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

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Hi friends! Wow it has been a hot minute since I have posted on here. As a quick update, I have been taking 19 credits this summer, but get to spend 5 hours a day in a preschool so that makes it all worth it. I got my student teaching placement and will be in a 1st grade classroom starting in the fall. I got my hair cut a couple of months ago so that's new and weird and I kinda miss my long hair but also love my short hair. New products I've been loving: the Tarte tartelette 2 in bloom, trying out various liquid lipsticks (I really want to try the NYX lingerie liquid lipstick but my ulta is always out of the colors I want), still using the same foundation and mascara. I am obsessed with my Anastasia Beverly Hills dipbrow. I switch off between Benefit hula and NYX wonder stick for contour. Loving my brushes but really want more, although I have probably close to 70 so I probably don't need any more lol. I'm 22 now so that's fun. Annnnnd that's about all I can think of. I miss blogging so I'm going to try to be more frequent but I always say that and it never happens so we will see. Anyways, I hope you're all doing well and will hopefully post again soon!

XOXO,
Maisie