Don't bug me

i scored a zara tank from snooty fox yesterday, as well as some other adorable items. love how i only go to look and then end up finding things i can't part with. this has little bugs on it, and the bright kelly green i'm loving lately. what color do i not love these days? 

i painted a tray orange this past weekend. i've always had a dislike for orange, but it suddenly has grown on me so much the past few months. funny how tastes change. 

and skin thickness.

now that i am writing to Josh daily, it gives me reason to reflect on decisions i made that day, conversations i had, mostly food i ate. i love knowing how adult i feel now. odd how being married makes a difference. i'm still shy, somewhat panicked and unsure when dealing with confrontation, but i find myself handling it in a way a younger me would be proud of. unfortunately this skill has been used at work and with my family recently, but i'm ok with that. i keep reminding myself i'm an adult and i can be kind and make my voice heard. even though my ears are always incredibly red after.

Butterfly Show and Friday night...

      Before we knew that the dates had been extended for this years' butterfly show, Allison and i made plans to go. i had been on a field trip outside all day and was hot and exhausted but i had fun. Spent awhile relaxing on the bench just watching. They had changed the rules a bit, they encourage you to only try to get the butterfly on the paper flower provided, so there were many more butterflies than anytime i've ever gone. Guess not so many people touching them helped.

Friday Paighton and I went to the Farmer's Market at Harvest Home (bought natural bug spray, hope it works!) and let Pai ride rides at the festival next door. She choose sushi for dinner, seriously never has there been a child who gobbles that stuff so quickly, then she finally got me to take her to putt putt golf. i had fun, and i'm horrible at it. Our scores we pretty close. Ha.

Last day of May

I've been trying to French braid my hair, I'm getting better. Sorta kinda?
My name is officially changed everywhere except on my driver's license. I'll get there.
I bought the bright green sandals from J Crew I've been eyeing for weeks. They were on sale so I let myself. They are the cutest and most painful shoes I've ever worn. Muppet band aides to the rescue.

Spent the day setting up the summer classroom and had a meet and greet with families. Fingers are crossed the summer goes well!

Long Weekend

i know today is a day to remember, and boy was i happy that the husband got an extra phone call! but today was all about doing nothing, not wearing a bra, and watching what had to be at least 14 episodes of Grey's Anatomy.

My family doesn't do anything as far as cookouts so i made vegan french toast with raspberries for dinner. which is maybe the second time i've cooked in the 9 weeks since that husband of mine has left.
Woo for finally having a lazy day :)

Currently...

Trying to make time for myself to relax and buy little things that make me happy. Like anything with polka dots...
Dreaming up color schemes for a future house. Hopefully soon. I walk by this house trimmed in mint with a matching door and always pause to admire it...
Starting a scrapbook of our wedding day and trying to figure out how to put in my congratulation cards...
And finishing up good-bye books to the children. Only 9 days left...

The rest of teacher appreciation week

The rest of teacher appreciation week went so fast. Hard to believe we only have a few days left before my change to the summer program! Here are a few things my director did for us the rest of the week.

Cute bags with reusable cups that can be frozen!

A highlighter, bandaids, and a pack of s'more fixins that says "we need s'more teachers like you!' 

Everyone's container said 'Most Popular' and it took me until later that night when I was suddenly "Ooooh... most POP-ular! Popcorn!" I'm a little slow, but there are few things I enjoy more than a good play on words! (the main reason I love OPI nail polish so much.) So many snacks!

We also had a little luncheon on Thursday that I didn't take a picture of, but I was all over that fruit tray. Good week.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week - to me!

And all other educators of course. 

I often feel that even though I went to college, write lesson plans, do multiple assessments on my children, and work very hard everyday at what I do (with very limited time off, being at a full year school), that preschool teachers are just thought of as babysitters. And while I do babysit, and love that as well, I am an educator. The children just happen to be very young, and with us for about 10 hours sometimes. 

While I do get credit for what I do, I worry that other preschool teachers and daycare providers might not.

The agency I work for expects a lot from us, but they truly do appreciate what we do and I'm grateful they take time to let us know.

This morning my director provided us with a super cute bucket of breakfast goodies. It's like she knew I was craving a banana this morning! And I was more excited than a person should be about my little pink bucket. It will match my pink wire basket in the bathroom perfectly.

Also, I am horrible with the picture frame app. I'm going to work on that.