Showing posts with label Summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer. Show all posts
Sunday, July 3, 2016
Celebrate America - Part 3
Saturday, July 2, 2016
Celebrate America - Part 2
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Three Summer Goals
1. Family Time!
I am a family girl at heart. I love spending time with my husband and three kids. Whether it's all five of us snuggled up in the living room watching tv, or riding go-karts and eating sno-cones, my fave thing is doing life together. It's been a while since we've taken a family vacation, so I'm really excited about our week-long water trip. It's nothing fancy-in fact, our destination is only about 5 hours from home, but we'll be swimming in a natural swimming hole, riding tubes down a river, visiting one of the world's largest waterparks, and exploring other relaxing adventures. Making memories is top on my list for this summer :)2. Organization!
My house is a wreck. I've gone in and out of my closet for the last few months thinking, "I need to clean out and organize." With summer months upon me, now is the time. Not only will I be tackling my closet (and other areas), it's time to sort through all the kids clothes taking out what doesn't fit any longer, and making room for the new school clothes that will soon come into our home.
In addition, I've moved my whole classroom to my garage over the summer due to changing schools in the fall. My plan is to organize my files, throw away old stuff, gain some new ideas, and start lesson plans. My brand new school won't be open until the week before kids come, so I've got to buckle down and be prepared. Thank goodness for summer!
3. Shape Up!
Whew! This is a tough one that requires time and dedication. Often times we think of "shaping up" our bodies and this is definitely a serious area of concern. I'm trying to eat more healthy and workout at least 4 times a week. I hope to shop for school clothes in a smaller size when August comes. My physical appearance is not the only shaping up that's on my agenda, however.
My spiritual self is way out of shape too. With summer schedules open, the time has allowed me to focus more on my faith and belief in Jesus Christ and developing my relationship with him. Summertime shape-ups are in full swing!
I've set my summer goals. What are yours?
Monday, July 13, 2015
July Small Goals
Taking a look back at June, I wrote about 4 goals I had for the month. The outcome wasn't surprising....check it out.
1. Blogging, blogging, blogging. Breaking News! This just in....I blogged a grand total of 5 times in June. Most were small and related to a giveaway, but I did it. Yay!
2. Lose Weight, Feel Better. Ummm. Well...this may need to roll over to July. Not much to say about that.
3. Get creative. I have done quite a bit of creating for TpT this summer. I added several products to my store, and have even cleaned up a few old ones.
4. De-clutter and organize. Kids' rooms cleaned? CHECK! Closets organized? CHECK! Elimination of unwanted stuff? CHECK! All in all, it's been a good month for this one.
Now for JULY goals!
1. Lose Weight, Feel Better. I might as well drop this one down and carry it over. Though I didn't lose any weight last month, I did begin a walk/run routine with my middle child. We got up early, before the day was too hot, and did our thing. It was good for both of us to get our bodies moving and our mouths talking.
2. Vaca with the Hubs. In June the hubs and I celebrated our 20th year anniversary. We had planned to take a trip to Mexico, but it just didn't pan out. Now, we've got a date planned in Orange Beach, Alabama. No. It's not Mexico, but it is time away from our daily schedules. The best part.....wait for it..... NO CHILDREN!! Technically, this isn't really a goal, but to me, if we make it there and back with no roadblocks (i.e. emergencies or last minute schedule changes) then it's a huge accomplishment.
3. Begin working on my classroom. I don't want to begin this too early in July, but definitely toward the end. The past few years, I've waited until our teacher workdays. It was too stressful on me trying to get everything done in the short amount of time. If I spend a few hours at school, here and there, before actually reporting in, I think I won't be so rushed.
