Please Excuse My Mess!!

I have had to transition my blogs and the email address they were attached to. ALL of my photos have been lost in the transition. I am in the process of updating the posts with the pictures. Please forgive my mess. I will try to solve this as quickly as possible. And maybe I will start blogging again...I know I've said this a million times. But I need to start using my time wisely again...not just sitting around.

B Amy

Weekly Blogging Routine

So, I think people read this blog.

And my other one, The Rodgers Cook.

Actually, I know people do.

It says so on my blog stats...pageviews.

But no one comments.

Ever. 

And I stink at remembering to blog.

I think I'm getting better.

At least I'm trying.

So, I'm thinking about doing a daily "theme."

I'm getting the idea from this really cute blog I love: Eighteen25.

They have something called their Friday Five. Here is today's: Jamie Edition.

Since I have 2 blogs, I may have to update my cooking one whenever I can remember.

Or it can be something like the following:

Monday: Appetizer/Snack

Tuesday: Sides

Wednesday: Meat

Thursday: Meatless

Friday: Dessert

What do you think?

This site, since it's my hodge podge, can be the following:

Monday: DIY (what I made that weekend)

Tuesday: Ideas from Pinterest, Next Project Ideas

Wednesday: Room Decor

Thursday: In the Classroom

Friday: Random Thoughts, Goals, Dreams, etc.

Since we don't have our own place yet, I may use Room Decor as Products I Want or something like that until we do have a place to decorate.

What do you think?

Any ideas are welcome & will be very helpful.

Summer Brea....

Who ever said "I wish I was a teacher. They get 3 months in the summer & holidays off" clearly was not a teacher. I hate it when I'm wearing my Eskimo Joe's Educators tee-shirts & someone says, "I bet you love having the summer off," I just want to SMACK THEM!!

Dear Jesus, calm my heart. I don't hate them...just what they say. Help me be more gracious in my thoughts like I am when I respond.

If you can't tell, that's one of my pet peeves. This summer, I will get 4 weeks off...total. You all know about my ballpark road trip with the hubs mid-June. Well, since school let out May 25, and teachers were done May 30, I've had those 6 days off plus Memorial Day. 7! It's the beginning of July & I've had 7 days off!!! Thank goodness tomorrow is a national holiday & Friday is my last day for 3 weeks. But I'll be at 2 trainings two of those days...2 less days of my 3 weeks off.....

"Why haven't you had off?" you may ask. The secretary of the elementary school injured herself 7 had major surgery a week and a half before school let out. I took over her job. It has been great but I didn't realize that all administrative staff/faculty only gets the month of July off. I knew I would need something to keep me busy this summer but this is a lot. I wish my summer working was like most teachers: pinning new ideas on Pinterest & stalking teaching blogs for ideas. =) I don't have my own classroom anymore so I don't have that to prepare for or new curriculum to be planning. That's what REAL teachers do over the summer...work...even if it's from home.

Ok. Off my soapbox. I'm going to go so I can leave work, buy glitter, pack, buy fish bait, & head out to the ranch for my day off. (Anyone else think it's weird having the 4th in the middle of a week? Almost unpatriotic?)

3 days in

I love having a list to check things off. Unfortunately for me, a lot of my goals require doing something more than once before it is complete. I like that I'm making myself 'master' something before stopping it. I'm hoping that by making myself repeat some goals that they will be one step closer to habits. 


I'm trying to pick what goal to do that doesn't have to be repeated. Maybe it's not the best reason to do something on my list, but I REALLY want to cross something off. haha. I think I'll feel this list is doable if I can cross something off early.