October Currently... from the West Coast!!!

Wow.. It's been 2 months since I last posted.  Life has been insane!! We have officially relocated and begun our lives here on the West Coast.  California is beautiful... but there really is no place like home.  I am blessed to have a great school community where I am teaching now.  However, I definitely have my days where I miss my old school and my MD people.  Time heals all.. at least that's what my mom always says. :) Anyway, on to my Currently... 

Listening....  Ryan and I are watching Modern Family as I write this... we love this show!  Always a good laugh.  Lately, I have been needing that.  

Loving...  The cool nights and sunny days of California.  Our apartment is always open!  I love it.  However, the sunny days could be a bit cooler... if I'm going to be picky... I miss the feeling of fall days!  

Thinking...  I could do one of these with my students on our class blog!  Yep, that's right!  Authentic, engaging writing experiences are coming to our class.. starting Monday!!!!

Wanting... more hours, fall clothes, and TOMs.

Needing... more sleep, more exercise, and yoga.  Since we moved I have been less than my best about running and going to yoga!  I miss my running buddies in MD. :(

Trick or treat...  Treats please!  Lately I have been loving York peppermint patties!  Anything chocolate and nuts or chocolate and caramel.. Yum!

I hope you enjoyed catching up a bit on my life... I sure have missed this blogging world.  What's "current" in YOUR world?  

~Miss McDonald :)

2014-2015 Goal Setting

One thing I would like to get better at is setting reasonable goals for myself.. both personally and in my professional life.  I am realizing that I don't exactly handle stress well and my go-to way to handle it is to get super intense and try to hammer everything out at once...  Instead of creating lots of sub-goals to achieve along the way, I try to do it all at once... While still effective at getting jobs done, it's definitely not best for my overall health!

So.. in an attempt to turn over a new school year leaf, I am linking up with.... 

 to set my goals for this year. :) Here they are!

All self explanatory, and while they may seem simple, I really think achieving them will leave me feeling successful and satisfied at the end of this school year..

On another note, I am trying to spread the word about my blog.. If you, or a bloggy friend you know, are hosting a series of Guest-Bloggers, please let me know!  I'd love to participate!  After guest-blogging for...


I realized what a great way it is to network and meet other bloggers.. I am actually considering hosting one myself!  Let me know if you'd be interested!!  

Have a great day!
~Miss McDonald :) 

Guest Posting at For the Love of Teaching!

Good Morning!!

I will not be posting on my own personal blog today.. I popped over to Lana at For the Love of Teaching to share some of what has worked for me when it comes to creating a community of students who WANT TO READ!! Interested?  Click the picture below!

See you over there! :)

~Miss McDonald :)