April Currently

With the flip of a calendar page, it's already April! It's just past midnight on April 2, and I'm already well past the 300th person to join in on this month's currently linky. Wow! I'm going to follow the rule of 3 and check out at least 3 other folks' posts - but I'd love to read them all!

Here is mine. Be sure to go link up if you haven't yet.

Listening: These days I'm loving JT's new album. It's great music to keep me moving.

Loving: The school year is winding down! This year's group has been especially challenging, so I'm looking forward to some down time to recharge. We have some fun things planned for the last 6 weeks, so it will fly past!

Thinking: I should be sleeping! I got my second wind, and need to just put things away and go to sleep. The dangers of being home alone while the dear boyfriend is out of town...

Wanting: I love springtime. I don't love that springtime in Phoenix often means 90 degree temperatures. I want my 80s - at least for a few weeks. It's too soon for SPF and sweaty after-school duties!

Needing: I need some motivation to stay after school once or twice a week and start purging/organizing. I've somehow accumulated a lot of STUFF this year, and it needs to find a home. Preferably not all in my classroom...

Advice: Since I'm pretty new to selling/blogging/etc., I don't really have any advice. Instead, my advice is personal in nature. I think it speaks for itself.


I hope everyone has a great April! I know for many, April means testing season, and that is always stressful. May you find peace through this time of year. :)

Currently in March

March?! Where has the school year gone? We just finished our third quarter yesterday, and grades were due by 5pm. So hard to believe that the year is ending so soon! Anyone else get heart palpitations thinking about the gigantic to-do list that comes with ending a school year??

Here is my "Currently" for March. There has been a lot going on around here this month.

Listening to Ocean's 13. There is something about the Ocean's movies that is comforting to me. Maybe it's the music, the action, or the eye candy...

Loving my new MacBook Air! I got a great deal on it a few weeks back. My personal laptop was almost 10 years old, and my school laptop is a giant, slow brick, so I'm super excited to have this pretty, fast, functional machine!

Thinking about a nap. There's been a lot going on at home and school, and I haven't exactly been getting a lot of good, restful sleep. Today is about trying to catch up on some of that. I see a nap in my near future this afternoon.

Wanting to finish reading a book. I started The Perks of being a Wallflower last night. I'm about 2/3 done, and want to finish it today. Then I can see the movie.

Needing to clean the house. We had a minor rodent problem in our house. :( While I'm 99.9% sure they're gone, we now have to disinfect every. single. item. and every. single. surface. in our house. Ugh. The master bedroom, closet, and bathroom were done immediately, as was the kitchen. Now on to the rest of the house so we can actually "live" in it again.

Like - diet Coke (but I prefer Cherry Coke Zero).

Love - Disneyland! (I worked at Walt Disney World for 5 years after college, but Disneyland is MUCH closer to home now and much more cost effective to visit. I think a summer trip is in order this year.)

Hate - disaster areas (see 2/3 of my house right now. Again, ugh.)

That's it for this month's currently! Can't wait to see what everyone else has to share!

Currently in July

Okay, it's now Monday. I know three posts in a few hours isn't following blog rules, but hey - when the internet is sorta cooperating, you go with it...

Listening - Yes, I'm in AZ. It is crazy hot right now (as I know it is practically everywhere else in the country!). It is too hot to even go swimming - the pool water feels like bath water!

Loving - Sleeping in. I'm a night owl at heart, but I don't have the luxury during the school year to stay up late. So my summer nights are late nights!

Thinking - Our house is a work in progress. I can't seem to get a complete vision for what I want - and so things go unfinished, which makes me NUTS!

Wanting - Ohhhh, am I ever excited for my Amazon order! I just ordered several series of books for my classroom. I've read the first in each, but can't wait to read each series before I put them in my classroom library! Ender's Game, The Amulet, The Sisters Eight, The City of Ember, plus some new markers and gel pens for me!

Needing - We spent the day deep cleaning, and oooh my back is sore. I need a massage. Stat.

Reads - One of my favorite read alouds is The Man Who Walked Between the Towers. Students love the story - and it helps to keep 9/11 a current topic - without getting in the gruesome details that aren't mine to share with 9-year-olds...

The Book Whisperer. Need I say more? If you haven't read it - read it! I read it near the end of the school year, and in the few short weeks I had left with my kids, I was able to turn things around in our classroom. I love reading - and want my kids to love it, too!

I can't wait to see what everyone is up to this month!

-Dawn