tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27282686381564181302024-02-22T02:55:01.142-07:00Loose ShoelacesLife would be a little less complicated with fewer loose shoelaces.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-83926783788366708232016-01-23T15:32:00.000-07:002016-01-23T15:32:09.050-07:00Assessing with TechnologyHey there!<br />
I recently (as in *ahem* months ago kind of recently) found two new websites that are very effective for assessing. The first one is <a href="https://getkahoot.com/" target="_blank">Kahoot</a>. I'll post about the other one later.<br />
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I LOVE Kahoot! It is a super fun, competitive, response game which you can do quizzes, discussions, or surveys on. Students compete against each other and then you can download data immediately afterwards. I used to use Clickers in the classroom, but what a pain! The batteries would be dead half the time or there wouldn't be enough clickers for all the students... All the students need here is any kind of electronic device that connects to the internet (iPods, iPads, cell phones, etc). <br />
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Another great component is the Public Kahoots option. You can use any other Kahoot that another teacher has created and there are some great ones. Just search specifically what you are looking for and then check the box on the right saying that you only want to see Kahoots that are made by teachers only.<br />
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I am a definite Kahooter and have even trained some of our staff in my district on it because I love it so much. Check it out, you won't regret it!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-86309029862634117372015-10-18T10:47:00.002-07:002015-10-18T10:47:34.991-07:00Around Here...I absolutely love fall which is ironic since I currently live in Phoenix that does not resemble anything autumnal whatsoever. Just because it's 90 degrees outside doesn't mean I can't dream of cute fall outfits with fun colored tights, sweaters, and hot coffee... right? <br />
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Here are some iPhone snapshots of what's been happening around here:
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You guys... it's really hot here. I know everyone says that in the summer, but here in Phoenix it is REALLY hot. Today I was in and out of volcanic cars all day long and I thought I was going to burst into flames. <br />
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I'm so glad that I have gotten a few choice items recently that make the summer slightly more bearable. I bought <a href="http://www.modcloth.com/shop/blouses/to-quiche-their-own-cardigan-in-cream" target="_blank">this beautifully flouncy cardigan</a> from Modcloth recently and it is everything that I wanted and more for the summer. It's light enough where I hardly notice I am wearing it, but covers enough so that I am not constantly stressing out my cafeteria lady arms.<br />
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Also the fabulous people at <a href="http://www.woodwatches.com/#looseshoelaces" target="_blank">Jord</a> sent me a beautifully made wooden watch - in love! What I love about it the most is that is so light because it is made from wood. All of their watches are completely swoon worthy. Normally I am not a watch person because I am constantly flicking it on my wrist trying to get it comfortable and not to stick to my skin in this heat, but this one is for keeps people.<br />
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Cardigan from <a href="http://www.modcloth.com/shop/blouses/to-quiche-their-own-cardigan-in-cream" target="_blank">Modcloth</a>; Jeans from <a href="https://www.torrid.com/jeans/" target="_blank">Torrid</a>; Glasses from <a href="http://www.bonlook.com/eyewear/la-marquise#Tortoise" target="_blank">Bonlook</a>; Watch c/o <a href="http://www.woodwatches.com/#looseshoelaces" target="_blank">Wood Watches by Jord</a>; Necklace by <a href="http://www.theshineproject.com/" target="_blank">The Shine Project </a><br />
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I started work this past week and this weekend was filled with everything I didn't get to doing during the week. It's amazing when mundane errands like going to the bank, post office, or grocery store end up being your whole weekend! Luckily I got to see an old friend this morning for breakfast and catching up is the best. :)<br />
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A few weekends ago, George and I had a weekend getaway to Flagstaff. It served several purposes and was exactly what we needed. My mother passed away around 8 months ago and her birthday was on June 27th. Needless to say, I knew I needed to get out of town and have be distracted. We also needed to desperately escape the Phoenix heat and have some quiet alone time just the two of us. <br />
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We booked a cute little vintage trailer to stay in through Airbnb and it took every bit of strength I had not to hitch that thing on the back of our car and take it with us! It was *sigh* completely adorable. I need to get a vintage trailer stat.<br />
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The mornings were definitely my favorite. Waking up lazily taking our time with no internet, TV, or cell phone service to interrupt.<br />
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We took one day to venture to La Posada in Winslow, Arizona. I have a HUGE crush on this place. It is absolutely beautiful and, honestly, my pictures don't do it justice. If you are within a 500 mile radius of La Posada just go to it and you will thank me. Read more about it <a href="http://www.laposada.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. :)<br />
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We ate in the Turquoise Room in the La Posada hotel and it was un-freaking-believable. I can't even talk - I am having a moment here.<br />
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Here's a few other random snap shots from the trip including the rodeo with my lovely friend Maria and spending some time downtown shopping and eating.<br />
