Workin' on it Wednesday

Well, it's been a minute since I posted last. (Well, more like a gazillion minutes over the last 8 months.) Stress and work sort of took over this year and my poor blog aspirations clearly took a lengthy stay on the back burner. Rest assured that during my absence, however, I have remained quite busy making classroom goodies that I'm anxious to share with you all. So welcome back and let's get on with it! :)

So during my usual morning blog trolling, I stumbled across KinderGal's "Workin' on it Wednesday" linky party. Teachers are linking up to share what projects and activities they are working on now that summer is finally here!

So what am I working on these days? Well, as of 3 days ago, summer is in full swing and I truly have a MASSIVE project ahead of me. I am switching schools next year (not grade levels though) and the school I am moving to is still being built. It will be brand-spanking new come August! Not truly knowing what my new classroom will look like (including the closet/storage space I will be working with) I opted to bring EVERYTHING home with me over the summer rather than to have it moved directly to the new school. Since the new school is still under construction, my stuff would likely have been sitting in boxes in a room/warehouse until August anyway. The anxiety of not being able to access things on the chance that I desperately needed something over the summer was just NOT something I was prepared to handle. So into my husband's JEEP it all went and home it came to rest in our house. It was definitely a PROCESS packing it up and getting it all home. Now that it's here (literally taking over my entire home office), I am somewhat overwhelmed but nevertheless determined to sort through it all.

There is literally NO walkway into this room right now. You can barely see my 27in iMac on the desk way behind all of those boxes! Also bear in mind that this room does not include any of the furniture that I brought home. I have those items stashed away in the basement. (Honestly, I feel like a hoarder!! Yikes. Maybe I have too much stuff. Do you guys have this much stuff too? Please tell me you do and then maybe I won't feel so bad...) Sidenote: my friends think I might have a Sterilite addiction. They might be right...

It's a tough sight to see my office in this state but I'm really trying to remain positive. This will be a chance for me to sort through things that I need and don't need. It will also give me a chance to reorganize EVERYTHING. I'm definitely thinking of re-organizing my classroom library. I will also possibly organize materials by quarter or even by month to make certain things easier to find. Beyond my organization project, I already have a few ideas for materials I want to create for the upcoming school year along with illustrations/clip art I have been dying to get to. I have some ideas for materials I want to update and I'm also signed up for a few summer grad classes. (No surprise there)! Oh, and at some point, I am supposed to get all four of my wisdom teeth extracted. Blah... I can't say that I'm looking forward to that but it will be nice to finally cross that "errand" off my list if when it finally does get done. (I've been putting it off for over 2 years now). I must say, it's shaping up to be a pretty busy summer and I'm only 3 days into it! Hopefully, I'm able to fit some fun and relaxation in there too!

Alright, that's all for now. Time to get to work! Thanks for stopping by.

~Theresa