Having spent the majority of my adult life being lucky enough to have summers off, I'll never forget the first summer I had to work. Being a summer birthday baby, I actually cried like a whiny kid about having to work on my birthday. It was awful. Since that summer I have worked a total of only three others...and it just never felt right!

So this year, I transitioned from a clinic to a school setting, and I have been soaking up every second of my glorious return to summer!!

I've been practicing my cooking and baking skills--gotta do right by Paul and Mary!

I'm continuing the process of clearing chemicals from my house--making my own cleaners, my own capsules, my own skin care products! I love the freedom it gives me to make products that suit my needs, work best for my skin type, won't give me migraines from the scent, etc. Tell me I'm not the only one?!

How have YOU been soaking up your summer?? Let me know in the comments below!

Currently obsessed with:

Purification! I mean, OBSESSED. I'm been spraying it all over the house, diffusing it with lemon, leaving in on cotton balls in habitually smelly places. It's like spring cleaning in a bottle!

It's the holiday season, so whoop-de-do and hickory dock!

I can't even express how much I love Christmas--if I can wait until after Halloween to put out my decorations, I'm pretty proud of myself. My house constantly has candles going, It's full of Christmas candy, Christmas gifts, Christmas cheer. I can't WAIT for school to be out so I can drink cocoa, watch movies, and decorate cookies. I still have two weeks left at school, but break is finally within sight!

In the spirit of giving, I have teamed up with a group of amazing sellers to offer some sale days, and as one of my followers, you will be privy to all my upcoming sales early!

I'm still getting through my first year on TpT, and one of my goals is to expand my use of social media. Obviously, by skimming through my blog you can see that I've done a pretty bad job of blogging! But I've recently joined some amazing Facebook groups full of helpful, cooperative, kind teacher-authors, and I've been able to participate in some amazing opportunities lately! With the 2016 Cyber sale happening today and tomorrow, I wanted to showcase some of the top wish listed items in my store to help fill your cart!

My top wish listed item also happens to be the #1 seller in my shop, and the most often referenced item in my classroom as well! I have this growth mindset bulletin board front and center in my classroom, and I often reference the posters, and the general growth mindset teaching with my students. As a speech therapist, I have seen it be tremendously helpful with my artic students. They often need reminders that they can "retrain" their brains, their bodies, their articulators. It is hard, but as I point out on the bulletin board--rather than giving up, we see to find new strategies or to remember that it will take time and effort!

My second most wish listed item is one of the first packets I made for TpT, and still a best seller. Since I was a child, I always loved Eric Carle stories, and as a therapist, they are amazing books for my students. This is one of my favorite units every year, and I loved creating this supplemental speech and language companion for the Very Hungry Caterpillar!

My third most wish listed item is this set of superhero speech brag tags! I created an entire Superhero themed set for my room this year, and included this awesome set of brag tags. I love to give them to students completing or working towards various goals. There are also editable options, which come in so handy, because as one buyer noted, "I'm glad to have the editable option as well, because we all run our speech rooms a little differently!"

I love getting personal recommendations for items, and I'm filling my wishlist as I type! Make sure after all your wonderful purchases tomorrow that you leave fantastic feedback. Not only do you get money off on future purchases, you help future buyers make confident, informed purchases! Merry Christmas and Happy Shopping!



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