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It was the best medicine anyone could prescribe for what we needed and I know I will never forget our lovely weekend in our little trailer.<br />
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It's hard to be motivated to celebrate a predominately outside holiday in the middle of July in Phoenix, but we tried to pretend like it wasn't 109 degrees outside and enjoy it with much gusto! Our celebration was pretty low-key, but it was perfect and just what we needed.<br />
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I had seen <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2015/07/light-painting-with-sparklers.html" target="_blank">this tutorial on A Beautiful Mess</a> and wanted to try it out with my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-10-1-Digital-Camera-10-30mm/dp/B008V0IYUO" target="_blank">Nikon J2</a>. It was super fun! I only wish that I had thought ahead of time of some cooler patterns to do because when the time came I felt myself a little stunted for inspiration.<br />
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According to the tutorial, you slow your shutter speed to a 10 second exposure. After wrestling with my camera manual for a time longer than I am going to admit to you, I finally got the hang of it. You definitely need a chair or tripod to steady the camera other wise it turns into a blurry mess. Unless you have strongman arms then I am super impressed.<br />
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Here are some smoke bombs, just because it feels right. Who doesn't love a good smoke bomb?<br />
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I also made <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/strawberry-poke-cake.html" target="_blank">this strawberry poke cake</a>. I was a little hesitant about this, apparently it's a big thing and I have never heard of it. It was pretty tasty! I didn't hate it. Sorry for the poorly lit picture.<br />
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What did you all do to celebrate July 4th?Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-76555318204009064512015-07-07T17:41:00.000-07:002015-07-07T17:41:28.281-07:00Currently JulyLinking up with Farley's July Currently!<br />
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All of mine kind of go together, but we are moving this weekend and I am so excited and nervous all at the same time. If you have read my blog, you know that my husband and I have been living with my mother in law for a few months. I am so excited to just see my things - it's funny how attached you get to your "stuff" when it's been in storage for months. <br />
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We are moving into a significantly smaller home (about 850 square feet, yikes!). I actually wanted to go small in hopes that it would force us to purge our junk and focus on living more simplistically yet meaningfully. It might end up exploding in my face and meaning that we live like hoarders for a few years, but hopefully we can embrace the challenge ahead! I've had this book in my library queue for FOREVER, but I heard that it is total inspiration for decluttering.<br />
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Tonight I am making tostadas so we will see how they taste. I had eaten them at a friend's house before so I am hoping that I can replicate their righteous tastiness. Haha, yes you read that correctly! Righteous... ;)<br />
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-12433243992693015362015-06-16T16:59:00.000-07:002015-06-16T16:59:47.362-07:00While I Was Housesitting...I have been housesitting over the past week(ish). I love housesitting for people! First of all, it feels like a staycation. Am I right? Think about it - you are in a new environment, you don't have a lot of the responsibility that you do at your own house, you can eat what you want, sleep in, read, and have some alone time!<br />
My friend went out of town and it worked out perfectly that she needed someone to watch the dog and I needed some much needed alone time. Today is my last day so I thought I would update you all on my fantastically not so active week(ish).<br />
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I read... a lot. And it was glorious.<br />
All of them were great, but I am taking so long on Outlander. I can't seem to get into it - am I the only one? Everyone seems to love it. What gives?<br />
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I perfected the art of making Pita Pizzas from 100 Days of Read Food.<br />
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I swam many many times. Did I mention I live in Phoenix and it's was 115 degrees today?! The second I get to this house from teaching summer school I practically go straight from the garage to the pool. <br />
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I found the perfect solution to being a coffee drinker staying in a non-coffee drinker's house. It is so delicious! Good ole Trader Joe's.<br />
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I watched an entire season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix. Why haven't I seen this sooner?<br />
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I know nothing here is Earth shattering, but they all made me happy! What would you do if you were housesitting?<br />
<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-49918384495240300692015-06-04T20:28:00.000-07:002015-06-04T20:28:22.252-07:00a bloggy realizationTonight, I googled my blog which is something I hadn't done for a while and it got me thinking...<div>
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I love blogging, I really do. Even though my activity on the blog doesn't necessarily show it. I always think ooo I could blog about this, but then there is a little voice in my head that says "No, Heather, that's stupid, no one wants to read about that..." I keep forgetting that this blog is supposed to be about me and FOR me. </div>
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My life right now is a mess... I know everyone says that and we all know no one's life is perfect, but if you look at my life on a timeline, I am definitely at a low dip right now. My husband and I have faced numerous problems together and separately over the past 10 months and without boring any one with too many tedious details, let's just say that *hopefully* things can only get better from here. </div>
