Pinterest Lately: Fall Fashion

This Week's Topic:
Fall Fashion

Now, I'm like the least fashionable person you'll ever meet.

So I don't normally pin clothing, unless it happens to show up in my feed and I think it's super cute.

Let's see what I have...

Yeah, that's about all I've got for this one. Haha.

A Day in the Life

I've seen a few "Day in the Life" posts floating around, so I decided it may be fun to do one!

6:15 - Alarm goes off. I snooze it.
6:25 - Snooze second alarm
6:35 - Snooze third alarm (I wish I was joking.)
6:45 - Wake up to 4th alarm, but lay in bed for 10 more minutes.
6:55ish - Get out of bed, go to the bathroom, turn on the coffee, get dressed, etc.
7:15 - Leave for school
7:35 - Get to school, go in and get things organized for the day.
8:00 - School starts
8:05 - 20 minute small group with 4th graders working on reading comprehension
8:25 - 20 minute small group with 5th graders working on reading comprehension
8:45 - 20 minute small group with 3rd graders working on reading comprehension
9:05 - Go to the 2nd grade classroom and help with sight words during center time
10:20 - Go to the 1st grade classroom and help with their reading center
11:15 - Work with one 1st grader on her oral language skills
11:30 - Lunch!
12:05 - Teach 7th/8th grade reading - whole class
1:35 - Retreat back to my classroom and spend time regrouping from middle schoolers.
2:00 - Work with a small group of 2nd graders on sight words (Every other day)
3:10 - Go outside for dismissal duty
3:30 - Dismissal is over. Go inside and get things ready for the next day (Meetings on Mondays)
4:00 - Leave school, head for daycare.
4:30 - Get to day care and figure out which classroom I'm working in today
6:00 - Done at daycare (occasionally a little earlier, depend on when all parents pick up)
6:30 - Get home, check social media, relax
7:30 - Eat dinner (Kind of depends on what time)
8:30 - Read with Daniel (my husband)
9:30 - Go to bed and watch tv
10:30 - Sleepy time!

Some of these times are kind of flexible.
And my school schedule works on an every other day type of schedule.
But for the most part, this is what I deal with.
It's a lot.

Scripture Sunday #3

Hello again.
This week on Scripture Sunday, I'm turning to Romans.

This verse is powerful for me because it shows me that I don't have to worry about what's going on now.

Sure, life can be sucky.

BUT, He's going to reveal AMAZING things to us later on, when we reach eternity. 

And I can't wait to see exactly what that is.

Pinteresting Picks of the Week

1. I REALLY need to make one of these. :) 

I love, love, LOVE the idea.

You put in a jingle bell for every year you're together.

Daniel and I are spending our first Christmas together as a married couple this year, so I think this will have to happen.

(This will also be the first thing I actually make off of my Pinterest, if it ends up happening)

 

2. This made me laugh really hard. 

I've definitely had some of these thoughts.

I want to know what his assignment was!

3. Enough said.

4. I'm going to print this out and hang it next to my desk at work.

Or at home.

Or both.

5. Starting work on this bulletin board in my classroom tomorrow!

Now It's November

Holy buckets. It's November.



I was going to do a Weekend Wrap-Up this week, but then I realized that it's the beginning of a new month, so I need to set my goals!
Besides that, all I did was go out with some co-workers on Friday, work on Saturday, and church then work on Sunday. Oh, and I learned how to do laundry in the bathtub! #helpmeimpoor

One of my favorite things I used to do when I was blogging all the time was to set goals for myself each month, then reflect back on them.
I'm now older and wiser (maybe) so hopefully I do a little better at working towards and keeping my goals than I've done in the past.

Here they are:

1. Participate in the Winter Reading Challenge
My friend Meghan showed me a blog with a Winter Reading Challenge on it and I am SO EXCITED to participate! I absolutely love reading and I also love challenges.

2. Get 7-8 hours of sleep at least 3-4 times a week.

I know this seems super little. But I definitely don't sleep enough. 

I read a Teacher Blog post lately that people were commenting on about how to beat first-year exhaustion and one of the comments said that at 9:00 they drop everything, no matter what it is, and go to bed.

I can't do 9:00 (at least not yet) but I'm setting a goal for myself to try to be in bed around 10:00 at least.

3. Get moving!

Ugh. I've had a weight loss goal for probably forever and I have not come anywhere near reaching it.

That's mostly because I'm lazy. 

I get sucked up into the internet and tv and don't get up off my bum. 

So, there's that. I'm not going to put an actual weight goal on this month. It's just going to be about getting back into moving. Then when December comes around, we can start crunching numbers.

4. Get more into blogging!
I've loved being back to blogging.
But I still want to get bigger and better! :)
By this I mean, I need more suggestions on blogs to read and I'd like to know if you're reading me too (and if so, what kind of things do you want to see from me?).
I'd also like to make my blog look better, but I have NO IDEA where to start with that.
So, drop me a comment if you feel so inclined.

There's some other smaller things that probably need taken care of, but these are my big goals for the month. Any and all help and feedback is appreciated!

Scripture Sunday

Come to me all who labor and are heavy burdened and I will give you rest. - Matthew 11:28

I've seen this verse numerous times throughout my reading this week and then it was brought up again today at church.
Apparently it's something that God really thinks I need to hear!

This scripture has stuck out to me, particularly because I do relate to it.
Working 3 jobs, I'm always exhausted.
I'd call it a heavy burden.
What I need to work on is going to Jesus in moments like that.

To be totally honest, I actually started crying at church today when it was brought up.
It was just so powerful and convicting.

I need to learn to rest,
and to trust in Jesus to take my yolk.

Let's Pretend it's still Friday

I'm pretending it's still Friday. Who's with me?
Really though, even though it's past midnight, if I haven't been to sleep yet, I don't count it as the next day.

I just got home.
I'm still slightly drunk.
And I just found out "Favorite Friday" was a thing!

So since the World Series just got over,
I decided I'd do a sports themed Favorite Friday.


Favorite Sport to Play: Volleyball! I miss it so much. I tried looking for club teams, but they've already started. :(

Favorite Sport to Watch: Hmm, that's tricky. I'd have to say probably basketball, because it's so fast paced and intense.

Favorite Major League Baseball Team: St. Louis Cardinals! Followed by the Colorado Rockies.

Favorite Football Team: Denver Broncos! And no, I did not just jump on the Peyton Manning bandwagon. I grew up in Colorado and have been a fan since the Elway days. My runner up are the Dallas Cowboys, since I was born in Dallas.

Favorite Basketball Team: I don't know. Haha. I don't really pay attention to this sport. Like, at all. Though whenever NCAA rolls around, something in me always starts to root for Duke. No reason.

Favorite Olympic Sport: Gymnastics. It's so crazy what those people can make their bodies do!

Favorite Nascar Racer: Because yes, I like Nascar. I can't watch it on tv. But I've been to many races and I love it! My favorite is Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Favorite College Team: Well, obviously I'd love for Drake to win things, since that's my alma mater. But otherwise, I'm an Iowa Hawkeyes girl.


Did I miss anything?
I know I didn't mention soccer or hockey, but I don't really watch those.