25 Days of BlogMas | Day 7

Hello world! 

I slept in this morning until 11am. 

I woke up to the lovely smell of coffee and pancakes. Ever since I can remember, Sunday is always homemade pancake day at my house. 

I layed in bed for about an hour, watching some of my favorite youtubers and cleaning out my phone photo album. 

Around 12:30pm, still laying in bed, there was a knock on my bedroom door. It was my mom and she brought me breakfast in bed :-) 

After finishing my breakfast, of course I continued to lounge around in bed. 

Eventually I had to get out of bed to clean my room. It's become a messy pit and needs to be completely cleaned. Not only do I suffer during the end of the semester, but so do my car and bedroom. 

I'll get to my car eventually...

I spent a majority of my afternoon cleaning my room. Come the evening I was exhausted and starving. My mom made meatballs so I grabbed a plate and sat down in my living room to enjoy it. 

Of course, I was greeted by my snuggle buddy, Willie. 

I tried to take a picture as fast as I could, before he stuck his face into my pasta. Although a little dark and blury, the picture is not half bad. 

After dinner I spent the rest of my night trying to type up the remainder of my lesson plans. 

My portfolio is due Tuesday so I tried to give myself a head start. Usually I do everything the night before, but it looks like I'm growing up.... Scary! Lol. 

Before heading to bed, I quickly did my nails. They were starting to chip, and I hate that! I used my new Seche Vite UV nail polish and a new color Brendan bought me in his vacation. 

Instead of doing a first impressions, I've decided to review the UV Seche Vite. I love the polish, but my first impression of it is totally negative. But, that's because I used it wrong. Oops! 

Now that I've figured it out, I'll practice til I perfect using it, and then review it. 

Sound good?

Well, I'm off to bed! I have work early in the morning and it's my last week of class. 

Almost over!!!

Until next time,

XOXO Ines

25 Days of BlogMas | Day 2

Hi there world! 

I woke up again this morning as sick as a dog. My body is finally catching up with all the stress I've been putting it under;  I'm just glad my soar throat is gone. Now I have a stuffy nose and headache to deal with all day. I might not look sick, but I definitely am! 

Something is floating around amongst the first grade....

Day 2 of my takeover week went really well. My classroom teacher was out again so, although I love having her there and she is the best support system, it was definitely more relaxing to know that I didn't have her eyes on me the whole day as I taught. 

With the first day of December comes celebrating and learning about December holidays. 

Yesterday I introduced The Nutcracker advent calendar to the whole class. We opened window one and today we got to open window two. It took them until today to really understand how an advent calendar worked. 

I really love the one my classroom teacher has because it tells the story of the nutcracker over the 24 days of the advent calendar. Each window has a miniature book; so every day you find out more to the story. I love the concept!

After dismissal, instead of heading to work, I went home for a few minutes then drove to class. Class was the LAST thing I wanted to do today. I actually ended up leaving because I had a pounding headache and by this point, I was also much sicker!

As soon as I got back home, dinner was ready. My mom made steaks and I couldn't help myself; I had to dog in. At least I still have my appetite! 

Sadly, because tomorrow is my observation day, I had to write up my lesson plan and email it to my professor. Homework, or really any work, was the last thing on my mind. I wanted to be a couch potatoe until I was too sleepy to sit up straight 

It took me a couple of hours to write up my lesson plan. Between typing, watching Elf and procrastinating, it took way longer than it should have. But atleast I did it, right?!

Well I'm off to put pjs on and get in bed. I just took a big dose of night time cold medicine so I'm hoping it kicks in soon!

Try not to get sick!!

Until next time, 

Xoxo Ines 

25 Days of BlogMas | Day 1

Hello world! 

Not only did today mark the first day of December but it also marked the first day of my take over a week. Besides waking up with the worst soar throat ever, I was anxiously excited to start the day. For the most part, because I've had other teaching jobs while completing my undergrad, I'm pretty comfortable being in a classroom. But, because this is the first time I've had one whole full week of full responsibility, I was a little nervous. 

I've been fortunate enough this semester to not only have a wonderful group of students but also have a wonderful group of support staff. This placement is by far my favorite and definitely solidifies that I should be a teacher; i'm in the right career field. Its going to be sad once December break comes and I have to say goodbye. 

All in all, I had a great first day of my take over a week. It was more that I could've asked for. Everything went smoothly, I didn't lose anyone, and all of the children seem to just really enjoy themselves; it was like any other day of the week in the classroom. 

Of course as soon as 2:30 hit and all the kids were dismissed I had to rush over to my real paying job at an after school program a few towns over, until 6 o'clock. Of course as soon as I got there my soar throat grew more painful. 

I genuinely enjoy my job and because of how my schedule worked out this semester, I could only be there three times a week. So, I'm actually looking forward to coming back in January full-time (Monday through Friday). It's a different set of staff, it's a different set of students, it's a completely different population but I love it just as much. 

We picked secrets today so there was a lot of excitement floating around amongst my coworkers.

You wouldn't believe how well we all get along. It's more like a family than it is a group of casual acquaintances that you work with. 

6 o'clock finally hit and we were free to go. I hopped on the highway and headed home. Then, I ate dinner with my parents and sat in my living room for about an hour and watched elf. That's when I noticed my stuffy nose and my headache; it was time to make some tea and take some Tylenol. 

Finally, around 9 o'clock, I couldn't take being downstairs anymore so I headed upstairs to my room, where I put on my pajamas and got into bed. Maybe some extra rest will help me fight this cold (hopefully that's all it is). 

All in all I think I had a pretty sweet first day of BlogMas. 

Now I just hope that I wake up tomorrow morning feeling a whole lot better! 

Until next time,

XOXO ines