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Right now we are living with my mother in law temporarily and I feel like I am in such a creative slump. Usually I do things like cooking <i>(my mother in law cooks for us the majority of the time)</i>, decorating <i>(my husband and I have crammed a few of our belongings living in a small room)</i>, craft <i>(no room to craft)</i>, or vintage shop <i>(no space to put anything so I can't buy anything)</i> to make me happy and creatively content. Needless to say, this blog might be an outlet for me in more ways than one. </div>
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<b>Iris Apfel</b></div>
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This lady is incredible. I saw her documentary in the movie theater a few weeks ago and fell in love with her all over again. She is such a fashion icon and I wish I was as bold and fabulous as she is.</div>
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Having no space means having no books. This sounds kind of silly, but I had forgotten how much I enjoy holding a book while reading. Between Kindles, iPads, Nooks, it's been so long since I read an ACTUAL, physical book for pleasure. </div>
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I love <a href="http://eliseblaha.typepad.com/golden/book-report/" target="_blank">Elise's recommendations</a> and am always adding her suggestions on to my book lists. </div>
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I used to hate sparkling water. I remember when I was little, my grandparents would have it in their house and after trying it one time I promptly decided that the water had gone bad and should never be touched again! I held true to my word for about 20 years. I discovered this water at Target and am totally obsessed with it. I should probably purchase stock in Target for how many cases of this stuff I have bought and plan on continuing to buy in the future. Get it, you'll love it. </div>
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My husband recently lost his job (see intro, third section down...) so we were very excited for him to get a new job obviously. Even though this job pays significantly less than his last, I am hoping it is a step in the right direction for him and us. I am not going to lie I still have concerns about our newly limited income, but I know this is the happiest I have ever seen him and if he is happy that makes me happy and the rest will sort itself out. </div>
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My friend went to a conference a few years ago where she learned about Legos being used in the classroom as non-linguistic representations. Loved that idea so much I decided to create my own set to use!<br />
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So the first step you need to do is go to the Lego store and get their $15 buckets and fill them to the brim with a variety of bricks. The thing about making your classroom set is that all of the tubs have to have the same exact Legos in them. That's why you can't just go to town on Craigslist and hope for the best. If your tubs aren't all the same, the kids will fight over that one container that has the wheels in it. <br />
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Stack your legos so that you can really cram 'em in!<br />
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You may (like me) start cursing at your packing method which at the time seemed like a great idea which quickly evolved into something that looks a little like a murder scene. In order to separate these tightly compacted bricks, you need a rather large sharp knife and a handy dandy little Lego plastic separator. I used the knife just to start the separation and the used the plastic wedge (around $2.50 at the Lego store) to fully separate the bricks.<br />
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You could use Legos for so much in the classroom and even though it is an investment (I spent around $65 for everything), you won't need to purchase them again. I used to use party favor sized Playdoh a lot for non-linguistic representations and still like to use them, but they dry out so quickly and the students are somewhat limited in what they can do.<br />
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Just be sure to write your name on the buckets in case you lend them out and number them that way you can hold your students accountable.<br />
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I plan to use these in a professional development coming up as well as in classrooms to model lessons. I can picture these being used to represent their understanding of a concept, definitions to vocabulary words, metaphors, fractions, probability, you name it!<br />
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-18512385087451247552015-02-14T08:00:00.000-07:002015-02-14T08:00:05.633-07:00Walls Need Love TooI love moving things around in my home and making them look new without actually going out to buy anything! Who doesn't love to shop their house? I have been bugging George to make me t<a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2012/06/diy-honeycomb-shelves.html" target="_blank">hese shelves</a> for a really long time, but honestly I am not sure what I was thinking...<br />
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So I decided that <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50282182/" target="_blank">these shelves</a> would be a good alternative and they are pretty reasonably priced considering how much weight they hold. Warning: You do have to screw about 36 holes in your wall so if you are squeamish about dry wall demolition, you may want to consider another route.</div>
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I filled them with some of my vintage treasures as well as some newer items that I have picked up and of course plants... because green always makes everything better. </div>
