July Currently

Well half the summer break is over!  I have enjoyed it so far, but like most teachers, the day after school is out, we already have all these ideas in our heads! 
This past school year was a whirlwind of newness.  I survived!-  I honestly felt like a first year teacher!  I made a move from first grade to fourth, and boy was it challenging!  All in all, I learned a lot and I realized that I love fourth grade!-  I was not the best blogger, more like not a blogger at all this past school year, but I'm not calling it quits yet!-  So here I go again.....
I am linking up with Farley from Oh Boy, Fourth Grade, for the first time. 

Listening: I'm actually sitting in silence while my little guy is napping.  It's so quiet, all I hear is the hum of the ceiling fan whirling and the occasional clicks of the keyboard.-

 

Loving: I am loving the time I am spending with my son.  He is three years old and this is the first summer he has stayed home from daycare.  During the school year, I feel guilty, because I feel like I am not spending enough time with him.  I am sure many of you feel the same.  I think that's the hardest part about being a teacher, finding a balance that satisfies the different roles we carry.

 

Thinking:  I am thinking about all the things I need to prepare for next year.  Now "I know what I'm doing," but I have so much to actually do!- Does that make sense?  Last year was like a first year for me.  I took notes along the way and hope that I can do more than just "survive" this upcoming school year.

 

Wanting: I desperately want to make it outside to trim the overgrown shrubs!-  If you know me, then you know, I am not an "outside" person.  I'm the teacher that brings an umbrella to recess to shade myself from the sun! However, it is the summer, and I want to help my hubby with the yard work, also he doesn't have the patience to trim the shrubs the way I like them! 

 

Needing:  I need to delve in and finally wrap up my organizational frenzy this summer. It started with my son's closet as we prepared to move in some "big boy" furntiture....it looked something like this after I pulled everything out and started....

  

and then after organizing, purging, and donating....

I still need to wrap the other U-Haul Boxes and then label all the toys....

 

 I believe everything has a place and if it has a label, it's that much better off! LOL (One of my nicknames is The Label Queen.) I have been de-cluttering the entire house this summer, and I am down to 2 closets.  I have been organizing, labeling, and cleaning along the way. 

 

All Star: I love to plan parties and consider myself a pretty great party planner.  I love to create the invitations, banners, thank you cards, centerpieces, etc.  The last party I planned was for my son's 3rd birthday party; the theme was Superheroes.-

 

 

 

I've never hosted a brunch before, but I'd like to host a Back-to-School brunch for my co-workers/friends.  We'll see if time allows for that!-

 

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and all the other bloggers who have linked their July Currently.

Have a blessed day!