october.

Wow, friends, I cannot even believe it’s October. What happened to those lazy, carefree days of summer? They’re gone from this life for the foreseeable future, but of course, if they don’t go for awhile then they wouldn’t be quite so sweet when they return. And it’s sweetness of summer that keeps me alive.

Fall’s got it’s perks too of course (although it ranks 3rd as far as seasons go, mostly because the bitter cold winter follows). I do love my tall brown boots and wearing cozy sweaters and scarves. I love the taste of pumpkin spice lattes and caramel apple spice. I love weekends with nothing much to do (and not feeling guilty about it!) and the days the leaves start changing to glorious shades of orange and red. Oh, those days, I look forward to them so.

I cannot believe it’s been over a week since I’ve last posted. Life seems busy these days between one thing and another and my fingers haven’t felt like typing much and my brain hasn’t felt like thinking outside the hours of school. More than anything sleep is my favorite thing right now and weekends come at a close second. School is going well and it’s surely keeping me busy, and life at the apartment is lovely. I’m working on painting curtains and although it’s tough work (tiring and tedious) I think it’ll be worth it in the end. I can’t wait to show you soon.

Happy Wednesday, everyone. So glad to be saying hello after all this time. ♥

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Boy did I ever have a Boston-filled weekend.

I spent Friday through Sunday kid-sitting my little summer buddy in Beacon Hill. Her parents went out of town for a friend’s birthday weekend and I took over to hold down the fort. We had a great couple of days going to birthday parties, visiting the Aquarium, and hanging out with friends at the park. I tried to snap a lot of pics. For one, I wanted to share them with her mom, but also because the life of a city-kid is intriguing to me. I grew up in a neighborhood where every house had a front and back yard, and where eating out meant Saturday night at the Friendly’s down the street (yeah, clown cone!). This little lady eats sushi for lunch and has dinners at the Four Seasons. Eloise, perhaps? Kind of, except instead of dresses she wears skorts, and she traded the patent leathers in for Pumas.

 

Linking up with a {little} dash of ash…

friday night pinterest lovefest:

one. two. three. four. five.

sun. ikat. dancer. bedroom. balloons. beach. painting.

So it’s Friday night and I’m pinning away. Nothing fancy pants for this girl. Just PJ’s, a glass of water, and my MacBook.

Hopefully you’re doing something of the same…

It’s what all the cool kids are doing!

Have a lovely weekend!

Back to School Night

Tonight is Back to School night!

Basically this means I need to stand up in front of all the parents in my classroom and talk for 30 minutes about what I do with their kids all day long. When I was in high school and college and even grad school the thought of public speaking made me feel like throwing up. I would definitely have a shake in my voice, my hands would be clammy, and my face would resemble the brightest strawberry in the patch. I think I might have broken out in hives once too. Not pretty.

Last year I was SUPER nervous for the parents to come in on Back to School Night. It was my first year and I knew my history of talking in front of groups. But somehow, once I started, I felt like I could go on forever. It felt easy, and I felt confident, and instantly I knew that I would be just fine. Better than fine, even. I rocked it.

The thing about giving a presentation in my classroom is this:

I discovered that I am an expert at talking about what I do all day because I know what I am doing, I am good at what I am doing, and I love what I am doing. I know how I feel about teaching and can easily explain what my beliefs are. I am confident that I run my classroom in an efficient way and I know that I am trying my hardest to see that every child grows to their highest potential. Talking about my teaching is easy for me because it’s what I was meant to do.

And so this year, I am excited about back to school night.

I’m ready to show them my stuff. You know, knock their socks off and all that good stuff. Bring it ON.