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I tried to follow <a href="http://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/tips-to-bookshelf-styling/" target="_blank">these guidelines</a> when I planned out my shelves and what you are seeing is probably the 3rd or 4th version. I stuck with blues, greens, oranges, and golds. That sounds like a wide range of colors, but I used orange citrus trees as my inspiration. Here in Phoenix, the bark of some citrus trees is painted white to protect it from sun burn. The bark of citrus trees is very thin and if you don't use the paint, the tree could end up looking more like a bush because the tree will start growing leaves at the trunk to try to shade itself from the sun. Here's a less than stellar example...</div>
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I also added a few handmade touches - I added gold glitter to the antler and the felt wreath was made by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheFeltFlowerShop" target="_blank">TheFeltFlowerShop</a> on Etsy. <3</div>
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Using different heights, colors, and textures makes this hodgepodge of items feel somewhat organized and put together. I love it! It's hard to capture in pictures the full effect just because the shelves are so large, but hopefully you have gotten the overall idea. If something is in your house that makes you smile when you look at it then it's a success, even if it's not perfect or everyone's cup of tea. :) </div>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-61746970031845967692015-02-12T20:49:00.001-07:002015-02-12T20:49:36.800-07:00Do the Dishes!Even though it is just George and I living in our house, I am always so amazed at the amount of dishes that pile up! I created a quick little sign from a leftover chalkboard that we used in our wedding so that we could keep track of whose turn it was. (ignore the water drop stains!)<br />
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I also added little <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Instax-Yellow-Fujifilm-Instant-Camera/dp/B009ZM9R58/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1423799137&sr=1-2&keywords=instax+mini+yellow" target="_blank">Instax Mini</a> pictures to the signs just to give it a little bit more of an ooomph and a punch! Love my Instax Mini! If you don't have one you should buy one, but after you finish reading this post...<br />
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George's side towards me seems a little aggressive, but I created it so I must've been feeling guilty about my lack of doing dishes the day I made this!<br />
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Just a quick little craft! Have a wonderful 3 day weekend!<br />
<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-3913522716290921732015-02-01T22:18:00.002-07:002015-02-01T22:19:16.689-07:00Craigslist Coffee Table REDOIs anybody else a Craigslist nut out there?<br />
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You know you are on Craigslist too often when you search for a category and you recognize things on repeat from your last virtual visit. Some might call it a problem, I prefer to think of it as a talent. <br />
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One lovely lonely coffee table kept popping up every time I searched for midcentury tables. George and I decided to venture out to the east side of town to see the table. When we saw it I knew I wanted it immediately - it was substantial but not clunky looking. It needed A LOT of tender loving care though; the Phoenix sun had not been kind to it and it was completely sun warped. <br />
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I paid the nice lady who made us eat the mystery citrus from her tree and went on our merry way home to our little condo, coffee table in tow.<br />
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The legs were almost white because the wood was so dry and sun bleached. George went to work on sanding down the table and staining it.<br />
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Once we got our pretty couch delivered from West Elm (all hail West Elm!), we were able to move our finished coffee table into the living room.<br />
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I love how it looks, but the only issue was the woven rattan screens were still super sun bleached and didn't look so clean and nice looking. See below and try not to shudder like I do every time I look at this incredibly up close. Zoom should be illegal...<br />
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I decided to paint the wooden weavings an antique gold color. I know, I know, before any one starts lecturing me about painting vintage furniture, I know I "shouldn't" paint it. Simmer down - it's going to be okay, I promise.<br />
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It was super simple and took me about an hour to do one Sunday morning. First I cleaned up the screens...<br />
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Then I taped off the table so that I wouldn't ruin George's handiwork.<br />
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Finally, I painted away! It took me several coats, but they dried relatively quickly so it wasn't the most painful thing I have ever endured.<br />
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I love the final result! It's definitely not super noticeable but it has given new life to this 1950's coffee table. It's not perfect, but it's charming and has a story about it and that's what I love.<br />
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Disclaimer: I know the photography skills on this post are not stellar. My beloved camera is on the fritz and getting fixed right now in California (at least someone is having a little vacation!). My phone is getting a work out in the meantime, but I am definitely missing my little camera and the high quality pictures it takes. One day we shall reunite!<br />
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What do you guys think about the coffee table? Have you ever given a Craigslist piece of furniture a new lease on life?Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-9743311109817877562015-01-18T17:27:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:40:32.855-07:00Chairish StyleboardI have a lot of wannabe personalities and aspirations...<br />
