A Day In The Life Of A Preschool Teacher

*Theme of the Blog: "It takes less time to do what is right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong."-Mark Twain
Its as simple as that. Always do whats right. Follow the Spirit because as long as you're in tune, you will know if you're about to, or are, doing something right. The End. *

I've recently discovered, that I have GOT to have some form of ADHD. But only a little, because otherwise I'd be in big trouble and would never be able to accomplish anything worth my time.
Speaking of time, and what its worth, my life continues to revolve around short people, around the ages of 3 and 4. For heaven's sake, I actually found myself cutting out postcards for the kids to decorate, while watching tv the other night. It's like I'm a real teacher or something ;) Oh and I spent an hour yesterday, on a 3 day weekend none the less, in the preschool workroom. Ahh my life! Its all going to be worth the work though. I'm learning so much and loving the kids more and more.
I'm continuing to teach Relief Society once a month and enjoying that. I'm definantly getting my practice in teaching! I'm pretty sure this is what I was born to do.

Despite my busy life, I'm maintaining an excellent social life! Dates, girls night out, yoga, raquetball.
1. Valentine's Dance-me and my date Brett, and my cousin Brent and his gf/my roommate, Brandi
This is me acting like a preschooler-yes, I licked the brownie bowl clean.

On Valentine's night, my friend Brett and his accapella group came and serenaded us-it made us real happy!
Good times! Well I hope you've enjoyed this edition of my simple thoughts and philosophies. Have a great week everyone!

Feeling like a mom, and learning to be social too!

*THEME OF THE BLOG: "He who avoids complaint, invites happiness."-Abu Bakr
I'm working on not complaining this year. That's not to say that I do it alot...but I do it enough. I find myself complaining about the small things. I tell myself that I complain about reasonable things, like any normal person, but I'm sure even those little complaints stopping sometimes, can make a huge difference in my life and the lives of those around me. So I challenge those reading this to do the same. If you find yourself complaining about something, small or big, ask yourself these questions-Is there anything I can do to change what I'm complaining about? is it REALLY a big deal? Will it matter tomorrow? or in 5 years? Invite happiness, by enjoying the little things, instead of complaining about them. The End. *

Hello fellow bloggers/readers of my blog! School is in session here in Iceburg, Idaho-at BYUIdo. Lucky me, I spent the first week and a half sick with a cold, causing me to be unsocial and slightly miserable. Especially when I had a choir audition, causing me to NOT make it into the choir because, well I didnt sound as good as I normally would-just my luck! ha, well maybe it wasn't meant to be. Well on the bright side(not that I was complaining or anything:)), I am now doing much better and went out with friends the last couple of nights!
School is keeping me super busy. My favorite parts of the week, are when I go to sleep at night, and I long await the weekends when I only work a little bit on at least one of those wknd days, and can then enjoy my time relaxing. I'm sure it will get even busier soon, as I am starting voice lessons next week as well. Should be excellent!

So despite loving sleep all the time, I am enjoying the things i'm learning in my classes-especially my preschool lab! We start having kids in the class this week! My staff/team is great! We have alot of great lesson plans and ideas! Its all legit-23 kids in the classroom, 6 on our staff, and lots of fun! I'm nervous and excited to start. There is SO much work to do for a preschool class-I kinda wish I was getting paid for this:) but thats ok because I'm learning tons for my future!

Nothing too exciting else is going on just yet. I practiced my bread making skills again on Friday and failed. ok. i didn't "fail". Its just that the bread didnt look right-still, I can't seem to let it rise enough. Its very edible but I want it to look full and like sandwhich bread. Any hints from anyone?!!? Practice I suppose. But I still feel like I'm not doin something right. I WILL get it right by the time I get married.

Thats all I gotta say this time round. Have a great week everyone!

Life and Stuff as No One will ever know!

*THEME OF THE BLOG: New blog idea-I'll choose a theme for each blog-having to do with my life at that time-i'll use a quote or word or something. Cool right? Yes I am! SO....this BLOG THEME is: Endurance. Someone once said, "Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is the one who endures that the final victory comes."

Oh how I, and many people do know, that endurance is SO hard sometimes. Easier said than done right? Well, thats the point of endurance. CAN you endure? Life rumbles and tumbles and throws you around, and sometimes makes you faceplant it hard. But if you don't trust your faith and the guidance of God, you won't have the strength you need. So endure with all you've got and life will make its turns where it needs to go and you will be able to ENDURE, in happiness.

And now for the remainder of my life in a nutshell.....where shall I begin? I really need to be better at blogging. Psh...yeah right...like I have time.

