Run for God Pinky 5K (Virtual 5K)

Tonight, after 11.5 hours of Professional Development and hard work unpacking, moving, etc., I joined my BFFs, and we did a Virtual 5K.  All we had to do was register, choose our own course, and then walk or run between August 15th and 17th.  So easy and fun!  Since we live in 2 different places, we started off at the same time and walked, messaging each other, and enjoying our experience.

 My BFF and walking buddy before and after (sunny to dark).

On top is a pic of my other BFF and her daughter at the start.

More Unpacking

Yesterday and today have been spent doing even more unpacking.  I spent all morning yesterday working with the new teachers.  When I returned to my office, both professional looking desks and all their parts had been removed, all the books sitting on top of the desk were put back in boxes, and all the filing cabinets were gone.  Do you know how much work I had done????  Any way . . . 2 new/different desks were placed in there.  More teacher like than professional, but they will be fine.

By the end of today, I had unpacked a total of 85 boxes of books.  There are still at least 10-20 more to go.  I am out of space to even work.  I have boxes of stuff that are not novels, but I have nowhere to put those items, and I can't unpack them until I finish with the books.  Boxes just keep getting moved around trying to make space.  I would love to move some finished boxes (sorted, labeled, and ready for classroom libraries) to the hallway, but they haven't waxed it yet, so I am trying to stay out of the custodians' way.

I got 2 tables that match the desks to help add work space for me and if someone is ever hired for the other position.  I almost lost the tables b/c they weren't supposed to be in my office, but after some talking and working with others, it all worked out, and I get to keep my furniture.  I still have no storage, so I have gotten 3 small cabinets with doors and shelves.  They will work fine.  I almost lost those too due to miscommunication and lack of labeling, but I have them back now.  Yea!  I will give them away if I don't need them when the shelves are put in.

Furniture is really a small thing, so I am not stressing.  I do have the largest office in the entire building, and for that, I am grateful.  Now . . . to get these books out so I can work on my stuff and decorate! That will take several more days and many more hours.

Let the Unpacking Begin!

I am sure I have said it somewhere, but we had a 2 story bldg added onto our building, a hallway was completely redone to be made into classrooms from Fine Arts rooms, major renovations took place around the office, and every room & hallway have been painted.  We packed up the entire bldg before June 9th.  Now, we are unpacking it.  I was given special permission to work in my new office this afternoon, so my mom and I arranged 2/3 of my desk and unpacked 52 boxes of books.

The books were not located in my office before, and they will not stay now.  I plan to divide them up and give everyone a set to make a classroom library.  Now . . . to have the time and energy to make it happen. 

The chalkboard and white board were supposed to be removed and replaced with white bookshelves.  That didn't happen.  The shelves were saved from the trash and are being kept safe for now.  We hope they will be installed in about a month.

My former office-mate has become an Assistant Principal at one of our local high schools.  I am sooooo excited for her, but I will miss her.  We were given the old Assistant Principals' furniture, so I will keep both sets of furniture (in case they hire someone to replace her), and the office will actually look professional and inviting. (Our old office was so tiny, made up of mismatched furniture, and I pretty much only had a computer desk for a desk.)  This space is going to be great! Oh, the plans I have!

(I just created this pics to share with my BFFs, but I decided to put them here too.)
None of the filing cabinets are mine.  They just stored them here for now.

Before doing any work.

 

After arranging one desk and unpacking 52 boxes.

Happy Birthday to My Amazing Nephew!

Happy 13th Birthday to my adorably handsome, talented, intelligent, fun-loving, tender-hearted, kind, book loving, amazingly wonderful nephew! 

Bub, you changed our lives forever the day you were born, and I can't wait to see what your future holds. I hope you have the most amazing birthday and year yet! Love you more than you can imagine! Love, Auntie

A day of making memories with a little shopping, the movies to see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and a little celebration with cake and presents.

Let the Birthday Spoiling Begin!

I am so excited that I got to spend the whole day with my niece and nephew.  With my nephew's birthday right around the corner, he got to plan our weekend of fun.  Today, we went to Chick-fil-A for breakfast, Main Event for a day of fun, and Genghis Grill for dinner. We finished off the day shopping for school supplies.

100 Miles in August

Have you heard about #August100Miles?  You can learn more at https://ilovetorun.org or on their Facebook page.

I first saw it b/c a Facebook friend liked and joined it.  I then started looking into it.  For those of you who have read a few of my posts, you know I am not a runner. Maybe some day I will be, but I'm not there.  These knees of mine aren't young and spry.  :-) However, I am a walker.  Most of the time, I could walk more than I actually do.  My mind keeps me from going or I run out of time.

My BFF and I were looking for a challenge from July 4th to the beginning of school.  Well, we didn't really find one, but when I saw this, we were hooked!  We started on July 31st and have been focused ever since.  We did not officially join to get the buckle, but we are accountable to one another and will know we did it for the health and fitness benefits.

She did the math and figured out we had to do 3.23 miles a day. That is our goal, and we do at least that each night when we walk.  We used July 31st as an extra day in case something happens and we don't get 3.23 in one day.  I also include the other mileage I accumulate throughout the day and is recorded with my Fitbit. In just 4 days, I have walked 29.54 miles.  Yea!

Pinterest Project Fun--T-Shirt Quilt/Wall Hanging

Yesterday, I was feeling stressed, and I knew I needed to find something to do to take my mind off the issue and to fill my time with creativity.  What did I do? I dug out all my SMU t-shirts I had stored in the bottom of my closet, and I decided to make a t-shirt quilt.  I had pinned this site: http://faithinfear.blogspot.com/2013/01/t-shirt-quilt-introduction.html.  I read and reread what she said and then got busy.

I realized I didn't have enough shirts for a twin size, so I decided to go with a wall hanging or throw. (Although, after talking to my BFF, I could have used the backs of the shirts as solid panels/squares to make it bigger, but then I would have had to use interfacing too.)  I did all the pinning, and Mom did the sewing.  I would have done it, but this gave her something to do too.

It isn't perfect, but it will be something to cherish b/c I was assisted with great love and affection by my seamstress (aka Mom), and we used Granny's sewing machine. (We had used Mom's in the beginning, but the backside of the seam looked terrible, so we changed machines.  After talking with our amazing neighbor, we learned the tension wasn't right, so we changed it on Granny's machine and kept going.)  The whole thing really only took about 8-9 hours.

I think my little model thinks it is for her. She had to be on it or by it every step of the way. As I pinned the binding, she came along behind me taking out the pins. Yes, she took out the pins one at a time with her teeth.  :-)

My plan is to use it as wall decor in my office this year to go with our college theme.

70 Degrees on August 1st!

Texas is having the craziest weather this summer, and I am loving it!!  Here it is, August 1st, and it was 70 degrees at 8:00 this morning. As I type this, it is 73 degrees.  Can you believe it?  In Texas? In August?

I took advantage of the weather and went for a walk this morning.  While I walked, I noticed the animals were out to enjoy the amazing weather too.

FYI:  According to the meteorologists, it was the coldest start to August in more than 40 years.