Currently

I've seen this kind of post on other blogs, and I've always thought it's really cute! What are you currently up to?

I'm currently...

Reading: The fifth Harry Potter book. Again. I don't even want to count how many times I've read this book, and all of the other Harry Potter novels. This series was a constant throughout my childhood, and just brings back so many good memories! Anyone else a big HP fan out there? 

Eating: Cookie butter. I know I talked about it in Friday's post, but it is seriously God's gift to mankind. I feel for you if you don't live near a Trader Joe's. 

Thinking about: This Thai commercial about the power of giving. If you haven't seen it, please watch it. If you have, what are your thoughts? 

With all the crazy things happening in the world, it's events like this that restore my faith in humanity. I believe in doings things for others just for the heck of it sometimes. Last year, I baked brownies for all my teachers just because, and their gratefulness over such a simple act made my day. 

What are your thoughts on Random Acts of Kindness? 

Listening to: Sarah Bareilles' and One Republic's new albums on repeat. Plus a lot of Lorde. I can't believe she's only sixteen!

Enjoying: The little things. The past couple of weeks have been not so great in general, but the little things, like a quick fro-yo bike ride with my best friend have made it so bearable!

Obviously, we are highly coordinated. 

Watching: NEW GIRL. This show is absolutely hilarious. Zooey Deschanel is adorable. Can we all just sing our problems away? 

Seriously, so. relatable. 

I blew through the first season on Netflix and I'm working on the second one. 

Excited for: The SATs to be over. My birthday in A WEEK OHMYGOSH THAT JUST HIT ME. 

I'LL BE 16 IN A WEEK YAY. 

Excuse me while I go rejoice over the fact that this week is going to be amazing. 

HR, over and out. 

In Which I Sit in Mud While Wearing White Pants

 Not the smartest move- I know. Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do. And my crew kids were calling.

Quick Note about my job: It’s basically a cross between a teacher and a camp counselor. In addition to teaching three classes of biology and journalism, I have a “crew” of 8 kids for whom I’m a mentor, leader, big sister, and all that jazz.

Basically, it’s the best job in the world.

Alright, so yesterday was fun. I guess the boring part was the classroom rules, the syllabus, and you know, the same thing you do every single year of your grade school career?
Just so you know, not a good life decision to wear white pants and sit in mud.
Please pray for my pants tonight.
just kidding- you have much more important things to pray about. 

The fun parts: 

Sorry for the messy room- It's never really clean. 

Enter white jeans. 

1. Nervous selfie-ing in the morning. 

2. Greeting the kids. Every morning, we form a soccer-mom tunnel with high fives that the kids run through. It's a great way to energize the kids in the morning and pull some of the quieter kids out of their shells!

Our tunnel looked a lot better than that one though: 

We're so cute!

3. One of my kids, when asked by another teacher, said that my class had been her favorite of the day.

cue heart melting. 

#breakthroughlove

Oh shoot. Did I just hashtag on Blogger?

I don't know whether to feel like I'm venturing into unknown territory or disappointing a whole lot of potential blog readers. 

4. Crew partner, Michael. He’s basically my best friend ever. We have yet to take a picture together, but it will happen soon.

5. Cooooookies. Made these for a staff meeting tomorrow.

Just call me Suzy Homemaker.

Just kidding- don’t. All I had to do was break the precut dough apart and throw it in the oven without burning myself.

And I succeeded. But hey, you win some, you lose some. Remember Birthday Cake Pancakes?

Things I learned: 

1 Minnesotans are the nicest people. ever. 

Here's proof.

They're also great because they invented bundt cakes. 

2. Actually teaching validates all the tedious hours spent lesson planning. 

3. Skipping is dangerous. One kid almost got a concussion today. 

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yeah, so pretty much the best Monday ever. How was yours? 

xo, Hima