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2019 Goal Setting

Being intentional and setting goals around what you want out of life leads to more productivity and happiness.

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I’ll be back. I swear social media is the root of so many of this world’s issues, and I just can’t handle it right now. 💙 #mentalhealthawareness #teachersofinstagram #teacherselfcare #techaddiction #socialmediaissues #coloradoteacher #SEL #selfcare

Apparently I was feeling pretty blue and Harry last week 😉😂🤷‍♀️ Ignore the lo mein on my Kiwi sweatshirt. Eating noodles is hard, okay?! . . . #teacherstyle #springoutfits #ootd #ootw #outfits #outfitinspo #springstyle #teachersofinstagram #teacheroutfit #styleinspo #puttingmetogether #whatiwore #outfitsandcats #everydayimcardigan #meowtfits #weekendstyle

Read 12 of 2019: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne Synopsis: Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome. 2) A person’s undoing. 3) Joshua Templeman Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Not dislike. Not begrudgingly tolerate. Hate. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company. Lucy can’t understand Joshua’s joyless, uptight, meticulous approach to his job. Joshua is clearly baffled by Lucy’s overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and Pollyanna attitude. Now up for the same promotion, their battle of wills has come to a head and Lucy refuses to back down when their latest game could cost her her dream job…But the tension between Lucy and Joshua has also reached its boiling point, and Lucy is discovering that maybe she doesn’t hate Joshua. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game. . . Insta Review: We read this book for our February book club, and all of us were pretty mixed on if we liked the book or not. (I’m finally reviewing February books! 😂🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️) I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it... a pretty solid 3.5 star book for me. I liked Josh as a character a lot, but I just do not understand Lucy and her craziness. Seriously, her going through his stuff at his apartment was just psychotic. Anyway, I liked the ending, or it would have probably been only 3 stars. I wanted to like it more than I actually did. If you generally like contemporary romance, then you might enjoy this one, but the Kiss Quotient is so much better. . . . Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 #bookstagram #booktube #bookblogger #februaryreads #bookreview #bookrecommendations #englishteacher #booksofig #iteachtoo #thehatinggame #contemporaryromance

Read 11 of 2019: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Synopsis: “Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos. A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives, to understand one another. . . . Insta Review: I already want to reread this book, and it’s only been 4 months since I read it (sorry, still playing catch up)! The characterization in this text is some of the best I’ve ever read. Ng’s ability to craft sentences and develop symbols is beautiful and the story is a bit emotional. I think I might be adding this to my AP Lit curriculum next year... 😍 And I can’t wait to read her other novel this summer. . . . Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #bookstagram #booktube #bookblogger #januaryreads #bookreview #bookrecommendations #englishteacher #booksofig #iteachtoo #everythinginevertoldyou #literaryfiction #familydynamics #aplit #diversebooks

Read 10 of 2019: Saga Vol. 6 by Fiona Staples and Brian K Vaughan Synopsis: After a dramatic time jump, the three-time Eisner Award winner for Best Continuing Series continues to evolve, as Hazel begins the most exciting adventure of her life: kindergarten. Meanwhile, her starcrossed family learns hard lessons of their own. Insta Review: This was probably one of the volumes I enjoyed most, but I also think I’ve just let too much time go by between picking these up. I was invested originally, but now I’ve just lost interest in continuing to read this series, but I probably will because I do enjoy the characters. If you’re a big Sci Fi fan and enjoy diverse books, then I think these are definitely worth picking up... just don’t wait years between reading them! I loved Alana and Marko in this volume, especially, and I really enjoyed the school/teacher aspect of this volume. Plus, Hazel’s development as a narrator is 👌🏻. This series is for mature audiences. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #bookstagram #booktube #bookblogger #januaryreads #bookreview #bookrecommendations #englishteacher #booksofig #iteachtoo #sagacomic #sagavolume6 #graphicnovels #scifi #diversebooks

I basically wore the same thing all week last week. Also, RIP to my hair 😭😂🤦‍♀️ . . . #teacherstyle #springoutfits #ootd #ootw #outfits #outfitinspo #springstyle #teachersofinstagram #teacheroutfit #styleinspo #puttingmetogether #PMTS19d26 #whatiwore #outfitsandcats #everydayimcardigan #meowtfits

My kids already had prom, but why not throw it back? #adviceforprom . . . 1️⃣ go with your best friend... seriously, I had a different date but dumped him a few days before prom and called my bff since Kindergarten crying. I thought the world was ending, but my best friend asked what color my dress was, got a matching tux, and showed up to take me to prom. You’ll end up having the most fun ever at a dance because, hello, you’re with your best friend! 2️⃣ don’t waste money on the party bus. You can meet your friends everywhere and save money. Neither of you do anything where you would need a party bus, and you’ll get extra time to hang out with your best friend! The only downside is you will get lost in Denver trying to go from 16th Street Mall to Mile High Stadium and show up an hour late to prom because neither of you are normally allowed to drive downtown and iPhones don’t exist yet to look up directions! 😂🤷‍♀️ print backup directions?! HA 3️⃣ go to after prom, the after after prom party, AND IHOP for breakfast. Take tons of pictures at all of the events because you’ll be sad when you’re twice as old and only have a handful of pics. Also, get copies of the group pics from your friends and back everything up! 4️⃣ carve in time for a dance with your OG dance date, too! There’s nothing like bookends... to essays, to books, and to high school dances! 😂 5️⃣ go for the dress that isn’t trendy... the only thing that gives away how old this prom pic is is the cheesy prom photo backdrop with the date! Right?! 😂👵🏻 maybe curl your hair a little less than I did? Washing it the next day was killer.

Happy #teacherfeetupfriday! Only 4 weeks of school left, so I start keeping a running list of books that are still out! How do you go about getting your books back? BTW, I have 10 that didn’t fit on my back board 😑🤦‍♀️, but I’ve already started getting books back! . . #feetupfriday #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #teachersofig #teachersofinsta #classroom #englishclassroom #classroomlibrary #flexseating #teacherspayteachers #iteach #iteachtoo #tiredteacher #englishteacher #secondaryela #aplit #americanlit #coloradoteacher #edutopia #ncte

I’m never going to catch up on my book reviews. 😂 Read 9 of 2019: #Essentialism by Greg McKeown Synopsis: Have you ever felt the urge to declutter your work life? Do you often find yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized? Are you frequently busy but not productive? Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people’s agendas? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the Essentialist . The Way of the Essentialist isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s about getting only the right things done. It is not a time management strategy, or a productivity technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter. By forcing us to apply a more selective criteria for what is Essential, the disciplined pursuit of less empowers us to reclaim control of our own choices about where to spend our precious time and energy – instead of giving others the implicit permission to choose for us. Essentialism is not one more thing – it’s a whole new way of doing everything. A must-read for any leader, manager, or individual who wants to do less, but better, and declutter and organize their own their lives, Essentialism is a movement whose time has come. Insta Review: For being a book about essentialism, I felt like McKeown could have focused on keeping just the essentials and being less repetitive; however, as a psych major reading self-help, I know the purpose. That said, I have been utilizing strategies from this book throughout the school year and have said no to quite a few things or asked what else I can not do to focus on the essentials, and work has felt more manageable this year. I’d recommend it for sure! Our staff book club read this, and I am a fan! Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #bookstagram #booktube #bookblogger #januaryreads #bookreview #bookrecommendations #englishteacher #booksofig #iteachtoo #essentialism #selfhelp #selfhelpbooks #goshinegirl #goshinegirlbookclub

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