Feburary Currently

January was a CRAZY month!  We had snow days that were just cold, more snow than I've seen in a long time, and inside recess for THREE WEEKS!!!  Bring on February!

I am so glad to be linking up with Farley for her February Currently! 

 

 

 

Listening:  So many channels...so little time!

 

Loving:  I recently purchased an interactive math notebook bundle from Blair Turner.  My kiddos and I are LOVING it!  I will be blogging about this soon!  In the meantime, check them out here:





Thinking:  We are predicted to get 18 more inches of snow here by Wednesday.  We have already passed our average snowfall for the season and there's still almost two months left of winter!  All in all though, I'll take the snow over the -46 wind chills that we've experienced!

 

Wanting:  I came home with a migraine the size of Montana today.  I have really been struggling with them this year.  A three hour nap after school just barely took the edge off the migraine.  I really need to head back to bed!

 

Needing:  Because of all the snow/cold days, inside recess, headaches, and a horrible sinus infection that I battled the last two weeks, I am really in need of a work day in my classroom.  No kiddos, no meetings, no interruptions...just me and my piles!  It's not going to happen, but a girl can dream, right?!?

 

2 Truths and a Fib:  I am most certainly NOT a morning person!  I would love to be, but I am night owl through and through!!  Did you guess correctly?

 

Happy February everyone!!

December Currently

I can't believe that it is December already!  I am linking up with Farley for this month's currently.

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Most of these need to explanation.  However, I think the thing that I want to remember the most during this busy pre-holiday season is to stop and cherish this special time with my family.  It always seems that I put so much time and effort into the activities and craziness during December that I sometimes forget to just take a step back and enjoy it.  During December, I am looking forward to watching my oldest daughter dance in the Nutcracker, attending a dear friend's 50th birthday party, making Christmas cookies with my girls, watching my nephew's third grade play, and attending my daughter's choir and band concerts. 

I am also working hard to finish a few units for my TpT store in order to be ready for the BIG sale.  I have been hard at work on this unit this weekend.

 

I am hoping it will be posted within the next few hours and will do a flash freebie when it is.  Please consider following my store so you will know when it is available! 

 

I am also working on this unit that I will be using all throughout December.

What are you looking forward to the most in December?

 

November Currently

It's hard to believe that it is already November!  With the turn of the calendar it means that it's time once again for Farley's Currently. 



 

Listening - Yet another real estate/ flipping show.

 

Loving - This week *might* have been the longest one of my teaching career...and I've been teaching for quite a while!  :)

 

Thinking - Now that the craziness of this week is over, I can focus on being ready for conferences next Wednesday and Thursday.

 

Wanting - In addition to all the school craziness, we have been extremely busy every weekend.  Two travel soccer teams, Nutcracker rehearsals, 5ks, and other random family activities have kept us hoppin'.

 

Needing - I have been dealing with a few health issues since the beginning of the school year starting with a migraine that lasted almost 40 days.  I need to be on the mend!  I miss blogging and IG-ing!  I miss the having the energy to interact with all of you on a daily basis! 

 

Yummy Pin - I won an apple bake off at school last week using this recipe, so I can vouch for the fact that these bars are indeed YUMMY!

 

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It's Currently August!!

Is it really that time already?!? Time for the August Currently?  I am in such denial about the ending of summer that I could barely handle turning over the calendar this morning! 



Listening - I LOVE that there are marathons of Friends reruns every night.  I miss that show!

Loving - The weather in my neck of the woods has been pretty amazing lately.  I know that many people are questioning whether it is actually still summer, but I will take 70's and low humidity any day!!  Especially since this is how most days have looked around here in the last few weeks.

Beautiful blue skies and big, puffy clouds!!  I'll take it!!

Thinking - I have not accomplished much from the To-Do list that I started the summer with.  It seems that I always have high hopes for all the organizing I will get done at home and in my classroom over the summer.  This summer I also had dreams of creating many products for TpT and my classroom.  I have so many ideas floating around in my head right now!!  In reality, that's not really the way it pans out.  In reality, I would rather spend my summer resting up and decompressing from the school year.  In reality, family time comes first.  I have been teaching for quite a while, and I'm not going to lie...I really enjoy the time off that summer provides.  I LOVE spending time with my two beauties and the hubby, whether we are spending time with friends, relaxing at the beach, reading together for hours, or cuddling up doing nothing at all.  That is what is truly important in life.  That is what I will remember when my babies are grown.

