September Currently

Wow, three posts in a weekend ... no wonder it is so warm outside today!  :)
I forgot with all that is going on at my new school and my mother's birthday yesterday to link up for the September currently.  Therefore, I am linking up with Farley from Oh' Boy 4th Grade now.  Later is better than never! :)

Listening:

I am currently listening to my playlist while I create some new TPT products.  My favorite song of this summer is Back It Up by Prince Royce.  It is just a song with a great beat and one that I cannot get out of my head.  

Loving:

I am absolutely in love with the smell of my room.  Yesterday I decided to unpack all of my fall items because the weather was so cool.  I also want to unpack all my fall stuff before I get so busy with school and family birthdays coming up.  So for the last two days I have been burning fall, harvest, and pumpkin candles.  Between football starting and these smells, I am anticipating fall more than ever.  Duh its my favorite season, why wouldn't I?

Thinking:

I have loved that my first two weeks of school are four day weeks.  I wish every week was this way.  I hate odd numbers (and of course going to school 5 days drive me crazy).  Four days is just enough for me, the students, and my sleep schedule!  I am enjoying this last four day week until we get caught up in five day weeks until Thanksgiving/Christmas break time.  

Wanting:

Due to my anticipation of fall, I am wanting the weather to match my feelings.  Our 94 degree weather today really bums me out.  I am craving jeans, hoodies, and cool 50-60 degree days again!  

Needing:

I have been working so hard today with my TPT and creating my Birthday Sale banners that I have not had time to eat lunch.  My tummy is rumbling but I do not want to ruin my dinner appetite!  I smell dinner on the grill now and its making me even more hungry!  

3 Goals:

1. I want to stay up to date on my teacher ISN.  I am creating one for each class so if someone is absent they can check the one that I am staying up to date with.  

2. I want to make sure that I stay up-to-date with my TPT creations.  I am beyond excited that my store is expanding along with my sales.  I am hoping to triple my sales from my first year.  

3. I want to make sure that I stay up with my blogging.  I know that last year at this time I stopped blogging and did not start up until school ended again.  I want to try and blog about my ISN notebook and things that are working and not working.

I hope everyone had a relaxing Labor Day and have a great week back!  

August Currently

Hey everyone!  

Sorry for being a little late with the August Currently.  I spent the weekend away at my old college watching my boyfriend win gold in the Keystone State Games in baseball.  

Congrats Babe on a fantastic win!!

I am linking up with my friend Farley from Oh' Boy 4th Grade for the August Currently.  

Listening:

This whole summer I have been getting back into country music.  I find myself listening to country during the summer months.  It must be that light country swag that gives me that summer, relaxing feel.  This current song from Jana Kramer is absolutely addicting to listen to.  

  

Loving:

I am loving this beautiful weather outside.  This summer in PA has been very different this past year.  We started our summer off with tons of rain and storms.  We experienced a tornado and lots of flooding.  The past two weeks we went from wet days to hot, sticky, and dry.  The past several weeks we have been experiencing a heat wave with days feeling like triple digits.  Today is a beautiful summer day.  A cool breeze with sun.  The humidity is not too bad which makes it a perfect day for laying out.  Something I really have not done that much this summer.  I do need to tan up a bit before school starts.  

Thinking:

Each morning I wake up, I keep thinking that the first day of school is getting closer and closer.  This year I transferred to a new school within the same diocese.  There is so much I need to learn and do.  We are not allowed to enter our classroom until mid-August.  This has been driving me crazy because I am very OCD about everything and usually have my classroom set up by now.  I have been trying to take lots of time at home to make all the things to make my room perfect this year.  However, I am not sure what my schedule is, what exactly I am teaching, what textbook I will be using.  It is so hard to prepare for the year when I feel like I am so behind.  Now that we are in August, we start school in three weeks and I have not set foot in my room yet!  YIKES!!  

Wanting:

I am wanting some more time for vacation trips with my love.  I am so glad that we have things planned every weekend in August to celebrate our last month together before things start to get crazy at my new school.  This past weekend he coached the Junior Division at the Keystone State Games for baseball.  He was gone most of the week and I decided to go out to see his medal game.  I was happy for the game to be at my old college.  Nothing like stepping foot on your old undergrad campus.  The memories came rushing back.  I was able to then show him and his assistant coaches what the night life was like back when I was a student there.  This upcoming weekend we have a camping trip planned since I have not been able to camp yet and not sure if I will be able to this fall due to his baseball schedule.  The next weekend we are going up to Rochester, NY to hang out with his old college roommate.  I have never been to Rochester and am excited to go up.  On our way up we are going to stop at the Finger Lakes and tour some of the wineries.  A dream come true for me.  I always wanted to go up there!  Our last weekend we will be celebrating our 6 month anniversary.  We have been wanting to go to one of our favorite breweries, Du Claw, which is located in Maryland.  We plan on going down to the Baltimore Aquarium for the day, stop at the Brewery, and then enjoy a night out on the town before heading home.  I cannot believe that we have been dating for 6 months.  The summer just flew by with him.  Our last weekend before school starts will be a relaxing one with wine, dinner with our families, relaxation, and end with a day at the spa.  

Needing:

I am starting to panic that I have not yet been in my classroom to set up.  I am in need of getting in there and start setting up.  I also want to meet my new team so that I can learn the procedures and rules of the school.  Waiting all this time is beginning to drive me CRAZY!!  I hope my principal calls this week telling me that I can start setting up.  My parents would also like me to get rid of all my school stuff off the front porch.  It has been all cluttered during the transition.  

B2S RAK:

My B2S RAK is a small gift bag/basket for my new team members.  I want to make sure that I make a great impression.  A small basket/bag filled with post-it notes, pens, pencils, and stress reliever chocolates is always a great way to start.  I believe highly on a good team, and want to establish one at my new school.