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Some days I want to be like the Pioneer Woman and live on a ranch with my family, homeschool my nonexistent children, and let George take care of the cows. Does George know how to take care of cows? No. Does he have any desire to take care of anything bovine related? No.</div>
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Other days I want to live in a vintage refurbished trailer on the road with George living off the fat of the land. Nothing but me (well and George, and the chihuahuas, well you get the point...) and the road - cruising my very own paved road of dreams. But then I remember that I need to make money some how and that you can't really live off the fat of the land if you are driving a gas hog all the time. </div>
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Moving on to my point, another dream is that I wish I were talented enough to be an interior designer. However, I have no idea what I am doing and certainly don't even pretend to be as talented as say Emily Henderson (my decorating idol!), but I do enjoy it. I am in the process of completing of a mini redo of my living room and am having so much fun with it. </div>
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When <a href="https://www.chairish.com/" target="_blank">Chairish</a> contacted me about doing a styleboard based on a rug of my choosing, I was so excited to start and let my creative juices flow! <a href="https://www.chairish.com/" target="_blank">Chairish</a> is an online company that makes it fun and easy for design lovers, like myself, to shop for vintage and used furniture. I am a sucker for vintage goods and love the mix of new and vintage in a room.</div>
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Here is my style board...</div>
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The rug that I selected to focus my style board around was this beautiful Missoni octagonal rug. I loved the jewel tones in it and decided to focus on picking up the green accents in the rug. </div>
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<a href="https://www.chairish.com/product/37219/missoni-home-nabarniz-rug" target="_blank">Missoni Home Nabarniz Rug</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.chairish.com/product/53522/woman-in-green-dress-antique-painting" target="_blank">Woman in Green Dress Antique Painting</a></div>
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<a href="http://modshop1.com/products/naples-sofa-in-emerald-green-velvet" target="_blank">Naples Sofa in Emerald Green Velvet</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.chairish.com/product/34158/vintage-lucite-nesting-tables" target="_blank">Vintage Lucite Nesting Tables</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.chairish.com/product/68072/mid-century-danish-modern-walnut-rocking-chair" target="_blank">Mid-Century Danish Modern Walnut Rocking Chair</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.chairish.com/product/68398/modern-sputnik-chandelier" target="_blank">Modern Sputnik Chandelier</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.chairish.com/product/46173/vintage-brass-swan-planter-1" target="_blank">Vintage Brass Swan Planter</a></div>
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All rugs at Chairish are available to view <a href="https://www.chairish.com/collection/rugs" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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This was so much fun to do! Do any of you ever make style or mood boards for fun or before you start designing a room? If you don't you should! </div>
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Here are some of my favorite Back to School ideas that I have seen floating around.<br />
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These are too perfect. I wish I was more talented in the art of cake decor.<br />
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Gift wrapping idea for back to school (or Christmas, or birthdays, or Hanukkah, or Tuesdays...) Mine would not look this cute if I tried it, but I am going to pretend that it would.<br />
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Why don't they make this desk in my size???!!! This is from a children's store, The Land of Nod, and I LOVE it!! It even has a cup holder for my wine.<br />
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I love everything on here, but I think my favorite is the chalkboard cake. I didn't even know you could do that!! I don't know how appealing it would be to eat a black cake, but who cares? It's too cute to eat anyway! Plus I am a little partial to this because I used those library cards in the #1 spot for my wedding.<br />
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Those are just a few of the wonderful things that I have seen. Happy back to school!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-40720588321042748382014-08-07T06:30:00.000-07:002014-08-07T06:30:00.695-07:00Beginning of School Year GiftPinterest has the cutest ideas EVER for beginning of the school year gifts. Does anyone remember what they did before Pinterest? I don't even try to think creatively anymore; I just automatically go on Pinterest now before I even activate my brain. <br />
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I wanted to make my new teachers a little gift to wish them good luck on their first day with their students! I used <a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/eb/ce/3b/ebce3b3486d4dedaa37ce2de458238cf.jpg" target="_blank">this pin</a> from Pinterest as my inspiration.<br />
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Just cut out your printable after you add text to add your message on the back. Don't forget to rotate it so that the message is readable and the right side up when you fold it!<br />
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It took me about an hour to make over 20 of these baggies from start to finish (including designing the note!) so once you get your system down it goes pretty quickly!<br />
