{Linky} Currently I am...

I've been craving a good Linky Party!! I always hope they come on other days though, because I love What I'm Loving Wednesday (dontcha worry, it's coming later)!! I love the idea of this one, so I'm joining. Now you should will too!

Oh Boy Fourth Grade  is hosting, so go check her out!! :)

Here's what you have to do:

Write down what you are currently

• Listening
• Loving
• Thinking
• Wanting
• Needing
• Stalking (Choose 3 Blogs, One has to be non teacher)

 

{www.lifeinfirstgrade1.blogspot.com}

{www.guided-math.blogspot.co}

{www.pinkloulou-confessionsofa20something.blogspot.com}

So maybe my "Currentlys" weren't that exciting, but it was still fun!
Now quick, go do yours. {no it doesn't have to be fancy silly!}

So much to do...

I just spent about an hour organizing my e-mail and my Teacher's Notebook Store. If for some reason you've been waiting to hear back from me about something please send me another e-mail. Not having e-mail this weekend totally threw me... so did gaining so many followers so quite. I'm a little overwhelmed by that too! It didn't help that my Comcast went out today {again} for like 4 hours (insert insanely crazed and angry blonde here). Like really, can't you just get it straight? Since when does the heat make my cable go out everyday at 4pm? Ugh! But yet, it stays on while the world's loudest thunder is occurring right now outside the window. Geeze. Gimme a break peeps! Anyway, I'm finishing up 1 bigger project that I spent some time doing today, plus I finished a few other things. I haven't been creating as many new things because I'm working on a few bigger things, plus I've gotten a lot of requests lately, and I'm sure I will after today. 

These items will be posted in my store very shortly:

{Punctuation Posters Set}

[available in zebra, but customizable]

{Lesson Plan Book - Seriously HUGE for me!}

[available in zebra, polka dot, chocolate dots, and customizable]

{i PICK poster}

[available in zebra, polka dot, chocolate dots, and customizable]

I got some e-mails today from people who are doing a Dots on Chocolate theme. I'm not going to repost everything I've ever done, but if you want something specific e-mail me. Depending on how long it takes, I may post it in my Teacher's Notebook. Otherwise I'll post it in Google Docs. I did get a message on my last post from Ms. Valerie. She said she is doing this theme, but everyone was sold out of this stuff. If any of you live near Chicago come raid my stuff LOL, I have tons from last year. Anyway, Valerie said she started school tomorrow and had NO name tags! My heart broke :( so I made these... I hope she gets them in time, and I hope they help someone else out there!!

 {Chocolate Dot Name Tags on Google Docs}

Speaking of Google Docs, before I forget again... I've gotten a few e-mails here and there from people saying, this document or that document looks funny on Google Docs (example a: the "In Our Class" poster has a messed up/scrunched up line). Here's a little secret, if you download them and save them to your computer I promise it won't look like that anymore. I'm not sure why it does that sometimes, but I highly recommend NOT printing straight from Google Docs. Download the document first, open it up, check it, and then print it!! Alright everyone, give me a bit to post everything on Teacher's Notebook, and then you can check them out. In the mean time if you're looking for something e-mail me specifically what you're looking for and I'll do my best to help you out! As for tomorrow... I MUST at least start cutting some of those 200 laminated sheets. Wah. Night everyone!!

 

Preview

I know many of you follow me for my Zebra and Dot stuff, but I've gotten TONS of requests for things that go with a certain pattern that's a favorite of many people (including me!) Here's my sneak preview for all of you that are looking for it:

Updates later :)

Let me introduce you...

To my own personal H-E-Double Hockey Sticks.

It consists of this:

In addition to that, I also just spent 5 hours on the floor laminating so... my back is killing me.

Now add to this 200 sheets of laminating, that need to be... wait for it... CUT OUT.

{insert doom-ish scary music here}

Now imagine this absolute chaos in every nook and cranny of your life. I can.not.take.it. 

I'm going all kinds of crazy and I'm all kinds of stressed out. 

And to top it off it's a billion degrees out, and it's so humid you instantly are sweating as you take foot outside.

With that out venting of the way, I am working on some things, because I've been neglecting posting new stuff for all of my bloggy loves! Because none of that is quite ready yet, I'll take a few minutes to answer some questions that have popped up a lot lately. 

Where did the Zebra & Polka Dot desk set come from?

It's a girls store called Justice. They actually have some cute zebra stuff. 

It was a little pricer than I would have liked, but hey it's adorbable!

What do you use to create things you make?

I usually use Powerpoint. I used to use Word, but Powerpoint lets you do much more.

I just taught myself over the years by playing with things. 

Explain the bucket filler board.

It's actually a jewelery holder {i think} that I got on clearance last year from Michaels. The pockets aren't that big.I didn't want to deal with 30 buckets, and this year I won't have enough room. I love the idea of bucket fillers, but I'm not 100% positive I'll do it again this year.

