Starting my adventure with lots of waiting and crafting

I just graduated with my Elementary Education degree with certification in k-6th grade. I'm also a mom of three, wife, and avid baker/crafter. Clearly I love to multitask.

I'm hoping that this blog will not only help me while I wait for "the call" with the perfect position this year, but also will be a way to remember my journey. I have learned so much through research and...uh...pinning my booty off. Maybe some of my first year discoveries will be helpful to other newbies too!

So I'll start off with a simple project that I found on Pinterest (of course). During my internship I learned a lot from the two teachers angels that mentored me. Their classroom was phenomenally organized which is something I love but have a hard time accomplishing sometimes because my thoughts are so crazy busy that once I start organizing things I get distracted and start organizing something else, and well...before you know it I have about 5 projects that are a mess. Bummer. Working on it.

Anyhoo, one of the things I loved about their classroom was that there was a place for EVERYTHING that needed to cross their desk. If something needed to be copied, there was a bin for that. If something needed to be used during the week, it was in the folder labeled with the day it would be used. If something needed to be graded, it had it's own folder. So practical!
I knew I wanted to keep my desk that way to help me keep on track with teaching and not distracted with clutter. So, when I ran across this template on Pinterest I was almost giddy. Lame I know, what can I say? I'm a nerd and proud of it.

Editable Three Drawer Organizer Labels

There are a lot more cute color themes out there. My color scheme is primarily gray, yellow, aqua, and green so I chose this template and here is how I used it.

1. Download, add text (I used Copy, Grade, File) print, and cut the template.

2. Modge Podge template onto a three drawer organizer. I found this organizer at Wal-Mart for about $8.

 

3. Finally, let dry and enjoy!

 

I have seen others use double sided tape and after completing my tool box organizer, I'd probably go that route if I did this project again. I say that only because it's easier and with certain designs I think the ink might bleed a bit. I'm getting to be a huge fan of double sided tape. I used a lot of that to make my class journals today!