25 Days of BlogMas | Day 12

Friday: December 12, 2014

Hi guys!

I started off this morning by heading right over to my college to drop of my completed portfolio. 

The sun was finally out, so of course I had to snapchat it!

The best feeling in the world was dropping off my portfolio with the front secretary. I spend all week and every waking minute I had putting that thing together. Passing it in was icing on the cake.

So much closer to being done this semester.
Now I just have to email my last 4 assignments by Sunday night...

I got to my placement around 10:30 am.

I had forgotten it was pajama day in our class but thankfully my outfit totally qualified. I was not in the mood to put on tights and a dress this morning.

If you remember, last Friday was also pajama day. It was spirit week so the whole school wore their pajamas.

This Friday was different. Only out class got to wear pajamas. You see, in our class, they have the opportunity to earn silver balls (aluminum foil crumpled up into a ball). Things such as lining up quietly and putting everything away after indoor recess are opportunities where they can as a whole class earn a silver ball. Once the jar is full, they can vote on a special reward.

They voted for pajama day. With pajama day, they could bring in a stuffed animal...

This tiger was literally bigger than the girl who brought it in, but isn't it amazing!

I had to take a picture.

Anyways, we have a new student joining out class on Monday so I spend the majority of the day working on this poster. I'll have to take a picture of the final product once I get back there. It came out great and all the kids drew a little picture!

Well, after student teaching... you guessed it, I went to work.

As soon as it was over, I was ready to go home! While stuck in traffic, my mom called me. She needed a few things from the super market so I stopped by there onthe way home. I bought myself and redbull lobster roll; a little treat for all my hard work.

It was exactly what I needed!

I spent the rest of the night watching abcFamily Christmas movies.

Well, I'm off to bed early. I can't wait to sleep in!

Until next time,
XOXO Ines

25 Days of BlogMas | Day 5

Happy Friday!

I've never been happier to say that.

This week was one of the most stressful I've had in a while. But thankfully it flew by!

First off, I woke up wishing I could bury my head back in my pillow. Sleep deprivation, stress and being sick finally all caught up to me. My stuffy nose was gone, but I had to deal with the worst cough all day. The medicine didn't even work either!

Thank goodness it was pajama day! My penguin pajama pants were just what I needed :-)

Although I was happy it was Friday, I didn't want the day to end. It was my last day of take-over week and I really enjoyed it; my students enjoyed it too, which matters even more.

I ended the day with an hour and a half of art. We created mittens and they came out fabulous! We were all so into the project, that once it started, I forgot to take pictures. I only took a few while setting up.  I'll have to take some more Monday. 

Then, off to work I went until 6pm.

Eventually, 6pm rolled around and it was time to go back home. YES! My co-worker (who is also a close friend) invited me out to a bar, but I was still feeling too sick and tired to go out.

When I got home, I found out from my mom that our heat was not working, so he house was freezing cold! (Someone is coming in the morning to fix it)

Well, I plugged in one of our little heaters, put on some music and sat on the couch. I ate 2 bowls of home-made Portuguese chicken soup, had a well deserved glass of wine and a handful of cashew nuts.

It was exactly what I needed!
But once I finished, I started thinking about everything I had done this week.

... I've been sick for 5 days.

... All I do is teach, work, and do homework!

... I had my stressful take-over week in the classroom.

... I haven't been sleeping well at night. 

I deserve a relaxing night! So I decided to take a long, hot amazing bath.

Last Christmas, my boyfriend Brendan got me a huge box full of LUSH products. I moved the heater to the bathroom, rummaged through the box, lit a candle, and picked out a bath bomb & bubble bar.

Once my bathroom was hot and smelled good from the candle, I let the bath tub fill with hot water. 

That's when I dropped in the bath bomb!

And I crumbled just a little bit of the bubble bar to add a few bubbles.

I sat in the tub for an hour and a half.

I was able to answer a lot of emails.
I was able to start writing this blog post.
I was able to make a list of the homework I had left to do.

I was also able to catch up on some of my favorite YouTubers,
like Rhett & Link from Good Mythical Morning and Josh from JoshuaDTV.

Most importantly, I was able to relax.

Although I didn't go out with friends, see Brendan, or have a few beers, I had an awesome Friday night!

Now that tomorrow is Saturday, I'm hoping I have something more interesting to tell you guys about!
My life is the same every day, so it can get a little boring.

Well, I'm off to bed. I can't wait to sleep in!
Stay Warm!

Until next time,
XOXO Ines