Hey there! I hope you have had a wonderful start to the New Year!
I realized today that I need to find a consistent way to keep track of my life. I have been using my Erin Condren Teacher Planner to keep track of my life, but I noticed that over breaks I have a tendency to not bring it with me to my Fiancé's house. Whoops!
So..I decided to hop back over to Erin Condren and purchase some goodies to help keep my life organized!
Erin Condren has created a fast ship life planner!! Can I get an AMEN?!? I wanted to purchase her awesome coil clips to keep everything in one place, and then...I found this!
Holy cannoli's! It's a carry all bag! Who doesn't love an adorable little bag?! So, I HAD to get this to keep everything together (since I have a terrible habit of sticking things in between pages and hoping that they stay). I even put my SOON TO BE last name on mine! EEKK!
And that's not even the best part!
I went back today to check on my order (I ordered it a few days ago) and Erin is running an awesome deal (that I missed, but you shouldn't!)
You get a FREE Sunday Funday shirt with any purchase over $75.00 (let's be serious...that is SUPER easy to do on EC stuff).
So, don't miss out!! Click on any of the above images to hope over to Erin Condren and grab what ever your heart desires!
Oh! Wait! Before you go....
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I have decided to avoid all the cleaning I have to do from our NYE party last night by blogging! WOOHOO!! I am joining Farley for her monthly currently link-up...you should too!
Let's get rollin'
Listening- We are hard up for entertainment at my house and often my fiancé takes it upon himself to do strange things like chase our dog, try and make our dog sing, try to get our dog to run a route...ya know...the normal stuff. Currently, my fiancé is covered in a blanket and is chasing Kyle around the living room...he (my fiancé ) just ran into the closet door, maybe he should of taken the blanket off of his head...HAHAHAH!!!! So, Kyle is barking loudly at him...which is a nice change from the constant football jargon that is leaking from our television.
Loving- I am so excited that 2015 is finally here!! This year will be a year filled with weddings, including my own! I have had over a year to plan my wedding (which I have loved having such a long time), but I have a feeling that from here on out everything will be a blur. Only 162 days until I day "I do"....not that I'm counting or anything.
Thinking- I really need to get my brain and bathroom break schedule back on track for school. Anybody else struggle with potty breaks after having a holiday break? I always will be sitting a guided reading and come to the scary realization that my body hasn't realized we no longer have our bathroom freedom! Plus...I am having a really hard time wrapping my brain around IEP meetings, PD, etc. when we get back. It is just so hard to do when we have had such a lovely break! Maybe I'll do that stuff tomorrow..?......NAH!
Wanting- We had our friends over last night to ring in the New Year with us and we have some cleaning to do. We have a lot of dishes to clean and I HATE doing dishes! I have extremely dry hands, so the more I have my hands in water, (which is a lot when I'm at school) the more my hands will crack and split. It's really not fun. Plus, I hate touching other people's leftover, mushy food that has been left on plates. ICK!
Needing- To get my butt to the gym! I have been running up and down the stairs at my fiancé's house for workouts and trying to avoid all of the NYE resolution-ers that linger at the YMCA. I finally got back to my Yoga studio..which was amazing, but now I need to get back to a consistent schedule of working out. That means I will have to brave the packed YMCA and prowl for a stair-stepper, treadmill or elliptical with the rest of them. Bring it on!
Yes- I will put my gym membership to good use and begin shrinking my lovely lady lumps! Sweatin' for the Weddin'!
Maybe- I should probably start downsizing and moving some things to my fiance's house. I have a really hard time getting rid of things, so maybe if I start now I will have some of it taken care of by June. Probably not though.
I wish- I really wish I was able to travel more. I always dream of taking vacations to see the world and then when I look up the cost of doing those things I panic and back out. I hope someday I will stop backing out and will actually travel more. I mean, it's only money, right?
