Clinical, clinical, clinical!

Today was my second day of my clinical class! I have yet to get classroom placement, but I'm working on it! Today my teacher handed out a million papers for us to get started on our portfolios! Little does she know, I already started one last year, but it will be nice to get it more professional looking :)

Also, I finally got my books for my two EDU classes and one of them is EXCELLENT! It's called The First Days of School by Wong and Wong. It is so interesting and informative, I've actually just been reading it all afternoon! It's a book intended for student teachers and first year teachers, but my teacher thought it would be appropriate that we use it now anyway! I rented mine, but I might end up buying it at some point just so I can have my own copy to have forever, that's how good it is!!

Hm, other than that, I'm still living a pretty blah life so I don't have too much to report! I'm sure my posts will pick up more when I actually get into my observations or go back to work :P This is my last week off and I'm not really looking forward to going back! Although I do miss my favorite kids and I'm looking forward to seeing how their first few weeks of school have gone so far! My absolute faves are all starting first grade this year! And they all want me to observe their classrooms, but they go to two different schools so I don't know which school I'm going to pick. Plus, there is no guarantee that I would even get their class! But man, would it be awesome if I did! Fingers crossed that maybe I can request a certain teacher ;)

That's it for now! Thanks for stopping by and I hope your weeks are starting off well :)

-Michelle

Just checking in!

Hey all! Just checking in really quick! Today was my last day of school for the week! I'm pretty worn out and ready for the weekend! I'm also super happy that my job has shut down the childcare center for two weeks so I get to spend my two first weeks of school focused on just that! I only had one class today because my clinical edu class only meets once a week! Today was just Educational Psychology! It seems pretty interesting so far! I was very interested in my intro to psych class anyway, so it would make sense for this to appeal to me as well :P

After school, I really haven't done much of anything! I napped and spent some time with my mom this evening watching The Big Bang Theory! Does anyone else watch that show? It's so funny, I'm obsessed!!

Well, that's pretty much it for today. It's been pretty uneventful in the life of Michelle lately! So I suppose I'm off to stalk pinterest for awhile! I hope all you teachers out there that have just started back as well are having a great first week with your new kiddos! :)

-Michelle

Back to school!

So I have officially started back! Yesterday and today were my "first days" since my classes alternate between MW and TTh! My humanities and history classes were pretty boring so far, as expected, but my education classes I am really looking forward to! In my clinical class, I am actually going to get the opportunity to prepare a bulletin board for the class I'm observing and even teach a mini lesson! I'm super excited about it, especially if I get to put some of my saved up teacher things to use :)

Other than school starting, I really have nothing too exciting to write about. My boyfriend finally got a new car and it's super nice! It's a 2006 VW Passat! It's only a year older than my car and yet with all the features in it, it seems like it could be brand new! I'm totally jealous ;)

Also, I suggest that if you can find them, try out KAZOOZLES! It's candy and they are amazing! I have a huge sweet tooth, so when my boyfriend introduced me to these yesterday, I became obsessed! I even made him stop at a gas station today after school so I could get more :)

Anyway, I think that's pretty much it since I last posted! I've definitely been getting more page views as time has gone on and I thank everyone who has checked me out but DON'T BE AFRAID TO FOLLOW!! I would love to check out your blogs as well and get some tips or advice if you have any :)

Wish me luck as I continue my school week! I am envious of all you teachers out there :)

-Michelle

Mondaaaay!

I love Monday's in blog world because I'm obsessed with checking out everyone's Monday Made Its!! The ones I saw today were totally cute! They make me so anxious to have my own classroom so I could put some of these ideas to use! :P

I start back at school in exactly 1 week! I seriously can't wait! Although I'm sure I will be regretting that a few weeks in because of some of my other boring, non elementary education classes, I am enjoying this rare moment of actually being excited about going back to school! I remember when I first started kindergarten and I was so, so excited! I even got up on a Saturday and got all ready to go! I remember being super bummed when my mom informed me I didn't have school on Saturdays, haha!

Today was a pretty slow day at work for me. I got in some more reading of Fifty Shades of Grey but I just don't like it very much! I'm over half way through the book and it's becoming a struggle for me to even finish it. Anyone else feel this way or are you totally in love with the book?

