Time to Get Busy

I enjoyed a lovely night out with my husband on Friday and I have one little bird back in the nest! We went to the movies this afternoon and now I need to get that to do list in perfect working order!  I am planning to finish up some of my scrapbooking pages so they are totally complete and tonight, while my hubby takes control of the TV remote, I am going to delve into the expectations for my final project.

Later this week I'm going to get cracking on my first week of school plans and try to mix and match some of my regular activities with Common Core.  Our district has given pretty much NO guidelines for integrating or even what the expectations are with the CCSS.  I want to hit the ground running!  I will be going to a 5 day training throughout the year, but don't have a clue as to where to start.  Is anyone else in this boat?  

Writing is my weakest link and I will be focusing on that as well as what needs to get done with my Master's.  (Toot, toot!) I did finish a novel this summer! It was nothing to share about, a freebie on my Kindle, but an escape nonetheless.  I LOVE to read and I miss it soooo much...shortly, I will be done reading textbooks and back to novels--there is a light at the end of the tunnel!  I will be reading Talking, Drawing, Writing by Martha Horn and Mary Ellen Giacobbe before school starts. 

 

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Have you read this book, do you have any suggestions--things you love, things you've tried, things to NOT do?  I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Well, off to accomplish something today!

ReBoot

Ok, so you can see why my blog is called Me & My Bright Ideas--I had this great idea to create a blog last summer...before I found out, last minute, that I would be teaching a combo (with fidelity) and beginning my Master's Program! Duh! Bright idea, huh!  I had no idea what I was getting into with either of them. 

So, I have decided to start over with more energy this time. (A least, I am 99% sure I won't have a combo!)

I will re-introduce myself as if today was the first post ever:
My name is Tracy, I am a SoCal girl, born and raised!  I absolutely love it in San Diego County and I will never leave, despite the cost of living!  I love the beach and all it entails, and teaching!  I have two girls, one will begin high school in the fall and one is going into sixth grade, and a supportive, loving husband.  I teach second grade and have taught 2nd (in some form) for 12 of my 17 years teaching. (what!-NO way!)  I am finishing my Master's in Educational Technology in December (all online-it is absoulutely awesome! Yet, exhausting!)  Which is how I got here...

I thought that with an emphasis on EdTech, I should delve into the world of Blogging and after BlogStalking for a few months, began my own--then life took over!  I had NO (I mean NO) idea how much work a Master's Degree would involve and add to that a self-contained combo!  Therefore, no blog posts! 

Now, I have two weeks (sob) before reporting back to work and I can safely say I have accomplished nothing!  How is that possible??  I feel like I have been busy...but I have not:
1. read several novels
2. planned cool new stuff for next year
3. scrapbooked to be up to date
4. read the professional book I inteneded
5. done the research for my Master's Project
Shoot!  I'm not even tan! So I can't even say I sat by the pool all summer!

The to do list goes on, and on!  What have I been doing?! Get this, I have been kidless for almost a week, and still....  My oldest spent a week at camp and I saw her for only 2 hours before she went to Oregon for a service trip with the church youth group.  I haven't even spoken to her for 11 days!  But, don't worry, they were told to leave the phones at home and the adults are maintaining a short but sweet blog on their adventures.  I am looking forward to her return on Wednesday!  My younger daughter has been at camp since Sunday and will be home tomorrow-yay!  I have enjoyed my husband's company and we have a nice dinner planned tonight.  I think I'll go shopping and find something cute to wear.  If I am smart, I can double it up as a first day of school outfit or for Back to School Night and cross that off of my list right!? Besides I have some deals that are only good until this weekend so I need to go soon!

I'm off to shop!  Thanks for granting me a fresh start!  I have now added Blogging to my official to do list.  :)