First Post

So, this is my first blog post. Ever.

Hopefully one day I will be able to look back on these words with feelings of pride and accomplishment. I can't wait to share lesson plans, classroom materials, resources, recipes, stories from my life, with all of you. Today I will just share the reason behind my decision to start this blog.

Today during lunch I had another teacher ask me about Teachers Pay Teachers and how I put my creations on the website, whether it was worth it (it was!), and how much maintenance is required.  About the time our conversation was coming to a close, and the squeaking of tiny snow boots was coming closer and closer, she asked me, "Do you have a blog, too?"

"No." That was it. That was the end of the conversation. It made me ask myself, "should I have a blog?" I thought about it for the rest of the day indecisively, until I talked to my mother. She is also a teacher.

This is what she said:

"I think that a blog is a wonderful idea and you would be great at it. One word of advice though. Don't force yourself to a schedule of postings or apologize for missing a day, week, whatever... If it makes you happy, do it! If it makes you feel stressed, don't!"

And I realized that this would make me happy. I love writing, children, being a wife, and education. Blogging could be the meeting ground for all of those interests and passions. That is why today is the day I decided to become a blogger.