So let's just face it. I am a horrible blogger. I try to take inspiration from other people, but I just can't seem to keep up with this thing. So while I continue to keep posting blogs, I make no promised of how frequent. Part of the reason is that I have been crazy busy as of late. I have started teaching 5th grade and it has sure kept me on my toes. About 2 1/2 weeks ago I showed up to work and the office told me that the teacher I am long term subbing for was going into labor. Luckily she had prepared me pretty well so I was able to just pick up and take over the class. Really it is going well, but there is just this weird transition phase where I am trying to get all the grading that she left caught up (something I did over the weekend with the help of wonderful Sam). Also she didn't really leave me lesson plans, which is totally ok, but I have never taught 5th grade before so sometimes I just feel like, what the heck is going on? It's not my ideal teaching situation, but I am beginning to think there is no such thing. So I have been busy, and to top it all off we have end of level testing this week. I just hope I don't totally ruin the kid's test scores with my lack of preparing them. So far we have one test down with no major headaches.
I feel like since I have taken over this class life has gone by way to fast! Every day cruises by and it is 5 pm before I know it and I still have mountains of things to do. When I get home I make dinner and after that it feels like it is time for bed already. The thing is that even though I am tired and busy and I feel like I never get to see Sam anymore, who also just started going full-time at his work, I am not that stressed out. I am trying to learn to just relax and not get worked up over every little thing that happens at school. That does not mean I don't get worked up over things... just not school things. This experience has taught me a lot about how to be a teacher and is so so so much better than student teaching. So life is busy, but life is good. Sam is done with school for the semester, my sister Bethany is coming to visit for 2 weeks today, my neice Leah gets baptised on Saturday, the weather is warm, my garden is weeded, I have a husband that does dishes and takes out the trash (with some reminding). My life is good.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Spring Break was mostly a success
Well it is good old Monday, which means that Spring Break is unfortunately over. I am not going to lie, it was hard to wake up at 6 am and go to work today. But it also wasn't too bad. It is nice to get back into a routine and to be making money again instead of sitting at home worrying about it. So I am sure you are all wondering, how did I do on my Spring Break goals (okay, okay, you probably forgot all about it). Well there were some things I did not get to. The desk is not cleared off. But to my defense I organized a ton of stuff and completely organized all our files. Also, half of the stuff on the desk is Sam's and I have no control over his organization. So the desk was not a success but I organized my things on it. I also did not finish my menu plan, but I realized that it was a pretty huge undertaking and I feel good about it because I have a menu for this month and it has been a pretty good success so far. So it's not finished but a work in progress. The one thing I truly did not touch was the wedding thank yous. So they remain a nagging little thought in my mind.
Despite not completing those things, I still got a lot done. For instance, look at this sparkling dresser, I bet you don't even recognize it!
Remember how it used to look like this? Well no more!
And remember how I said I was going to plant all my seeds? Well I did. And here they are. I had to bring them inside because of the looming wind storm.
Look at my tiny little lobelia starts!
And my lonely little jalepeno plant. Isn't it so cute? I think so.
Also, I worked out (for reals) three times this week, plus Sam and I went on numerous walks. Now I just need to keep it up this week. I also just did a ton of organizing off all my craft stuff and old papers that needed going through. I spent a lot of time with family and watched wonderful General Conference. The week was great and it was the relaxation I needed before my taking on a class of 5th graders. It could be any day now that Mrs. Eddy (the teacher I am substituting for) has her baby. For sure I will start next week, but she is not sure if she will make it until then. It kind of freaks me out that I could just start any day now. I kept thinking what if she went into labor at school? I sure hope not for both our sakes.
Despite not completing those things, I still got a lot done. For instance, look at this sparkling dresser, I bet you don't even recognize it!
Remember how it used to look like this? Well no more!
And remember how I said I was going to plant all my seeds? Well I did. And here they are. I had to bring them inside because of the looming wind storm.
I had all sorts of things from onions to tomatoes to flowers. I also planted some seeds directly into our garden. I can't wait to see the little plants poke up from the soil!
Look at my tiny little lobelia starts!
Also, I worked out (for reals) three times this week, plus Sam and I went on numerous walks. Now I just need to keep it up this week. I also just did a ton of organizing off all my craft stuff and old papers that needed going through. I spent a lot of time with family and watched wonderful General Conference. The week was great and it was the relaxation I needed before my taking on a class of 5th graders. It could be any day now that Mrs. Eddy (the teacher I am substituting for) has her baby. For sure I will start next week, but she is not sure if she will make it until then. It kind of freaks me out that I could just start any day now. I kept thinking what if she went into labor at school? I sure hope not for both our sakes.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Spring Break!