Well, there ya have it folks! I hope you all have a blessed New Year! Stay tuned for my upcoming Class Dojo tutorial right here or over at The Primary Pack! Go ahead and click that follow button and I'll see you back here soon!
Hey there! I hope you all have had a wonderful Wednesday! I am here to share my FIRST video tutorial!! EEEKK!! How exciting, right?! I originally posted this on The Primary Pack, but due to some technical issues the video didn't work for some people. SOOO...in case you missed it....
Here is my video tutorial on creating a google form to manage your bathroom checkout system using a QR code! It's pretty nifty...and you can probably use it for anything your heart desires! So...check it out and let me know what you think! (please tell me if it doesn't work...like...asap...just leave a comment and I'll get it on my phone).
I give you....My tutorial!
I hope you enjoyed that tutorial! Please let me know if you have any questions about using QR codes or if this makes a difference in your classroom!
Hey there! I'm here to link-up with Farley for her December Currently! Oh my...DECEMBER?!?! what?! For real?! My goodness...I can't believe it's December!
Anyways...Let's get rollin' with this month's currently!
Listening- My fiancé came to spend the night with me since he has the day off tomorrow and he found "Dogs with Jobs" on Netflix. It's making me want to save all the dogs and take them home!
Loving- I love this time of year! Not because of the bone chilling cold, but because I get to buy gifts for people! If I had unlimited funds I would totally buy gifts for people on a day to day basis...ya know, like Oprah! Who doesn't want to be Oprah?!
Thinking- I am so very blessed. I have an amazing man that I get to marry in June. I have a loving family that is always there for me. I have brilliant friends who are only a phone call away "just to chat" AND I have all of YOU! Yes, YOU guys! When I started this whole blog/creating journey I never thought I would "meet" so many amazing people....I really thought I would never find anyone who wanted to read what I had to say! I'm just some girl from Nebraska with a twisted sense of humor...who wants to read that?!...apparently you guys do (bless your souls)...so thank you for reading my blog, liking the millions of pictures I take of my dog on Instagram and giving me a boost of confidence when I need it. You all are truly a blessing!
Wanting- To be healthy! This has multiple meanings for me right now. 1) I have recently come to the conclusion that "being skinny" doesn't mean that I am healthy. This whole wedding diet really had me down in the dumps for awhile...and I was fearing I would never look the way I wanted to look in my wedding dress, but I've come to the conclusion that that isn't the case at all. If I take care of myself and eat healthy foods (that don't taste like cardboard) I can look awesome on my wedding day no matter what! I may not be SKINNY, but honey...I've got curves and I'm gonna rock 'em!
2) It seems as though every break I have I end up getting this really gross mucus bomb of a cold. The past three days I have been talking like a man, coughing up large mucus balls (those really pretty green ones) and clearing the throat constantly like the old guy in the back of church on Sundays. I'm sounding really hot right now folks. I still need to get my flu shot, but with my body fighting this mucus war right now I don't know if I should go get it...it might take me down for the count ( I always feel a bit awful after I get my flu shot...am I the only one?)
Needing- Mucinex...I think you can figure out why I would be needing this right now! I won't paint any more snot filled pictures for you :)
Giving- Some love!
I want you to know (yes, you reading this post right now) that I am so very thankful for you! I am humbled to have you as a colleague in this glorious profession and I hope you know that you are loved. You make a difference each and every day ...even on those really bad days...you are making a difference. So, in the upcoming weeks when you want to fight the alarm and burrow deeper into those warm sheets, remember that there are children in your school that need YOU. They need your warm hugs, your bright smile, your words of encouragement and someone in their life that they know will care for them. It will be hard, but you can do it!
Phew...I hope that little pep talk helped! I have to remind myself of those things each and everyday...especially during the month of December...I have quite a few kiddos who lives get kind of rough around this time of year.
Now...I also wanted to share this amazing song that I am obsessed with...enjoy a few minutes of pure bliss!
ahhhhh....isn't that beautiful?! Oh, I could listen to it forever!
