Mean Girls Day

Raise your hand if you’re a Mean Girls fan. When I think of a good movie, I think of one that I can watch over and over again. Mean Girls is definitely up there on my list of favorite movies. I love to celebrate Mean Girls Day on campus with my teammates. October is one of the most stressful months of the school year. There are always a lot of activities packed into that one month. So if I can put a smile on someone’s face anytime during the month of October, I’m down for it. How do I do that? With my favorite quote from the movie, of course!

“I wish I could bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat and be happy.” I love this quote because every time I watch this part of the movie, I can’t help but to laugh out loud. I’m not sure if it’s the quote that gets me or Damian saying afterwards, “She doesn’t even go here!” Ha! Either way, I figure if it brings a smile to my face, then that same quote will make others smile, too. 

I take the quote, print it out, and attach it to a rainbow treat. You can attach it to a rainbow cookie, Funfetti cupcakes, etc. Then I hand it out to my teammates on Mean Girls Day, October 3. 

As promised, you can get these tags for free by clicking the picture below! I hope you’re able to put a smile on someone’s face!

What’s your favorite Mean Girls quote? Let me know in the comments!

One Word New Year's Resolution

Happy New Year, everyone!

The beginning of the year means that it's time for new goals, right? Every year, I try to create a list of New Year's resolutions that I plan to follow. I'm really good about following through with them for the first month few months. I write these resolutions with good intentions, as I'm sure you do as well. But writing them down and actually doing them are two very different things.

There is this one word idea floating around Instagram. I'm not sure where it originated, but the idea of it really resonated with me. Instead of making a list of resolutions, the idea is to choose one word...that's it...one word that represents what you want to work on in the new year. This is what I decided on:

My family is from the Virgin Islands and they grew up on island time, therefore I grew up on island time. (Side Note: Island time means that there is no rush to get anywhere) Time is SO hard for me. Between trying to be a good wife, a pig mom, a teacher, a blogger, a TpT seller, and a doctoral student, time management is really tough sometimes. I want to make time for the important things in life. I want to spend less time on social media and more time on fitness. I want to spend less time grading papers (wouldn't that be nice?) and more time reading books that aren't work or school-related. I want to spend less time dawdling before bedtime and more time sleeping.

I plan on sharing this with my students this upcoming week. We are going to talk about their resolutions, and then each student is going to come up with his/her one word for 2018. We're going to make a classroom chart about what we want to do more of and what we want to do less of. I can't wait to hear what my students come up with! I'll keep you posted!

What's your word for 2018?