Not only have I been spending most of my free moments perusing the site for great teaching ideas, but I get so self-conscious about the massive amounts of wonderfully written, creatively decorated and nearly professionally produced OTHER first grade websites out there. I can't really compare with mine. (Yet!)
The competitor in me yells at me for wasting time LOOKING at those sites when I could be using my time to be working on sprucing up my own and raking in the traffic. (Aw, but they've got such great ideas! I just have to look a little bit more at their lit centers. Oh, wait, what's this website about? And a linky party??)
The hoarder in me has posted over 1000 pins on teaching alone. Not to mention the hundreds of others based on cooking, working out, going paleo, kids stuff, home decore, etc. It goes on and on - literally. I don't know how and if I can even implement all of these ideas in the school year! (Oh, but I teach with Dr. Seuss books and this is such a cute Dr. Seuss crafting activity. Oh! And this pinner has a whole board dedicated to Dr. Seuss. I like this one, and this one, and this one, and this one....)
The organizer in me has realized at the 500th pin on the board titled "Classroom" that perhaps I should have separated categories for each subject area to make searching easier. That took up a huge chunk of hours as well.
The entrepreneur in me is dying every time I see a Deanna Jump pin linking to her million dollar TPT website. Can't we all just become millionaires?? Sigh. DJ Inkers must be making a fortune too, because - is it me or does all of those graphics on TPT look the same? Still have hope that I can create something original.
The realist in me is wondering why I'm even getting back on my blog. I've got pins to explore, a new PBL curriculum to create for next year, 10+ books I splurged on from Amazon to nerd out to on my first summer off in YEARS! Not to mention, my own 3 kids are still vying for my attention, my husband is studying for his promotion exam/interview, and I had surgery on my wrist about 3 weeks ago.
So there it is. Pinterest has become my addiction (in addition to Facebook, Instagram, and Candy Crush). Again, I apologize to all my faithful subscribers - hopefully there are still some of you left! I am thrilled that my site has been visited over 3000 times, so there's still hope that I can pick up a few more readers along the way. Take a look at the past years, but get ready for a new one! I've got exciting things in store this year as our school jumps head into first into our PBL mindset. Leave a comment if there is anything you want to see, or just to give me some inspiration to keep going!
Have a wonderful Wednesday! God Bless!-Jenn-
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