Well, I hope you enjoyed your stop by my little ol' blog and I hope that you click that "follow this blog" button so you can keep coming by! I like having you here :) ...and not in a creepy way...like in a "oh, hey there friend I like your company" kind of way.
Hey there! I hope you are all having a great break and spending time with your family and lots of food! I am here to accept another Liebster award! I am so excited to be nominated again by Ally from Loopin' Littles AND Andrea from Tricks of the Trade in First Grade.
Now, this is going to be an unconventional post simply because I am between Thanksgiving's and don't have enough time (or battery power) to make a full post, BUT I will link you to my past posts so you can check out some amazing bloggers!
I feel like this post is similar to the celebrities on award shows that have 1 minute to complete their thank you speech before they get cut off! PHEW! I apologize for such a short post, but here are some other amazing bloggers you can check out!
The Primary Pack is a collaborative blog between 30 bloggers and they are all pretty darn amazing!
Hey there! I know you read the title of this post and did a little happy dance (don't worry...I did too!) I am linking up with my bloody friends from The Primary Pack for their BLACK FRIDAY GIVEAWAY! Let's be serious...this is probably going to be the easiest Black Friday Shopping you will do....EVER!
Let's hope that I don't spend my pay check all in now place, but I know it's going to be difficult. I just want to buy EVERYTHING!!
Now, for you Black Friday Wishlist! Here is my #1 wish listed item!
Now, check out all of these amazing items from some of our bright bloggers over at The Primary Pack! You could WIN THEM ALL!!!
Drumroll please.... Check out this HUGE giveaway package you
can win by entering below! There is a resource from almost everyone in The Primary
Pack, perfect for all primary grades!! Good luck, friends and happy
shopping!
Hey there! I am here to link up, once again, with Farley for her November Currently!
Let's get rollin'!
Listening- I have been watching Bridesmaids (i took over the TV after the Husker game) waiting to blog! Yes, I am lame…deal with it! I love this movie! There are so many wonderful quotes!
Loving- OOO!! I am so excited to share this one! I have been asked to be apart of a brilliant collaborative blog with some amazing bloggers! When I first started blogging I dreamed of collaborating with other bloggers! It is truly a dream come true! I love where blogging has taken me! click the button below to check out this blog!
I will be posting there on Monday and would love for you to help me out! Tweet @megboxofcrayons with #askmegan with any questions you would like me to answer, I will pick 10 and answer them in my post on The Primary Pack!
Thinking- Well, it is a little hard to think with the loud grumbles coming from my stomach. Okay…so I am being a bit dramatic, but I am hungry…no, I'm HANGRY.
My fiancé works some weird hours and tonight we had planned to have a sushi date night! I love going on dates with him, but man, waiting until he gets off work sometimes can be very difficult. I have been snacking on almonds and grapes, ya know, the healthy stuff that goes with my wedding diet. I can't wait for our sushi date…if you're lucky I'll even post some pictures later!
Wanting- I feel like the leaves have changed and blown off the trees WAY too fast this year! Driving home from yoga today I didn't see any bright orange and red leaves anymore, instead I found sad, naked tree branches bending in the wind. Naked trees make me sad…
Needing- To stick to my wedding diet. I have been doing a pretty good job of this, but it can be a real feat some days. I have thought about taping pictures of my wedding dress to my fridge, but I'm afraid it would backfire and I would eat everything in sight simply because there are those moments where you think you will never "look the way you want". I'll keep on trucking and hopefully in this next month I will really nail it before my first fitting!
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!
Reading- I have been working on reading one of my all time faves, "To Kill a Mockingbird". I have not made it very far, but I hope to have it finished before my wedding. That's a pretty lofty goal considering my wedding is in June.
Well folks, that's all I have for ya! Stay tuned for my post on The Primary Pack on Monday! Don't forget to tweet me your questions!