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I am having a few technical difficulties with this printable. I know you need to open it in Power Point so you can edit your own message on the other side of the note (see my example above). If I give you a link to a PDF, you can add text to it, but not rotate it which is required when you do a ziplock bag topper like this. Hopefully the font carries over when you open this Power Point template, but if it doesn't let me know via email or comment OR download the fun FREE font called Pacifico. :)<br />
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I hope you are able to use this in your classroom and that the freebie actually works, haha! Have a wonderful first day of school if you haven't started already and if you have I hope you had the best first day possible. :)<br />
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Wow you guys, this summer went by like a blur. Where did all of that time go that I was going to be super productive and create these creative crafts to post on this good ole blog? </div>
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For Monday Made It, I made a Parking Lot board over the weekend for a training I am presenting today. This could be used in your classroom too as a formative assessment, a ticket out the door, or just for good old fashioned questions. Do any of you use parking lots in your classroom? I would love to hear your procedure for it if you do!</div>
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<li>Tri-fold board (Tarjay aka Target)</li>
<li>Scrapbook paper</li>
<li>Rubber Cement</li>
<li>Silhouette Cameo (car shape cutouts are from <a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/?page=view-shape&id=16902" target="_blank">here</a>)</li>
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I purchased this scrapbook paper from <a href="http://www.stampinup.com/home/" target="_blank">Stampin' Up</a>. I don't see the designer series paper package that I used for this board but <a href="http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133692" target="_blank">here</a> is one that looks really cute and is similar.</div>
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Well, there are a couple of reasons. I was on vacation for three weeks visiting my sister and her family as well as a road trip up to Nova Scotia, Canada! It was beautiful and I can't wait to post pictures on here soon as a memory for me and to show you all. </div>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-80295948751354293862014-06-30T09:01:00.000-07:002014-06-30T09:01:17.968-07:00Phone Photo Time Warp Part 1I haven't blogged in a while. Want to know the real reason why? I had accidentally misplaced my camera battery charger. I know, I know - you can still post without photos, but it just didn't feel right. But good news! My husband found it so hopefully I will be back in business soon!<br />
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Recently I ran into a little hiccup with my phone and had to download all of my photos on to my computer to make more "digital room". I had close to 900 pictures on my phone. Ridiculous. I thought I would pick out a select few and do a couple of time warps. Does anyone else have that song "Time Warp" from Rocky Horror Picture Show pop into your head when you use that term? Just me?<br />
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-12551118682602972212014-06-13T08:55:00.000-07:002014-06-13T08:55:12.424-07:00Five for Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Whew - what a week! I'm so excited about telling my big news towards the end! You'll just have to wait until the very end to find out!!<br />
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My mom is doing so much better from her stint in the hospital last week! I am so thankful and hope that she continues to get better quickly. I will be back in Texas in a few weeks so luckily it won't be too long in between visits. :)<br />
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I drove back from Texas on Wednesday and saw the most beautiful sunset ever! Sunsets are so magical to me and completely take my breath away. It definitely made the drive a little less unbearable.<br />
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We went and saw Neighbors yesterday and went grocery shopping together for an impromptu day date. When did seeing a movie and grocery shopping become a day date? I guess this is what happens when you get older. George and I love going grocery shopping together - does that make us dorks?<br />
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I have gotten a slew of new cookbooks lately and am excited to sit down today and scan through them today. Have any of you cooked with these before? <br />
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OK, so now here is the big announcement. Haha it's probably only really that exciting for me, but big news none the less!<br />
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A few months ago I took a plunge and apply to be a Curriculum and Instructional Coach to see where it would land me.<br />
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My interview was early last week right before I left for Texas and I accepted the official offer on Monday!!! I still can't believe I won't be in the classroom next year. I need to go pack up my classroom sometime next week - whew that's going to be a doozy! I know I am going to miss the kids and my coworkers, but I was ready for a change and am excited for new challenges and opportunities. I am not sure what direction the blog will take but I am excited to be able to dive into multiple grade levels and be able to blog about a wide variety of topics!<br />
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Don't forget to link up with <a href="http://www.doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2014/06/five-for-friday-linky-party-june-13th.html" target="_blank">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a> for your Five for Friday!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-56949710252923863242014-06-09T12:06:00.003-07:002014-06-09T12:06:57.999-07:00Monday Meet Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just found The Teaching Tribune's Monday Meet Me and love it! I love finding new blogs to follow and let's get real here people, everyone loves a linky party. <div>
