The differences between my first year of teaching and my second year of teaching are so dramatic that its almost insane. I honestly cannot remember how I managed to survive the stress of my first year, because now I feel like I'm floating on by! The biggest differences I've noticed are: I actually enjoy spending … Continue reading First Year vs. Second Year

First, the apology: I promised that during the summer (when I had all of this glorious, amazing, wonderful free time that is coming to a close) that I would blog more often. Well... I LIED. So sue me. It turns out that even when I have loads of free time I can still find many … Continue reading An Update and an Apology

Here I lie, 19 days into my first summer break as a full-time salaried teacher... AND IT IS AMAZING! Seriously, having a summer break (even though I'm still working my second and third jobs) makes every stressful part of teaching worth it. I have done so many things in these short couple of weeks that … Continue reading Summer Break Update #1

There are two days of school left (with kids) and I could not be more excited! I have had a tumultuously wonderful first year of teaching, but I am very much looking forward to my first summer as a teacher. I will still be teaching thirteen days this summer (some for four hours, some for … Continue reading Summer Bucket List

Anyone who knows me knows that I am absolutely obsessed with planners, planner accessories and school supplies in general. Anyone who follows me on social media knows that I am absolutely obsessed with Erin Condren! http://www.ErinCondren.com is my go-to spot for planners, notebooks and any other personalized stationary I would ever need. My most recent Erin Condren … Continue reading Erin Condren Teacher Planner: My New Obsession

...is basically how my first performance as Children's Ministry Music Director went. It was a "Mother's Day Sing," a casual event on Mother's Day where the kids performed two songs I had taught them and our amazing Children's Ministry Director made beautiful heart cookies and punch. The kids ranged from the ages of 2 to … Continue reading Introducing: A Bunch of Cute Little Kids Sort of Singing the Right Thing

  Yes, you can call me "2 jobs" now as I have officially picked up a new position as the Children's Ministry Music Director at a local church. For now, I am only working with the kids on Sunday evenings but I will be running the music portion of Vacation Bible School over the summer … Continue reading 2 Jobs

Around November at a staff meeting our principal assigned teachers to work in groups to read Teach Like a Pirate and present their readings at future staff meetings. My immediate thought was: don't we have enough work to do already? My next thought was: how long can I avoid this before I am forced to do … Continue reading The Three Passions of Teaching

That's the first title that popped into my head and I deem it completely appropriate. It is February and I am tired. Very tired. No one told me that being a full-time teacher would be this exhausting and this draining. I've even had three snow days since Winter Break, but am still completely dead every time I come home … Continue reading It’s February and I’m Tired

I am an absolute lover of lists. I make to-do lists like my life depends on them and I have a bad habit of owning multiple planners for the same calendar year. Actually, I bought a Lilly Pulitzer Aug. 2015-Dec. 2016 agenda and then just purchased a Goal Digger Jan. 2016-Dec. 2016 planner, but I am now considering … Continue reading New Years Resolutions for the First Year Teacher