Taking Some Time to Relax

Whew! This summer is going by WAY TOO FAST.  I can’t believe that I will be moving back to school in just a few weeks.  I’ve been making my lists of what I need to accomplish before returning to school, while also looking back on the summer to see what all I have done.

This summer has been one in which my to-do list seems to never end. I have always been the kind of person who can’t just sit by and relax when I know that I have things that need done.  (It is the main reason why my homework is always done pretty far in advance.)  Well this summer I have had plenty to do with Vacation Bible School.  Usually I would accomplish a lot of these tasks on the weekend or a little throughout each week night, but this summer my schedule has been a little different.  When you are student teaching you are not supposed to have a job, and knowing this, I decided that this summer I needed to focus on putting some extra money away to have during that time.  So, this summer I decided to baby-sit during the days and work concessions during the weeknights and weekends.  Not only did I get to work concessions throughout the entire season, but when it ended I was offered a job working concessions for another league in town.  I have been very blessed with opportunities to bring in some extra money this summer, but have also had to put off some personal projects until I had more time.   

Today, my preparation and planning finally came in handy.  I was at the point where I had done about everything I could for VBS…so I decided to take a BREAK.  I got a mani/pedi,  shopped for some back to school items, played Wii with my brother, and did a lot of crafting.

One of the things I wanted to accomplish this summer was to learn how to cut vinyl on my Silhouette Cameo.  After working concessions one night this week, I decided it was time to stop putting it off and to just give it a try.  I had a project I wanted to do for VBS that required vinyl so I gave it a whirl.  I spent way too long trying to figure it out…but when I finally did I was so happy with how the project turned out.  So happy, in fact, that I forgot to take a picture. Oops.

Well when I found myself with some free time this evening I decided it was time to do some more projects with vinyl.  My first project was making a t-shirt for Vacation Bible School (okay, so maybe I didn’t completely take a break from VBS today).  I can't wait to wear this shirt to VBS this week!

After making the shirt, I decorated a clipboard with some chevron inspiration.  Of course, I had to include my teacher name on it. :)

After completing a couple of projects with vinyl I decided to monogram some of my thirty-one bags.  I wasn’t sure how well it would work…but I couldn’t be happier with the turnout!

It was a wonderful day to just catch up on some projects I had been putting off.  I hope to have some time to complete a few more later on this summer...but somehow I have a feeling that these next few weeks are going to be gone before I know it.  So for now, I am just going to savor the time I have left. After all, when summer ends it just means I will be starting the next adventure in my life....student teaching!!!