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I teach 6th Grade science and social studies in Peoria, Arizona and I just love this grade level. The kids understand wit and humor, but let's face it, are still babies. I know some people are horrified of teaching middle school, but the students are really just tall kindergarteners. To be perfectly honest, I admire lower grade teachers SO much because I could never do that! I always picture cat herding in my head; you all are so patient to teach the wee ones. </div>
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I have two chihuahua mixes that we rescued from the animal shelter. It's funny because I am actually not that fond of the chihuahua breed, but there are so many unwanted little chihuahuas here in Phoenix we just had to do it. They are our little sugar plums! :)</div>
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We purchased a record player a year ago and we have absolutely love having it. I like to play records when we are cooking, eating dinner, or just hanging around at home. My husband and I also love to have day dates where we go record hunting in antique/thrift stores so it's become our "thing". </div>
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This week I headed to Austin to help out my parents. My sweet mama landed herself in the hospital so I have been trying to assist wherever I can. I can't even begin to tell you how scary it is to have someone who you love in the hospital, but I am sure everyone reading this knows how that feels. Life is such a precious gift and I think it takes instances like this to realize how blessed we are. Since I left from home in kind of a rush, I don't have anything to participate for Monday Made It. I thought I would share some random snapshots from my week. I do miss <a href="http://looseshoelaces.blogspot.com/2014/01/365-project.html" target="_blank">my 365 Project</a> that I had started earlier this year. I wish I could start that up again, but that seems a little odd if I am missing a good 60 days haha! It's a rainy, snuggly day here in Austin. :)<br />
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-54742234800571365962014-06-07T10:26:00.004-07:002014-06-07T10:26:40.264-07:00Electricity Unit ResourcesDon't you just love when you find resources in the most unlikely of places?<br />
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If you teach 4th or 6th grade (and really any other grade level where you teach electricity), these will be like gold to you! APS (Arizona Public Service) is an electricity company here in Arizona and they have created these great informative power points about renewable and non-renewable energy that I have used in my classroom. </div>
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Unfortunately I can't find where these great power points are sourced from since the links seems to be broken, but <a href="https://www.aps.com/en/communityandenvironment/education/toolsforteachers/Pages/mission-sustainability.aspx" target="_blank">this</a> is where they were originally downloaded from. </div>
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What I love about these is that they have notes with additional information so that you can learn more and it also sometimes adds in activities that you can do as well. </div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7SEyj8i9Ejbdm5QS3lMVjRDSzg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">SUSTAINABILITY</a></span></b><br />
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I love taking day trips! Here in Arizona we have so many wonderful places to visit. I have only been to Tucson once and it was just to accompany George when he worked a night shift. So we got there around 10:00 pm, I slept in the hotel room while he worked, and then we left the following morning. Needless to say there wasn't much seeing of the sights!<br />
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There are so many things to do in Tucson so it was hard to narrow down what we wanted to do. There are still so many things I want to see so we will have to do another trip soon.<br />
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The first thing we did was go to Biosphere 2.<br />
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It was AMAZING! The Biosphere was part of a project in the 90's where scientists lived and researched for a few years inside of this air sealed bubble with different ecosystems. It includes 4 different ecosystems for research - the rainforest, the savanna, the ocean, and the fog desert. It was so cool to be able to experience these different climates and it was like we traveled all around the world in less than an hour.<br />
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The other really cool part was just to see the engineering genius that went behind this - between the cooling and heated water to control climate to the "lungs" of the Biosphere to control pressure, it all was so interesting.<br />
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After our Biosphere adventure we were starving and needed some food. Thank goodness for Yelp we found this random place to eat lunch. It was called Wings and Rice and you guys - it is seriously good. Whoever thought of the crazy combination between hot wings and fried rice was a food genius! Seriously unhealthy, but I like to think I burned a lot of calories at our Biosphere wondrousness.<br />
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After lunch, we headed to the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. Seriously, that's its name. It was full of alllllllll miniature things. I don't think you can quite grasp this. So many many many dollhouses. It was a little overwhelming and got old after a while, but that didn't mean I couldn't take many pictures for your viewing pleasure. :) Get ready for photo overload...<br />
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I think it was about at this point that my husband turned to me and said "I just can't look at another miniature thing, Heather." Since he was such a good sport about the whole thing we left promptly after that. It's just hard to believe that these are all dollhouses. I wish they were adult sized! I'd be fancy schmancy. </div>
