Saturday, January 10, 2015
So it's after the holidays and I have been surfing the two companies (Yankee and B&BW) to see what deals they've been having. I already placed an order with B&BW for some soaps and a few candles. Yankee, however, I waited...as soon as they had a certain amount for 5 or 6. This sale it's 5 for $60. I picked up some regular candles and ... a Scenterpiece! Yay! I am super excited to try out this mess free interchangeable system. I have been putting it off just because I really didn't need to get sucked in to another warmer. But I love the idea of the cups..no ice to help pop out the wax, no left over fragrance to mix in with another. So many reasons. I am just worried that they will discontinue it. But it's a chance I am willing to take.
I was at the grocery store...feeling a little blue. I was told I was going to need surgery and was basically freaking out. I thought why not swing by the nail polish...that will cheer me up!
Cute As A Button is pink and at times looks coral. This bright creamy color called to me from the shelf. Now, Essie polish never really stays on my nails but it just so happened to stay on for about four days. I was really satisfied with it!
Might be giving Essie more opportunities to impress me :)
Saturday, September 20, 2014
My poor nails have been completely destroyed. After moving all of my classroom furniture around 
So I figured I would make this the starting photo to get them back into shape. Today I put on some cuticle oil and cream to help my poor cuticles. The nails themselves have been peeling a lot! I'm currently trying not to get into a bad habit like picking at them.
We will see if they will ever be like the were.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
When I first started teaching I bought a letter organizer from Office Max. I used it as their mailboxes ( fill their slot with graded work, newsletters and other things to be sent home). Friday I would take all of the stuff out and send it home in a folder. The folder would come back emptied and signed acknowledging that parents had gotten the graded work. Repeat.
It is huge!!! When I ordered it on Amazon it said it would hold a ream of paper in each slot. Well I do believe it is able to hold more since the bottom left slot has a ream of paper in it and you can see there is more space!
After a few years of moving from classroom to classroom, the material that covered the sides started to pull away from the unit. I wasn't teaching a grade because I was now part of the activity rotation as the computer teacher. Someone said they wished they could have it...of course knowing it was going to a good home, I decided to part ways with it.
Now back in the classroom, I thought I would try just filing my stuff in a crate with hanging folders. Maybe my fingers are just so fast or clumsy, the stinky hanging folders would get caught up. I was fed up. Yes I know I took up less space, but I felt as if I wanted to throw it in the trash each week.
I purchased a couple of cardboard letter sorters just to finish the year. Of course they were close to $15 a piece and it only had eights slots. At the of the year I made a vow to myself....I will save my money (yes cut back on nail polish and wax) so I could buy a new sorter. I didn't want a wooden one due to the fact the laminate started peeling off my first one...no, no I wanted a metal one. Hardcore steel baby! So this is what it turned out to be:
I am in love with it. I don't have to have anything else out to hold paper. This has enough space for all of my papers or copies for the week ahead, my clipboard sheets (my classroom management), while you were gone sheets, and extra slots I put my card stock and colored copy paper (and still had space left).
It was $250 but totally worth every penny!
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Bring Back My Bar purchase. Not a huge purchase but I wanted to try some of the fragrances I never smelled before.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
I bought a shoe organizer for inside my storage cabinet at work. I move A LOT! I am tired of carrying boxes to my new classroom each year so I figured I could just move this from door to door. I had one a couple of years ago but then I moved to a room that didn't have a strorage closet. Then I brought the one I had home to hold tarts. Now it holds scrapbook stuff as well. I buy the ones with plastic pockets. 
This is a great way to see what you actually have without looking all over in several drawers for something. I put anything sharp in the bottom pockets like scissors and staple removers. Less used items on top like my seasonal pens and special erasers I use only on our class book in February. The one I have now I bought at Walmart for $5.96.
This is a great way to see what you actually have without looking all over in several drawers for something. I put anything sharp in the bottom pockets like scissors and staple removers. Less used items on top like my seasonal pens and special erasers I use only on our class book in February. The one I have now I bought at Walmart for $5.96.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
C and I went to the zoo for a play date the other day. We had so much fun! I wanted to have a new never tried before mani...this is how it turned out.
I used I Love Nail Polish - Under the Bleachers, Julie G - White Orchid, and Color Club (silver no name on the bottle). I created a chevron pattern with some vinyl and my cricut machine. I love how it turned out.
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