Well anyway, Life has been crazy these past few weeks, what with finals and all. Well, I meant it when I said last time, that when it rains, it STORMS on me. After my car died, things seemed to continue to go down hill. I failed two of my THREE finals, causing me to get C's in those classes. One final I haven't the slightest idea how I failed and the other-total joke-which everyone in my class agreed with. Lame. Oh well. I'll still get in the celestial kingdom with C's. baha! Thats what they say at BYU-I anyway:) Oh good heavens....life....

So among all that, I am STILL figuring out what to do with this job thing. It's to the point of cutting my hours a little bit, just for the sake of getting to work, and I can't work too much with the 16 credits I'll be taking. I'm sure things will work out. Sigh....

Christmas this year was nice. I was very happy to have a week off from work, with 2 weeks off from school. We start school again next Wednesday. I'm looking forward to this semester and am ready to try new things and see how life turns the pages! Posted below, are pics from my little break in Show Low!

Me and my "nephew" Landen (Emily's baby)I LOVE this little boy! I wanted to keep him! The line of traffic in one of three accidents we saw while driving down to Mesa the day before coming back to Rexburg. Well hey-at least the sky looked cool!
Flying over the Grand Canyon!It is officially 2011. Wow. Thats' going to take some getting used to. After a rough end of this year, I'm looking forward to this year. I officially expect ups and downs as always, but I think I'm going to look at things a little differently. There are always things I know I can work on and even more that I can accomplish I'm sure.

4 lessons I've learned this year are as follows:

*There are strategies for every type of work you do.

*Relaxing, works wonders. I plan to try to do it more.

*"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." Well, its a work in progress.

*Above all things, the Lord is always understanding and shows mercy and love, in all righteousness. We must live as the Lord would have us live, and he will guide us and strengthen us in all ways.

Have a wonderful new year of 2011 Everyone!

Life in a Box and 22 years gone by.....

*Random Thought of the Month: Yes, month, seeing as how I can't seem to blog except once a month. So thought: I got nothin. The End.*

Dearest Blog Readers of Mine,
Today is the day I finally blog about my "true" life and what really goes on behind the scenes. Because you know, "Life is a stage and all the people merely players." ....something like that...I didnt feel like looking up the Shakespeare quote, but I'm most likely right on since I am related to Shakespeare and all.
Anyway, my life has been swell, up and down, etc. Where should I begin?
I'll start with my most recent dilema. I know...why start sad? Cuz I can get it over with.
My car has once again...taken its last breath. After a good amount of money by my dear parents, put into a new engine and such, it decided it didnt want to live anymore no matter what. Silly old car. Does she NOT realize that I need her in my life? Oh no! She just decided to commit suicide, which is so inconveniently rude! Well, now, I have the dilema of maybe finding a new job since I use my car to drive to work...ugh. Its been so frustrating. It just died, while I was attempting to drive to Provo on Friday. Only made it half hour out to Idaho Falls. It has been a LOOOOOOONG weekend! Just dealing with that, and trying to study for finals too. I mean seriously, when it rains, it STORMS!
And yet....life is mostly going on. I'm praying and trying to figure out my next step. I feel that the Lord is watching out for me.
Well besides that fun little tragedy.....finals are this week! I can't BELIEVE how fast this semester has gone. Faster than ever. I need to make it slow down next semester, even if I'm busier. I need to take more moments to enjoy life. Ok, well, I do enjoy life and have fun, but I want to experience more things and get to know more people I guess. Should be excellent!
I'm really excited to go home and see my family for a week soon-I love Christmas and truly have NOT enjoyed being this far, for this long, away from my family. So it will be a splendid week! And I'll get to see a couple of my best friends as well. Yay!
Oh life......
This week I celebrated my 22nd birthday. It hasn't quite hit me yet that I've turned another age older. But hey, its all good. My roommates threw me an awesome party! I had many friends show up and we had cake and ice cream! It was splendid!Well, I don't have much else to say, and I'm off to a choir concert this fine Sunday evening.
Hope you all are doing well! Have a wonderful week!

Walkin in a Winter Wonderland....

*Random thought of the day: "Never take life seriously, no one gets out alive anyway." baha! The End.*

Dear Blog Readers,
My apologies for not updating my life in nearly a month. I hope you shall forgive me because I know that my life means something to all of you, with a passion.
Well, let me update you now, with my so called life.

I'm loving it here at BYU-Idaho. I love my classes, minus the ridiculous workload sometimes. I love the potatoes. I love my crazy roommates. I love flirting with the boys. I love the snow we've had EVERY SINGLE DAY for the PAST WEEK.

The 3 flights of stairs we must climb, now in snow and slush....

