Rachel's Personal Blog

Originally Posted: 11/27/13 Have you missed me?  Well, I've missed you!  I've been in a little funk lately, both personally and professionally, but there's just something about time off that reboots your system!   So here's what I've been up to the last couple of weeks! Our third grades did a fantastic job at the Veteran's Day performance! We made some Thanksgiving themed multiplication problems.  We camouflaged butterflies in Science!  I hung out with my favorite girls! And I started decorating for Christmas!!   I probably won't be back around here until Sunday or so...I'll be spending the weekend with family and shopping! Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Originally posted 7/22/13 It's Monday and my life is about to get C-R-A-Z-Y because it's almost back to school time!  But don't worry...it's the kind of crazy I like!  My classroom is clean and I get to go in and start setting it up today.  This is kind of my favorite part. It's been a long but fun weekend!  I kept my nieces while my brother and sister-in-love went to a conference in Florida!  We had a fun-filled weekend that started off with the children's museum. And of course, we made cookies before bed because that's what Aunt Rachel does! We had playtime at the mall in the kid's play area! On Sunday....it rained most of the day so we had a relaxing day indoors!  We had a great time...I just love being an Aunt!!

Originally posted: 7/17/13 Happy Hump Day!   I'm linking up with Covered in Glitter and Glue to write all about what I'm loving right now! I really like this kind of post because then I can just be random!! 1. Summertime! I mean what's not to love!   2. Baseball It's the All-Star Break and this year it was held in NYC at Citi Field!!  So I got to drool over watch David Wright!  I don't get to see the Mets play very often here in South Carolina, so I always enjoy the chance! 3. New Followers! I'm up to 20!!  I would love to do a giveaway for reaching a certain number but I don't know how to do one.  Anybody know any tutorials or have any advice? 4. My new planner I just love it!   Erin Condren is amazing and I got so many extra goodies in my order!  If you're thinking about getting one....do it!! I hope you're enjoying your day!!

Originally Posted: 7/18/11 Back in the spring I finally decided to buy a Silhouette! It's pretty amazing!!  I was so excited when it finally came!  I quickly found a place for it right beside my computer desk!  My cats aren't crazy about it...it makes weird noises. :)  My first project was adding the word "friends" and the heart to this plain frame from Target.  It was a birthday present.   I added some touches to a bucket of pens on my desk.  My mom was excited and wanted this cup she bought embellished.  So I put her name on it!  At my school, we do secret pals and for my final gift, I added my pal's new last name (she just got married this summer) to a bucket.  And I put her new initial on a pitcher and cups.  I thought about trying the etching cream, but I couldn't find a glass pitcher.  Oh well, maybe next time. It's been a lot of fun.  I don't think I've even touched on the possibilities of this mach

Originally Posted 3/11/11 **Warning**  Long post ahead!  But lots of pictures!! I have been slowly going through my house and decluttering EVERYTHING!  I started with my desk (office space).  You can read all about it in Part 1 and Part 2 Next, I headed to my closet... Well, before I get ahead of myself, I sort of organized my closet last fall.  This is how it looked before...   I realized I needed to organize this space better.  I also wanted to move my chest of drawers to the closet to give myself more space in my bedroom.  Another thing I decided to do was move my jackets and fleeces to my coat closet by the front door.  Which gave me more space in the closet. Coat Closet Here's the chest of drawers added to the closet.  I had a small bookcase that wasn't being used wisely so I put it on the top shelf to help organize my shoes.  Being that I'm a tall girl...it's perfect! I added some small wire shelves inside the bookcase to utilize