Well people I am officially on Spring Break. It is about 90% good, and about 10% bad. It is mostly good because let's face it, a week off a work is always a good thing. But there is a down side because I don't get paid for a whole week and because Sam is still in school and has work so it is just me hanging out by myself all week. I don't really like being home alone all day. I am already home alone all afternoon until Sam gets home from work, but I like that because it gives me time to do whatever I want. But all day? That is a little too much. I am sure people with crazier lives than me or with a bazillion kids are puking right now because my big problem is too much free time. But I don't feel bad. I realize my life is not really that hard and I am totally living it up. One day I will be working full time and then we will have kids and I won't have time to breath, so I totally am enjoying this life of mine with zero guilt. However I don't want to waste my life away sleeping or watching TV so I have set a few goals for myself and I will let you know how I do at the end of the week.
#1 Organize my dresser
This is how my dresser looks right now. Yes it is a little embarrassing but I am hoping that making it public will give me more incentive to clean it.
#2 Organize out desk
This is how our desk looks like right now and this is actually after we "organized" it so we had room to set up our printer.
#3 Work out, I mean really work out, at least three times this week. People, I am at an all time low in laziness. Both Sam and I are. It is sad. We picked up leaves all over our yard on Saturday and both of us have super sore hamstrings from all the bending down. It's pathetic really. There is no excuse this week!
#4 Finish planting all my seeds. I am trying to start a garden from seeds and it is halfway working out. I think this deserves its own post but it is still part of my goals this week.
#5 Finish my menu planning for the month. This also deserves its own post and when I am done I will post all about it because I am super excited about it.
#6 Mail out the last of my wedding thank-yous. There are seriously only like 15 more that I don't have addresses for. And I finished the bulk of them months ago, but there is just that little stack that I know is sitting in a box, on the desk, just waiting to be mailed. They need to go, and this is the week.
Okay, there you go. My six goals this week. You are probably thinking, really? Come on Kayla you are home all day, these things should be easy to finish. But think about it. Some of these things I have been putting off for months. You know those things that you have in the back of your mind all the time but you seem to always have something more important to do instead. I am giving myself until Saturday to finish all of these. So far I have not done much, but it is only Monday right? (says the voice of a procrastinator) So on Saturday you will get the final update. Wish me luck!
Oh and isn't this the cutest thing? They are brother and sister and they like to snuggle (when they are not trying to swat each other in the face) and it is adorable. Yes I keep posting pictures of cats, yes I realize that is lame, but wait until you have a pet and then you will understand.
#1 Organize my dresser
This is how my dresser looks right now. Yes it is a little embarrassing but I am hoping that making it public will give me more incentive to clean it.
#2 Organize out desk
This is how our desk looks like right now and this is actually after we "organized" it so we had room to set up our printer.
#3 Work out, I mean really work out, at least three times this week. People, I am at an all time low in laziness. Both Sam and I are. It is sad. We picked up leaves all over our yard on Saturday and both of us have super sore hamstrings from all the bending down. It's pathetic really. There is no excuse this week!
#4 Finish planting all my seeds. I am trying to start a garden from seeds and it is halfway working out. I think this deserves its own post but it is still part of my goals this week.
#5 Finish my menu planning for the month. This also deserves its own post and when I am done I will post all about it because I am super excited about it.
#6 Mail out the last of my wedding thank-yous. There are seriously only like 15 more that I don't have addresses for. And I finished the bulk of them months ago, but there is just that little stack that I know is sitting in a box, on the desk, just waiting to be mailed. They need to go, and this is the week.
Okay, there you go. My six goals this week. You are probably thinking, really? Come on Kayla you are home all day, these things should be easy to finish. But think about it. Some of these things I have been putting off for months. You know those things that you have in the back of your mind all the time but you seem to always have something more important to do instead. I am giving myself until Saturday to finish all of these. So far I have not done much, but it is only Monday right? (says the voice of a procrastinator) So on Saturday you will get the final update. Wish me luck!
Oh and isn't this the cutest thing? They are brother and sister and they like to snuggle (when they are not trying to swat each other in the face) and it is adorable. Yes I keep posting pictures of cats, yes I realize that is lame, but wait until you have a pet and then you will understand.
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