Classroom Progress, Painful PT, & Positive Thoughts

^The teacher in me WISHES that title could have been complete alliteration...alas... :)

I put in another 4+ hours in my classroom after summer school today and made a TINY bit of progress.  It is still tough to see an end, but it is definitely looking more like a classroom and less like a #$&! pile these days!  (Still kind of a #$&! pile, but less so than yesterday at least!)  Today I decided to tackle one of my absolute least favorite tasks and cover my bulletin board.  Teachers--is there an easier way to do this?!?  I ALWAYS wrinkle the paper.  Our butcher block doesn't cover the board fully and I'm too cheap to buy the fancy fadeless paper at the teacher store, so it always looks a little patchwork.

This will be my Writing Workshop tools and anchor charts board.  Obviously it is still a work in progress, although the real work will be done once the kiddos arrive and start their writing!!!  Check out the sports boarder I snagged yesterday!  I bought it to go with my sports theme for the year.  It's also on my white boards...

Sorry about the awful glare...but look how cute those subject magnets I bought yesterday look!  This board will be for my schedule, HW, and clip chart.  The bulletin board to the right will have our classroom rules and agreements (more on those to come).  (I have another large white board on another wall that I use for teaching purposes.  This one is the miscellaneous board...)

I also got my Word Work station and choice board set up to use with Daily 3 (read more about how I run Daily 3 in this post):

Of course, there is still a layer of rubble littering the room...

But look!  You can actually see the floor!!! :)  After sweating it out in the classroom. it was time to sweat it out at physical therapy!  Seriously, I MISS the days when I first started going when I did like 5 exercises and they were all easy.  Man, they really give me a workout these days!  When I told my PT about the hip flexor pain from yesterday, he showed me a few new stretches to help with that...then inflicted upon me the WORST PAIN I HAVE EVER KNOWN.  Seriously, it was that bad.  He prefaced it by saying he was going to "dig in my abdominal muscles pretty much to my spine" and compared it to "abdominal surgery without anesthetic."  While I don't know if I would go THAT far, it was pretty grueling.  The hip flexor does feel a little better now, but holy god.  It was a rough time.

After that I decided I needed to eat ice cream (obv).  I knew I didn't have any at home, so I stopped at the grocery store on the way back.  Remember how yesterday I showed you what happens when I go to the teacher store without a list?  Well this is what happens when I go to the grocery store without a list...

Not so much overbuying as RANDOM buying.  Fruit, fancy ice cream, and soy products.  Clearly these ingredients will fill my fridge and help me cook delicious meals...  (Who am I kidding, I don't cook anyways.  Hence the fake chicken nuggs.  Which are delicious in case you are wondering!)  Anyways, I'm currently relaxing on the floor with my laptop, ice pack, and a mug of key lime gelato listening to a thunderstorm.  It's been quite a day, so I'm fairly certain I'll be in bed by 10 tonight.  Love those nights. :)

But before I go, I want to share this wonderful pinterest find that is currently my desktop background and my wish to all of you...

Have a wonderful night!