Campus craziness... And I love the Gospel! Ok, so I sound superb-ly optimistic. I need to stop:) So basically, besides trying to actually keep up with my life, I am just staying happy and doing my best.

Me and my roommates had a little fun on Halloween. I dressed up twice. Once for FHE, and then for a dance party and work. See pics and smile:)
It kinda looks like I'm "Giselle" from ENCHANTED with my little animal friends...heheWe've had some most excellent times!
I'm getting really excited for Thanksgiving break, only because it will be, well, a break! Thats about it since i'll be staying in Rexburg for my entire wk off school. Yeah-i get to stay and work at good ol Kmart. Every...single...day! Yay for money and yay for having the apartment to myself, though I will miss my roommates and friends! Such as life.

Well dear friends, thats it for this week's update. Live life, and laugh a little, and may your hammer be mighty..... TTFN!

Rainy Nights and a life of [insert word here]

*Random thought of the day: "Being Happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look upon the imperfections." This is my quote for the week, that I'm going to try and remember. I need to remember it because its truly the only way I can carry on through my life, no matter how tough things might get sometimes. The End.* In the words of my roommate Katie, "OH Life...." Basically that can sum it all up believe it or not. I have been annoyingly busy. So much that I finally really stressed out for the first time this semester. I know-good thing I waited til mid semester right? Well, I just had a little breakdown this weekend, due to everything piling up, having the emotions of a girl, and totally losing control of my prioritization skills. Happens right? Of course right! But hey, I got a little help from a wonderful Priesthood blessing tonight, and I'm thinkin I'm gonna be ok:) My classes are just crazy as usual. I love the things I'm learning though, and really trying hard to do well and focus. And work. Ah good ol' Kmart....I continue to work part time there-often consisting of closing one night and opening the very next. And mostly weekends, but I still get much of my weekends free to play. I mean uh...do homework...and clean and do laundry....BA! Yeah right. Only sometimes! Well anyway, lets get to the gist of some of the "fun" stuff i've been involving myself in...Yes. I'm wearing flip flops and my winter jacket. I can't stay away from the flip flops!!!!!!!!! Its an addiction.... What you see before your eyes above, is probably not what you think it is.....yeah. We had a shaving cream fight for Family home evening. We rule.These are from a date me and Laine went on...with two boys...not each other:) We went to a creepy haunted straw maze. ah....good times...though scary! Guitars unplugged-show at BYUI of different bands...some good, some bad-good times though with my friend Anthony!Well besides having a grand ol time at BYUI......I carry on doing nothing else and trying to make it alive through this semester! Have a GREAT week everyone! TTFN!

Reasoning with my Life in General...

*Random Thought of the Day: "If you work hard, you'll be happy. If you don't, you'll go to Hell."- Brigham Young. Well said Brigham! A little to the extreme, but point made. The End."

Well all you people who just love reading my blog. Update you say? Here it is!
I've been having the time of my life at BYUI! Ok, so i'm in over my head with my crazy schedule, but I'm hangin in.....my classes are crazy. I'm writing a paper one day, taking a test the next, and practicing one hour, and studying the next. It's nuts...oh and of course working 2-3 days a wk for a least a few hours a shift. But, I have managed to keep a social life, involving my sport of raquetball and keeping up with my awesome tv shows! Ah... I don't know how I do it all.
Here's some of my latest adventures......
First of all, I got to hold and see my very first Idaho Potato...big ones too!
Yeah. I know right? They tasted delish! Now, you can all call me potato girl.

Other adventures.....got to go to conference last weekend which was excellent! I really truly love Salt Lake City...minus the getting lost part, which, always seems to happen....but hey-it was fun hanging out with my cousins-Sheree and Brent and of course Aunt Kathi and Uncle Ray and the rest of their fam!Girls night during priesthood session.....um....I wont even explain....:)

I also loved being on Temple Square! Its truly one of my favorite places to be!
Something really exciting that happened Saturday Night.....while in the Joseph Smith building hanging out with my friend Reed, we were on the top floor and were getting ready to go back down the elevator when someone very special came walking down the hallway......
I'm serious. Neil A. Anderson, from the quorum of the 12 apostles was in the JS Building. He was with his son and a couple of other people and Reed and I recognized him right away. We shook his hand, introduced ourselves, and then rode the elevator down with him, having a short conversation. SO awesome! I recently made a bucket list, and on that list was "meet and have a conversation with an Apostle." SCORE! It made my whole weekend! And its something I wont forget!
It was a really fun weekend and we got to go to the Saturday Afternoon Session live. I also ran to some old friends from EA around temple square! It was awesome! Good times.....
Well, nothing too much else is happening. I'm loving it here and doing my best! Hope you all are great! TTFN!