Wanting - This one is kind of self explanatory after the last one.  :)

Needing - Since I have tried to make the most of my summer, I will need to kick it into overdrive next week.  All in all, my room is pretty much ready to go.  I still have not received a class list though, so I will need to do locker tags and desk tags and finish my C.A.M.P. binders and...and...and...anything else that requires the students' names.

B2s Must Haves - (I, too, am whispering the s)
*I always need to buy new sets of pens and markers.  It just makes those mundane tasks like grading and note taking easier when you have some brand new pens! 
*I also must have copious amounts of coffee in order to survive having to set an alarm. 
*Last year I found an amazing binder set from Amy at The Resource(ful) Room.  It truly ramped up my organization in a very good way.  I am excited to be using it again this year.

Amy has MANY different color options and patterns like camping, frogs, monsters, candy, dogs, zebras, jungle, and the ever popular Boho Chic, that you are sure to find a set that suits you.  Oh, and I can't forget the AMAZING part...they are all FREE!!  Yes, FREE!!  She also has editable versions available in her TpT store.  So, please, click the picture below to go check her website out!!

 

I hope that in the midst of all the crazy preparations for B2s, you will take some time out to enjoy the last waning days of summer!!

April Currently

It's the start of a new month and that means linking up with Farley!

Listening: Another Duck Dynasty marathon...LOVE!

 

Loving:  I am loving the warmer weather that we have had the past few days.  It reminds me that spring is here...even if the groundhog did lie!

 

Thinking:  I am sleepy, and tomorrow will dawn before I know it, but I love this linky and wanted to get it posted.  I will most likely pay dearly for this choice tomorrow.  :)

 

Wanting:  'Nuf said! 

 

Needing:  A miracle in more ways than one...

 

Advice:  Too many times as a blogger just starting out, I have doubted my abilities.  I have many units that I want to create floating around in my head, but I worry that they won't turn out in the way that I visualize them.  Or I will look at an established blogger and seller, and worry that my stuff won't measure up.  I have other units that I have completed that just need to be uploaded, but that lingering doubt stops me from putting them up.  So...I am taking my own advice!  I will trust in my abilities and will post my thoughts and my products because I know that I will be helping someone out.  I encourage you to do the same!!

 

Here's to a {GREAT} April!!

February Currently

WOW!  It's February already!  I can't believe it.  This month seems like it flew by!  Since it is the beginning of a new month that means it is time to join Farley for her Currently linky.

Listening - I L-O-V-E me some Duck Dynasty, Jack!  Even though I have seen every one of the episodes that they are replaying, I still find them hilarious!  Can't wait for the new season to start!

Loving - Last weekend while watching daughter #1 play indoor soccer, I entered a giveaway over at One Extra Degree.  My husband kept commenting that I was crazy since I was trying to post on my phone while watching the game (yes, I was really paying attention...), to which I explained that this was really important since I love Amanda's products and I needed to at least try to win.  Well...lo and behold, when I hopped on to catch up on all things blogging, there was the announcement on Amanda's blog that I had won!  Super excited!!

 

Thinking  - This was a very L O N G week.  Crazy weather, indoor recess, restless kids, ear infection for daughter #2, sinus infection for me, a professional work day for my team in the middle of the week, and a slight health scare for me (more on that later), and I am happy, happy, happy to have survived it.

Wanting - I had been listening to friends talk about Downton Abbey for weeks before I finally gave in and watched the first episode on Netflix.  I was immediately hooked!  I have watched all sixteen episodes from the first two seasons in the last week and a half.  I am all set to start watching season three tonight so that I can watch the new episode on Sunday.

Needing - In between episodes of Downton Abbey, I have been working on some new units that I am excited to be posting this weekend.  Stay tuned!

Pet Peeves - I cannot tolerate people (kids and adults included) who are disrespectful.  There is no reason to treat people poorly, or without the respect that they deserve.

Well, that's all for me tonight.  Downton Abbey is calling my name!