If anyone has some really sweet Monday Made Its that I should check out, leave me a comment and I'll definitely be sure to do so! Hope everyone has had a fantastic Monday!!

-Michelle

Beautiful day!

It's been a super nice day where I live! My fiance just got off work so I'm getting ready to go over and spend some time with him tonight! It's supposed to get down into the 60s tonight so I'm bringing a super snuggly cardigan with me in hopes that we'll spend some time outside! I'm so excited that fall is almost here! I'm a big fan of chilly nights and sweaters.

Next weekend I'm hoping to have a bonfire with some friends! We all start back in school on the 20th so it'd be a nice way to sort of "end summer!" I can't wait to go back to school, though. I'm beginning a clinical edu class where I'm required to get 50 hours of observation in a classroom! I'm super excited about it and so are all the kids I work with because they are hoping that I observe their class :P

Well, I suppose that's all for now! I need to finish getting ready and get going before it gets too late! Thanks for checking in!! :)

-Michelle

Two posts, one day D: About me!

Hey all! I know, I know, shame on me for two posts in one day, but I figured I'd post a few pictures to help everyone get to know me a little better! So, here we go!!

This is my fiance David and I! Please ignore the crazy face he's making... he doesn't like to take pictures, haha! We've been together for 3 and a half years! We're engaged young, but we plan on waiting to get married until we are finished with school! David is currently going to school for criminal justice. 

I have a slight nail polish obsession! I seriously cannot go more than a day without having my nails painted and I often repaint them every three days! This is a nail polish rack I crafted a few months ago and my collection has grown since this photo! 

I was originally going to school for dental hygiene! As I posted before, teaching has always been an interest of mine, but as I began high school, I got hooked on this profession that paid very well for the amount of school needed! I spent my first two years in college doing prereqs for this major before I realized this really isn't want I wanted to do. So after one day of starting my anatomy and physiology II class, I dropped it and changed my major. I honestly could not be happier with my decision!

Speaking of elementary education classes... this is an image of my very first bulletin board project I did after I switched majors! I had a BLAST creating it! This was for a weather unit for second graders! I also had a "make your own rain stick" craft to go along with it :) I'm pretty proud of this and cannot wait to make more in this upcoming semester!

I am OBSESSED with cupcakes and everything sweet!! Hence my blog name ;) I am currently planning on having a classroom that is totally based around my love of sweets, but it's still a few years away so who knows what I'll want by that time! But I don't really expect my love of cupcakes to change :)

This is me a couple years ago with my favorite cat, Jax! I am a total cat person, and a lover of all things fluffy in general! I've got three cats in my house, as well as an adorable chocolate lab!

Well, I think that covers most of the basics! If you'd like to know more, leave a question in the comments below! I'd love to hear from you guys :)

-Michelle

Blogging newbie... sort of!

Allow me to introduce myself! My name is Michelle! I'm a 19 year old student currently going to school for elementary education! Don't be fooled by my young age, though. I graduated a year early from high school and already have my associates in science! I currently work in the childcare center of a local YMCA with elementary age children. Teaching has always been an interest of mine, and by always, I really mean it! When I was younger, I played school with my neighbors ALL the time! I made my mom buy me my own grade book and I even had a "pet fish" for my classroom!You can all probably imagine my excitement that I am actually pursuing this as a career and I honestly cannot wait until I can step into a classroom and call it mine!

I am not exactly a blogging newbie. I have a blog on another blogging site but that has been mainly used for fashion pictures, etc. I discovered a few teaching blogs on this site earlier this year and have since become ADDICTED! So today is the day I finally have to decided to stop lurking all the blogs and actually create my own and follow you guys! I'm really excited to start posting about my journey through my elementary ed. courses and maybe even trying out some of the cool crafts you all are always creating! It kills me seeing all these adorable ideas and not being able to really put any to use! So sometimes I just break down and make something to have for the future :)

Anyway, this post is getting really babble-y so I suppose I will end it here! I hope some of you will take some interest in my blog as I have yours! I can't wait to start this "blogging journey" with you all :)

-Michelle