Creativity

This summer I have spent a ton of time on Pinterest looking up classroom ideas, crafts, and more.  I’ve always looked at the worksheets teachers create and wondered how they make their sheets look so creative.  I’ve also been reading a lot of teacher blogs and have been completely inspired by their ideas and craftiness.  One of my fears in becoming a teacher was that I would never be able to be as creative as the ones I have had in the past and the ones I follow in blogs today.  I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to figure out how to use a Cricut, make cute crafts, or design a blog.  I am not a very creative person, (I blame my kindergarten teacher who told me the mouse I colored shouldn’t have been red.)  Anyway, this summer a goal of mine was to prove to myself that I could be creative and crafty.  While I would not say that creativity necessarily comes to me naturally, I did prove to myself that with some research and dedication I will be able to create all the cute projects many teachers do today.  This summer I taught myself how to find free fonts on the Internet (I feel like this should have been something I realized years ago but apparently I am a little behind), how to use my Cricut to make decorations, how to complete various craft projects and see the potential in ordinary items.

This long explanation leads into how I spent my time today.  Today I spent many hours trying to improve my blog.  I searched for a better background and spent quite a while trying to design a better header.  I’m hoping that by improving my blog I will be more inclined to write more often.  But…I’ve said that before, haven’t I?

Well to recap the past few days….there really isn’t much to say.  I have been in a bit of a funk.  I haven’t had much to do and have just lounged around the house watching tv and reading.  I’m hoping to become a bit more motivated after writing this blog.  I should probably go do some laundry so I can finally start packing my clothing.  Hopefully tomorrow will be more productive as well.

Let me know what you think of the new design.

Love,