it's a smidgen too big! Happy dance! The wedding is in 7 weeks...I do believe things will be okay! :)

Thinking...I have a group of friends on FB who committed to setting a goal/ resolution each month instead of failing miserably a one or two goals at the beginning of the year. I tend to become really anti-social at the beginning of each school year so my goal for August is to have dessert once a week at a local restaurant. I don't eat out much and when I do, I'm always too full for dessert. I was going to change my goal, but now that my MOH dress fits...it's a go!

Wanting...This is the third time my car has been in the shop since February. It has caused me much stress and makes me want to move to a city where I could live in walking distance to everything I need! I haven't gotten any phone calls so I'm hoping the work is going smoothly and there are no hiccups that would cause my bank account to cease to exist!

Needing...I cannot get into my classroom. Normally, I'd be okay with this. This year, I'm a little anxious. We return on Monday, August 11th. We meet our kids and parents on the 13th. I'm hoping to have things looking presentable by the time they arrive! Hope there are some fairies that magically set up classrooms!

Now...I'll get to work!

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Hope everyone has a great school year!