Can you customize...

Best way to ask me to customize something is to e-mail me. I see comments, but often I don't remember to respond to them later on or remember what exactly someone wanted. 

I promise lots and lots is coming in the next few days :) Plus a giveaway will be coming as well!! Yay!!

{One of my new teammates called me in the middle of the post, I started this post around 8, I'm now just posting it at 11. That's how my day is going. She definitely made me a million gazillion times less stressed out though! Yay!}

Back in Action!!

I promise I haven't abandoned all of my bloggy friends!! I thought I would have internet this weekend, but we couldn't get the wireless to work for some reason. I guess it's better anyway... I sorta needed a technology break. Got to spend some time with the boy's family and had a most delicious dinner with them!! Small town life is refreshing once in a while. I'm back, but I have mucho catching up to do. No worries my loves I'll be back in action soon again. I just had to let you all know I'm not ignoring everyone!! Talk to everyone soon!!

Polka Dots & Signs

I went to the teacher's store today and got way too much. Mi mama is fab-u-lous!! I think she feels so bad for me because she sees how much I spend (probably because her whole front room has been filled with the majority of my stuff since early June!!). She always find the greatest stuff from stores or magazines!! Anyway she treated me to my teacher's store spree today so that was all kinds of amazing. After I do some more shopping tomorrow I'll post the haul so you can see all the goodies I hope I find!! 

 

I'm going to the boy's hometown this weekend, small town for this city girl ;-) so I'm contemplating whether or not I'll be bringing this little ol' laptop of mine (but in all seriousness ya'll know I can't stay away from my bloggy ladies).

I've had quite a few custom questions/orders. I have a few things customized so I figured I'd post some things I've been doing. I'm too exhausted to find new pictures, so look closely cuz I'm using the old pictures, but with new links :)

 

 {Bright Color Polka Dots Poster}

{Primary Color Polka Dots Poster}

{Polka Dot Problem Solving Posters}

@Teacher's Notebook

{Boy Good Reader Posters}

{Previously Posted Girl Good Reader Posters}

A few other things that I've created... my pictures are so icky.

I've been too lazy to find my camera, so I've been using my phone.

I already have my Christmas list... I want a GOOD camera, more than a regular ol' point and shoot!

{This one's so not finished... I ran out of the ribbon color I needed!}

{The pictures make it hard to see! Wah! I'm going to hand it somewhere!!}

That's all for now... I'm sure I'll come up with something while my brain is hard at work tonight.

A Whole Mess of Stuff While the Sirens Blare Away... Eeekkk!!

Okay, I'm about to pass out, so if there are misspelled words and mistakes all over this post, don't yell at me!! I felt it was my Bloggy duty to post for you though because I've neglected all my Bloggy people, and all of a sudden I'm 1 follower away from 300. I can.not.believe this. Like seriously people, I just play around on my computer and make stuff because I'm sooooo OCD about everything. I heart all of you to the max. I made a lot of stuff, fixed a few things, and posted a few things in my store. Things that took me a while got posted in my store, a few other things are here as freebies. I'm going to the Chalkboard (a teacher's store in Northern Illinois) tomorrow... it could get ugly. We'll just see what kind of haul I come back with. Anyway here are some things that are finished. Other's still need some finishing touches.

{Student of the Week Set}

Find it at the Teacher's Notebook!

{Poetry Posters Set}

Find it at the Teacher's Notebook

{A Version of the Infamous 'In Our Class'}

Lots of free themed versions on Google Docs

{Problem Solving Key Words}

Find it at the Teacher's Notebook

 {Water Bottle Labels}

Zebra and Polka Dot themed versions on Google Docs

*Does like everyone do this for their parties? 

'Cuz I'm sure it's all kinds of popular on Pinterest!

{Cover for Kiddos Writing Portfolios}

Zebra themed on Google Docs

Dot themed on Google Docs

{A version of the Infamous Highlighter Poster}

On Google Docs 

*I love this trick! So fabulous!!

{Zebra Bookmarks}

On Google Docs

*Just cuz! Why not?!

{Updated Specials Signs}

On Google Docs, for those of you looking for other ones!

If you need something customized, please, please, please e-mail me with specifics. Some things are really quick and easy to customize (many I've already done for others), other things take much more time and I'll set up a special listing on Teacher's Notebook for an extra fee. Especially with all the craziness with school coming soon. On another note, thank you to the suggestions for mosquito bites... I can only imagine the boy's face as I go to bed with tape and unheard of concoctions all over my mosquito bites!! Alrighty my loves, as I go to bed and listen to the storm rolling through, I'll try to think of my 300 followers giveaway!! :)

Side Note: As I was just about to hit send, the TORNADO sirens went off. It's like midnight... I've never heard them go off at night, SCARY!! Matter of fact though I've had the sirens go off more in the past month than probably in my 26 years of life!! Eeek!!