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It's the first Monday Made It for the summer! I had a little bit of "teacher's block" with this one, but I dug up some old goodies and revamped them.<br />
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Whether or not you teach a grade level that has bell work, you can use these cute power point slides as part of your morning message or morning work. I usually had my students answer two questions at the beginning of the class. They usually reviewed previous information or had them apply the information. Sometimes I would throw in personal reflection questions to support our behavior program, Capturing Kids' Hearts. <br />
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All you have to do is download the slides! None of them are PDF so you can easily just insert a text box to adjust them to fit your needs. Here's an example of how I used one.<br />
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I hope you are able to use some of these! To download just click the picture. Enjoy! See a template for these beauties towards the bottom.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Generic template for morning or switching classes - forms are just anything to turn in but like I said before, change it if it doesn't suit your needs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another one you can use for switching classes if needed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this one - it's definitely my favorite and made for a math classroom. Word to the wise, if you don't have LD Shelly Script font downloaded the cute cursive won't show up. You can download it <a href="http://www.fonts101.com/fonts/view/Script/20058/LD_Shelly_Script.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.</td></tr>
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Here's a template that I photocopied for my students at the beginning of every week. All I would do then was duplicate the slide and add in my new questions and click save at the end so by the end I had a whole quarter of bell works saved up for the following year. Super easy and efficient! Because I taught two classes but did so three days in a row (science for three days, social studies for three days, repeat) that is why I have the subject line. I have uploaded it to Google Docs as a Microsoft Word document so you can edit it to suit your needs. :) Click the picture below to download.<br />
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-62477651546096487742014-06-01T21:05:00.002-07:002014-06-01T21:05:37.907-07:00Currently JuneI didn't even know it was June 1st! It came so quickly!<br />
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I always love Farley's Currently designs - every month they just get cuter and cuter.<br />
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LISTENING:<br />
Yikes! This show is so creepy! My husband has it on and I am not really watching it but there has definitely been some visuals/screams/creepy noises that have caused me to look up every now and then. I'm totally going to have nightmares tonight!<br />
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LOVING:<br />
My husband and I have a new plan going right now - if I cook, he cleans, if he cooks, I clean. We will see how long it lasts but tonight he cleaned! ;)<br />
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I think French macarons are so beautiful.<br />
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I have heard they are pretty difficult to make, but would still love to try. Have any of you made them and have a really great recipe?<br />
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WANTING:<br />
I usually am not someone who desires a beach vacation - usually I like city vacations. Lately, I have been craving just being whisked away to a remote beach. No cell phones, no internet; just me, my husband, a beach, and a good book.<br />
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NEEDING:<br />
I am doing curriculum writing for the next two weeks and have an early start time of 8:00 AM which after sleeping in for a week I need to definitely set an alarm!<br />
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SUMMER BUCKET LIST:<br />
1. I have the fabric, I have a sewing machine - I might as well make it when I have the time.<br />
2. I want to make <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2012/06/diy-honeycomb-shelves.html" target="_blank">these honeycomb shelves</a> for my dining room. I just love them!<br />
3. I want to lose weight - just really any weight. I don't want to put a specific number on it, I just want to be healthy and feel healthy.<br />
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13325593320027958567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728268638156418130.post-72324599893636040142014-05-31T08:00:00.000-07:002014-05-31T08:00:06.424-07:00A Gift As Good As GoldMy friend who I have taught with a few years ago got a placement as an Assistant Principal at a different school. We are so proud of her because there were over 100 applicants and ONE spot open. We definitely needed to do something to celebrate and that's where this golden idea came in. I can't take full credit for this gift idea because my friend Cindy also helped dream up this little beauty. Get it, get it?? Because we are the old friends, we are the gold... Haha, it might be cheesy but we love it!<br />
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We bought the box at Target on clearance and then I just cut out some letters using my Silhouette Cameo cutting machine and modge-podged them on there.<br />
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The pictures really don't do it justice. <br />
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On the inside it is like a gold bonanza! We saw these adorable gold office supplies by Nate Berkus at Target. It was perfect! Can you just imagine the disciplinary matrixes she can staple together with that fabulous golden stapler? It really is a sight to behold.<br />
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All wrapped up with a pretty sparkly bow and ready for gifting.<br />
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So cute - I kind of want to keep it for myself but that might be rude.... right? ;)<br />
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