September Currently

I know I've been quite absent lately, not even blog stalking {sigh}, but there's just so much to do to get ready & not enough time.

So today I'm linking up with Farley from Oh Boy Fourth Grade for the September Currently. {I know I broke the unspoken rule of not double posting in one day, but I wanted to link up with Farley & I needed to start my Sharpener Giveaway today, be sure to check it out.}

Listening: Watching "Hotel Transylvania" while trying to quickly get this post out, then move onto work stuff {sigh} & listening to the sounds of my toddler babbling in his crib, when he should be napping.

Loving: My cousin's Bachelorette Party was this weekend, yes the whole weekend, with different activities everyday. She's very Type A, but it was wonderful to not be mommy this weekend, even though I did miss my little guy.

The soon-to-be bride & I on the party bus on the way to Atlantic City, Saturday night. 

Thinking: Now that I have a full time job, again, it's time for my little guy to go to pre-school. He's 2&1/2 & yearns to play with kids his own age, I know he'll be okay, but I'm still having trouble with the thought of leaving him.

Wanting: Why does it always rain on Labor Day? Every year the small town my dad grew up in has a carnival & we ALWAYS go on Monday night & of course it's raining right now. It needs to clear out before tonight, this is family tradition & I struggle with not doing it.

Needing: Like a mentioned before, I have a full time position this year. FINALLY!!! My part-time district hired me as a full time resource teacher for language arts for 3rd & 4th grade. I'm so excited, but I feel like I still have a million things to do & prepare & not enough money or necessary materials, so I'm freaking out a bit. My type A personality rearing it's ugly head, again, that it all has to be ready before the kids come on Thursday. I literally had to write a note on my dry erase frame on my desk to breathe that it'll all get done.

Loving Myself:
1.) I love to read & really want to keep reading for fun after school starts & the craziness begins.
2.) Since this is my first year full time & I am a mommy, my goal is to not stay late every night at work. The last of the buses should leave by 3:30 (I have bus duty), so my goal is to leave by 4:30 or sooner, at least 2 days a week or more.
3.) Now that my paycheck will substantially be bigger, I really need to keep up on manicures & pedicures, as a treat to myself.

Remember to check out my giveaway of The Quietest Classroom Sharpener ever. It's now offered in precious pink, super cute!!!

I hope everyone is having a great long weekend & if you're headed back to school this week, like me, good luck!

Back-to-School GIVEAWAY of the Quietest Classroom Sharpener

About a week or so ago I did a review for The Quietest Classroom Sharpener from Classroom Friendly Supplies & now this week I'm hosting a GIVEAWAY!!!! Wahoo!!! Check out my review here.

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This really is the best classroom sharpener, enter for your chance to win one for your own classroom. Good luck!!!

The Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener

I know I said I was putting Thursday raves on hold for the summer; however, this is a really good rave/review. Maybe some of you have heard of it.....

The Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener from Classroom Friendly Supplies

Here it is in all it's glory!!!

Before....... a nice dull pencil.

After....... a super sharp pencil. I love sharp pencils.

I'm not kidding it's amazing how sharp this pencil got.

I took my fancy-shmancy pencil sharpener to my summer camp so we could make pencil sharpening a little easier. This sharpener is so great because not only is it quiet and makes the point super sharp, but it's portable. You can attach this sharpener to just about any surface with a little vice that's included. 

Now let's talk about all the great things with this sharpener.

1.) It is so quiet........when comparison to other crank sharpeners & really any electric sharpener I've had. Who remembers the old fashion crank sharpeners that were (and maybe still are in some of you classrooms) attached to the wall? Remember how noisy they were? You could barely hear yourself think if someone had to sharpen their pencil. With this sharpener, that annoying sound is minimized not just because the rotating of the blades is much quieter but it's also super fast, so you don't have to sharpen as long.

2.) This sharpener sharpens pencils crazy fast. I'm not kidding when I say a couple of turns & your pencil is deadly sharp.

3.) Your pencil point will be so sharp with this sharpener that I think there's actually a learning curve to writing with the pencil afterwards. My camp kids kept breaking their points after I would sharpen their pencils with this sharpener because they weren't use to such a big, sharp point. By now they have adjusted to having such an awesome point, but they have adjusted so well that they are "pencil point snobs." What is that you may ask? It is when their point is the slightest bit dull they are telling me that they need their pencil sharpened. Then when I look at it it's not even that dull, it's still sharp like if you had used any other sharpener.

I'm so in love with this sharpener that I won't let my camp kids touch it & I tend to un-grip it from the counter and bring it home every night, because I don't trust any one else with my awesome sharpener. 

Head over to Classroom Friendly Supplies website  to get yours today and don't forget to check out their Facebook page!!!