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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Currently

I am linking up with Farley from Oh' Boy Fourth Grade for my very first Currently.  
With the start of a new year and new blogging resolutions (that I have already broken! Yikes!), I thought 'Why not start a new tradition?'  
Obviously this is my first, so please tell me if I made some huge mistake and my skirt is tucked into my underwear!
I am listening to the UPS man drive by my apartment.  I am always disappointed when he doesn't stop and knock on my door.  Although I haven't bought anything online, I am always a little surprise the package he has isn't for me.  
I am loving the massage I got today with my two sisters.  Ever since we graduated from college, we have a "day" at the spa that includes lunch and a massage.  Today was the special day.  We got sushi and then headed to get pampered.  It was the BEST one hour of 2013 so far!
I love spending time with those two goof balls.   We are fortunate enough to live in the same city, but we unfortunately do not see each other often enough!  But that will change soon because today over lunch we decided to train for a half marathon in March.  I'll keep you posted about that.
I am thinking that I should be lesson planning instead of writing this currently…but that's what the weekend is for right?
I am wanting another day of vacation.  I start back at work tomorrow. Enough said.
I am needing a nap.   That massage really took it out of me! Whew.
OLW: Enjoy!  I am going to try to enjoy life as much as possible.  My type-A personality usually gets in the way of that most of the time, not to mention the rush and stress of my job.  This year I am pledging to stop.  Take a deep breathe. Relax. And enjoy life.  I want need to enjoy my first graders.  They have so many exciting things going on in their lives and as their teacher, I want to be a part of that as a way to help them grow and learn.  I also need to enjoy my life outside of teaching, which means leaving school a little earlier, joining a gym, taking Mr. Husband on a date, and setting time aside one night each week for ME time.
That's it for me.  Leave me a comment so that I know you stopped by!  I'd love to check out your blog. Then go link up with Farley here.

16 comments:

  1. Hi! Welcome to Currently! I am so glad I found your blog. It's very cute!! My sister and I are very close, too but she lives 350 miles from me. I just got back from a 9-day visit with my family up in Louisville and I spent lots and lots of time with her. I love sisters!! :)

    I read your post about being so busy that you wrote back in December and TRUST ME when I say that I totally understand!! I'm certain that all of us teachers out there understand that blogging religiously is just flat out impossible. Unless you have a life assistant. HA!

    Anyway, I am your newest follower and I'd be honored if you would follow me in return!!
    http://thesciencelife.blogspot.com/

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    1. Emily,
      Thanks for your sweet comment! I love the part where you said I need a personal assistant. I think that's what my life is missing. :)

      I appreciate you stopping by. I look forward to checking out your blog too!

      -The Frizz

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  2. Hi there! I am new to Currently as well - that's how I found you. Very cute blog you have here! I totally understand how you feel about sudden and dramatic class size increases. I teach middle school home ec, and sometimes I think the guidance dept thinks putting kids in my class is the easiest way to rearrange schedules that need to be changed - without giving thought to the fact that we regularly deal with fire, knives, needles and scissors! But we somehow always make it through, don't we? Have a great 2013!

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    1. WOW! Your class sounds like my worst nightmare! I'm glad it's you and not me. YIKES!

      Thanks for the encouragement! I hope you have a great year as well!

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  3. I'm so glad that someone else feels the same way about hearing the UPS man pass their house. I live in an apartment and the man on the 1st floor works for FedEx. I always get a little excited when I see his truck.... only to remember that he lives here. BOO. :)

    -Courtney
    http://2ndgradesnapshots.blogspot.com/

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    1. Courtney,

      That is a bummer about your FedEx neighbor. I just got a chance to look around at your blog! I love donorschoose! I received 2 Ipod touches and a laptop this past semester. It has changed my classroom completely! Good luck with your video project!

      -The Frizz

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  4. Hey Frizz! You did it RIGHT- I did it WRONG! Nuts!

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    1. I only got it right because you warned me ahead of time! Cheers to our blogging adventures.

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  5. Found you through currently and so glad I did. I also teach 1st in Texas : ) Where do you teach?? I'm in Montgomery (just north of Houston). Can't wait to read your blog!

    Lindsay
    For the Love of First Grade

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    1. Hey! I'm about 3 hours north of Houston in a town that's maybe 1/4th the size! Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. Your UPS comment made me remember my mom and her dogs. They were discouraged from barking, except they were allowed to bark at the UPS truck, if it passed us by! :) I also think your blog is just adorable!

    NotJustChild'sPlay

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    1. How smart! That sounds like something my sister would do. She has three border collies and is always training them to do the most amazing tricks. They are so smart and can learn to do the cutest things!

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  7. Happy New Year! I found you on Farley's Currently and wanted to wish you all the best in 2013!
    So excited to link up with a fellow first grade teacher!
    I am your newest follower!
    Julie
    Ms. Marciniak's First Grade Critter Cafe

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    1. Just got a chance to check out your blog. Now I'm excited to link up with YOU!

      -The Frizz

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  8. I feel the same way about the UPS truck. I always wish he has a package for me, even though I rarely have a reason for him to visit my house! I ordered a sewing machine with my money I got for Christmas (and I used a ton of my own money, of course). It was supposed to come last Friday, so I waited and waited all day for it. Every time I heard the tiniest noise outside, I looked out to see if my machine was here. When it finally came, I ran outside when the guy was still standing there dropping it off. I felt stalker-ish, but I was so excited!

    Thanks for visiting my blog! I'm your newest follower!

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    1. A sewing machine!?! How exciting! My husband got me a sewing machine for my Christmas/Birthday gift last year and I have been loving it!

      How you made anything yet?

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