I love this quote. This idea. It is so simple to see Life as a circle-- when you are in hard times you can have faith that better times are to come!
That is the theme of today's post! :)
Life.
Movement.
Circles.
We had a great week! My students made leaps and bounds in terms of getting the procedures and routines of the classroom down. That makes everything run so much more smoothly and makes this teacher very happy! See? Circle.
I laughed a little bit Friday morning as I woke up my three kids for school. I noticed that on Monday they were a little slow to wake. Tuesday and Wednesday were a bit easier. Thursday was meh. And Friday no one wanted to get out of bed! It's hard to go from Summer to school routine, isn't it? Circle.
I love the balance I am finding in my life. I am a Wife. Mother. Teacher. Artist.
I am so happy when I find the time to be all of these things.
Love is essential to all things. Obviously, the people we love are what is most important to us. But it is also important to love what you do in life. If you don't love your work, find something you love outside of work...or change your work!
When you are having a hard time, Hope is what gets you through. People who give up have lost hope. No matter what, no matter how hard life is for you on any given day, you must search for Hope! It's always there! But you have to seek and find it.
One of the most wonderful things you can do is to INSPIRE others.
You can inspire someone just by being you! You can inspire someone who is struggling to find Hope by giving them an ounce of your own. You can inspire without even realizing-- just go about your life in a positive way, find the lighter side in everything, and give away smiles as if they were free! ;)
Our Inspiration Rings are a beautiful way to represent what means most to you.
These beautiful rings "hug" your favorite charms and tell the world what you are feeling. Best of all,when worn in your locket, you are literally holding these sentiments close to your heart.
I took this photo recently and it really says what I'm feeling. You just can't ever give up. There is always hope; there is always something to hope for. And, no matter how hard Life might be right now, it could always be worse.
Just a thought. A deep thought.
I am not going into detail. That's not what this post is about.
Onward and forward.
How has your week been? I feel like I have been wrung out and hung to dry by little munchkins that are like 3 feet tall! hah! They are coming right along but boy, I am exhausted by the end of each day! I am at 23 kids and climbing.
But hey-- here's a huge success this week! I saw this project on Pinterest and decided to try it! I am the Queen of very familiar with "Pinterest fails." So imagine my excitement when this turned out so cute! My students glued cut-up colored straws to their names. These are going to go on my Writing wall to display their writing all year! Seriously, the trickiest part was cutting the straws (which I did, not the kids!). You'd be surprised how prone those little pieces are to flying away! But totally worth it. Anyway-- fun craft to do with your little ones!
I have BIG plans this weekend! They include sleeping in, staying in my PJ's until noon, and playing with lockets (my favorite!). Actually, I do have things to do AND it's my dad's birthday Saturday! So I may not be in my PJ's all weekend, but I'll still be enjoying two whole days of no one saying "Teeeeaaacherrrrrr!" *wink
Speaking of pajamas, I also have a South Hill Designs Facebook social this weekend! Super fun! Hey- if that sounds like something that might be up your alley sometime, let me know! Facebook socials are so easy to host (no house-cleaning or cooking required). And you get all the same rewards you would get for hosting an in-person social! My last hostess received $150 in free jewelry! She danced around her house like a crazy person was very happy. We literally "partied in our PJ's" and she ended up with tons of beautiful stuff! Let's do it! :)
Ok, off to tackle another week! I feel an amazing breakthrough in my classroom coming on! I'll keep you posted! Let me know if you try the straw activity! My kiddos really loved it!
Well, we all survived the first week of school! I am now officially the mom of a 4th grader, a Junior, and a SENIOR!!! It's surreal. It seriously does not seem possible. But they are all happy to be back at school, surprisingly! My 4th grader said this was his "best school week ever!" That's miraculous, people!
My Kinder class is fabulous, of course! Was I worried? haha
They have the attention span of fleas, but I can work with that! No one is swinging from the rafters. No one ate the glue. It's all good.
I am enjoying a relaxing weekend. I had the world's best pedicure yesterday! Ahhhh..... just what I needed after being on my feet all week! I do need to run to the store today, but other than that I think a little pool time is in order.
With Fall just around the corner, I thought I'd share some of my favorite Fall locket looks. I love that I can simply switch out the charms and I have a whole new theme!