4. More family time = less technology time. This is such a challenge, for not only me, but many of us out there. I love my technology. My kids are addicted to technology. I'll miss something important and fall out of the loop if I'm not plugged into technology. Ugh. I made a change in the house recently. Hang with me for a minute while I give some back story. Three years ago, my family of 5 moved into a small duplex with great plans to purchase a house within a year. Without going into details, we are still here, and getting more cramped by the minute. Our little children have grown big. Our living room seating can accommodate 4, and our kitchen table can as well (no space for the leaf insert to make table larger.) So, as a result, the three kids ate at the table every night, while hubs and I ate on the couch with t.v. blaring. HATED IT! Fast forward to July 1st...with the kids on their phones constantly, I felt we were missing out on a huge part of their lives, and momma wasn't happy. So....we added the leaf in the table (yes, our space is more crowded), turned off the tv and phones, brought the food to the table, served around the table asking "please pass the..." and "thank you", and we've actually had some quality, lengthy dinner-time conversations. Hallelujah! With hectic school/activity schedules on the horizon, my hope is to unplug more and cherish our family times around the table as much as possible.
Stay tuned for an update on meeting my goals.
I would invite you over for dinner, but with my happy family now in place, you'll just have to wait :)
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
July Steals and Deals
Sunday, June 28, 2015
And the Winners Are.......
Congratulations to Ashley Palmer and Cheri Schminke Turner for winning the #MusicSummerShopHop giveaway! You have both won a $50 gift certificate to TeachersPayTeachers! Shelley from Pitch Publications will be contacting you shortly with the information. If you did not win, know that you have chosen to follow some amazing music sellers! All of us have great products in our stores, and we also send followers notes on a regular basis with freebies, giveaways, and information about what we are selling and how we use those items in our own classrooms! Thanks again for playing along!
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Summer Shop Hop
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Summer Shop Hop Giveaway
* Start here to collect and write down the letter on the store banner
of the page.
* Click the "Follow" button for each store.
* Click "next" to proceed to the next store/letter.
* Once you've collected all 19 letters, enter the secret message
into the Rafflecopter either on my blog or Facebook page.
Good luck and thanks for all the support
you give!
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
June: Small Goals
Join me, and others, as we link up with Jennifer @ The Yellow Brick Road this month to reveal our small goals.
1. Blogging, blogging, blogging.
Let's admit it....I'm not great at blogging. I don't do it often. I'm not a great writer. To be honest, I don't really have that much to say sometimes. With all of that, I truly enjoy reading and browsing through other blogs, whether it's music education related or not. So....one of my June small goals is to add a few more posts here and there.
2. Lose Weight, Feel Better.
It's funny (not ha, ha funny.) One would think that being up on your feet all day teaching, while dancing and playing games with the children, would eliminate the possibility of gaining weight from Aug through May/June. Not.true. I don't know if I eat more during the school year or what, but it's not cool. This month, I'm going to start small and try to lose a few pounds to get me going in the right direction again.
3. Get creative.
During the school year my life is super busy with not only school stuff, but also my family. Running three kids around to various activities and keeping up with the house gets crazy (can I get an AMEN from any of you?) As a result, my creative juices are flowing in areas other than TpT. I put out very few products during the year, most of which, is out of desperation because I need them for my students and can't find anything else to fit our needs. This goal has been met already because I've began a Star Wars themed classroom set to use in the fall. Knowing that people in general won't be as passionate about Star Wars as I, it's a goal to continue creating things that will be useful for others too.
4. De-clutter and organize.
My intentions have been good. My plan was to begin organizing this week while 2 of my 3 are off to camp. So far, it's Tuesday afternoon and I haven't even began. Could it be because I'm working to reach goal #1? Probably so. Anyway, much like my creativity falls by the wayside, Aug-June becomes a dumping ground for papers, backpacks, junk, clothes, (insert other things here) in the house and closets. I especially have one closet that is our "store all", "who knows what's in there" closet. Honestly, I've opened the door a couple of times, then just decided to close it again. My mantra....I think I can...I think I can....I don't think I can. Ugh. Maybe writing this goal in my blog for others to read will get me motivated to some extent.
Stay tuned for an update on meeting my goals.
Now....who wants to come over and help me clean out that closet??!!
Hellllloooo Summer!
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