Sunday, October 7, 2018

Hey everyone! I hope you were able to enjoy the rest of your summer! It has been crazy around here as school started and I got back into the groove of teaching. For those of you who don't know, this is my second year teaching second grade in eastern Oregon and I really love what I do. Although, I'll be the first to admit that TEACHING IS FREAKING HARD. Anyone who teaches or spends a lot of time with kids could probably agree that, while it's very difficult at times, it's an extremely rewarding experience. Every day I'm working hard to find new ways to have FUN while learning difficult content. I have so many things that I do in my classroom that I absolutely LOVE. Specifically, I have different methods for encouraging students to be successful, including getting to ring a bell, I use Seesaw a LOT because it's an app that allows students to express their creativity while demonstrating their knowledge, I also have different games that we play, such as using a comprehension beach ball to answer questions about the text, I could go on and on. And maybe I will make separate posts about a few of those tips and tricks. I hope you enjoyed this little update. I really wanted to just let you know what's going on and why I've been absent. As I've mentioned before, I can't guarantee regular posts, but I will do my best to update you all once in a while to let you know what's going on in my life. Please leave a comment below telling me how your fall is going and what your favorite fall activity is. Mine is going to the pumpkin patch! I love you all and will talk to you soon.

Xoxo,
Maisie

Friday, July 6, 2018

Y’all. It has been a HOT minute since I’ve posted on here (typical, I know). So allow me to fill you in.
• I finished my first year of teaching and boy what a year it was. I absolutely love what I do, but let me tell you, teaching is freaking hard! I had my fair share of challenges with behaviors while trying to get to know a new curriculum, all while trying to be an outstanding teacher. I must say though, teaching has many perks. I get weekends off (kind of, I still tend to take work home 😬), I get time to relax during the summer, and I get to pretend I’m an 8 year old and claim I’m just “vibin with my students”. It’s pretty great.
• As far as makeup goes, I have been obsessed with a few new products, the two favorites being Eyeko London Lash Alert Mascara, and Colourpop Cosmetics Supershock Highlighter in Flexitarian.
• I’ve been traveling like crazy this summer and I’m basically always on the go. On Monday I’ll be taking off for Disneyland and I’m STOKED. Again, I’m 8 at heart. I’m also going to be going to Lake Tahoe later this month, followed by a trip to Canada which I’m SO excited about.

So that’s basically where I’m at these days. However, I wanted to let y’all know that my blog is going to be changing slightly. As much as I still love makeup and fashion, it’s not my life like it was when I started this blog. These days I’m totally focused on my career and the happiness that being a teacher brings me. So, I’m going to be altering my blog to become my teacher blog where I talk about all things teaching, classroom, and FUN. I know this may not be what everyone wants, but I just gotta follow my heart, ya dig? Anywho, hope y’all are doing well! Please leave comments below with any suggestions for things you’d like to see and I will talk to you beautiful people later.

Xoxo,
Maisie