It's the day before I go back to work. Just teachers, no students until next week...a week from today actually. And of course, I am up early. I actually set my alarm with the hopes of going to the gym this morning, but then I decided that I wanted to sleep some more and will go tomorrow since I want to start the year off on a positive note.
I have been preparing my classroom for the past couple of weeks and I am STILL not finished. Maybe it's because I have become more OCD over the past couple of years, I'm not sure. But I feel like it has taken me a lot longer than years past. Or...maybe it's because I want it to be cute and colorful in addition to being a learning environment. I'll post pictures when I finally finish.
I went shopping this weekend for both items for my classroom and for clothes. Yes, I know, I said I wasn't going to shop for clothes, but shopping is so therapeutic that I decided to just go for it. I bought a couple of cute tops and a necklace. I'm trying to build my wardrobe so that I have multiple options. What I am really in need of now is some bottoms. I have work pants, but I feel like most of them fit sort of funny. I'm on a mission for some new pants, especially a good fitting pair of khakis.
Also on my wishlist for the beginning of the year are the following things:
1.
Kate Spade Colored Stone Stud Earrings
I already have these earrings in pink and I love them. Since one of the colors of my school is yellow, I bought a necklace this past weekend with yellow beads. I like it a lot, but then I realized that I have no matching earrings! I'm a big fan of Kate Spade anyways and these earrings are not super expensive. All of the jewelry she has out right now is bright and colorful and I'm slightly obsessed.
2.
Sam Edelman Felicia Flat
I need brown closed-toed shoes. Like, seriously need. I have black ballet flats, colorful toms, black and white toms, and neutral toms, but no brown shoes to wear all the time. I think these are real cute, and if they are anything like the sandals that I have in this same brand, I know these will be comfortable. Plus, they're a fall color and super cute!
3. Lilly Pulitzer Treena Dress
I purchased this dress when it was on sale in the Garden by the Sea pattern shown below. This dress is so comfortable and I LOVE a maxi dress.
This dress will be okay for the first month or so of school and definitely next summer. But, I have my eye on another one of the patterns that this dress comes in.
You Gotta Regatta is the name of this pattern. I liked it at the beginning of the summer and I like it even more now. They have taken it off of the website, which means it's now probably on sale. I'm going to go to the store downtown sometime in the next week to see if they've got it on sale. If it's a somewhat reasonable price, I'm going to go on my last splurge before school starts.
That's all for now.
