SUMMERTIME!!!

But wait...it is half over!  How did that happen! Boo!

So my family and I have: 

cheered on a new swimmer,

 went on a tropical vacation to the Dominican Republic,

hung out at the pool, started a new diet,

read a few books,

tried some new restaurants,

been to the beach, walked/hiked a few miles,

seen a few sunsets,

and have been enjoying ourselves!

In the end...

Thanks to my daughter for making this poster for us!

Planner Challenge-Day 22

CONGRATULATIONS!
We made it!  You have successfully completed the 21 day planner challenge! I hope you enjoyed participating, interacting with your planner, and it has now become a "habit".  Keep on with it!  Enjoy!
Love, 
Me & My Planner 

Planner Challene-Day 21

Here it is; a collage of all three weeks!  A collage of 21 photos would be miniscule, so here are each week's collages:

 


That's it you did it!! Hooray!

Planner Challenge-Day 20

How do you stay motivated?  Well, one thing for me is this little blog.  If I have to take pictures and share with you all, I'm motivated!
Besides, I've lived too long to long in chaos. It all started about 3 years ago, but you read that yesterday.  Also it calms me and makes me feel more in control when I see a neat space.  So some of these images from all over Pinterest help:

none of these images are mine, some are dead links, sorry

Planner Challenge-Day 19

So my work goal this year is similar to my home goal.  I started to keep my master copies in binders, hoping they'd be easier to find and use.  Well, possibly, but you have to put them back into the binder when you take them out!  This part is actually not too hard, but the sorting through the files and eliminating old worksheets and things then putting them in binders is pretty difficult!  I have brought several units home last year to start putting in binders, but I'd run out of sheet protectors, need more binders, put it off until later...and you can see where this is going!

Now, when I go to get things they are not always there! Yikes!  So this year I want to be really good about filing into binders and organizing masters so next school year, BAM! Instant organization!

So, here's a little glimpse of what those binders are supposed to look like:

Now, I have to put in a disclaimer here:  Please note I used to be pretty darn organized with all this stuff, but when I started my Master's program I was always in a rush to get home from school and complete an assignment, or read chapters, or meet with my group in our online classes.  At the time, all the "extra" stuff went on the back burner-I mean, an assignment is due when it is due, right? So now I have this mountain of stuff to organize and it. is. daunting! I didn't now where to start, so I didn't.  Well, that's all over now! And by the way, I got straight A's all through the program (a TOTAL first for me) so I guess it was a little worth it!

 What's your work or home goal for 2016?

Planner Challenge-Day 18

Show us your planner for the third week!  Of course this post was supposed to go out yesterday, but with the martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday weekend, I kept thinking yesterday was Sunday! Ack!  I'll probably be confused all week.  It sure feels like Monday!

Join in for our last week1

Planner Challenge-Day 17

It's Sunday!  Time to fill out your planner for the week.  It is the beginning of week 3...have you been following along? 

Planning your week should be becoming a habit by now.  Does it feel "natural" to you.  I know I look forward to a little "escape" to look at my planner and fill in the weeks' activities every Sunday--especially when these little cuties are looking back at me!