sick days

My hubby and I have both been home sick the last few days and boy does that make for an interesting few days! Thankfully we're both on the mend. For me sick days lead to a 'Lindsey nest' on the sofa complete with my new memory foam pillow (which I am in love with, its amazing how much a pillow can change how well you sleep!), blanket, cup of tea, and my laptop. I've spent more time on Pinterest in the last 2 days than I probably should but its so addicting and I love it! For some silly reason Pinterest makes me feel at home. I love all the crafty things, the tons of holiday decor ideas, I love all the beautifully decorated houses that scream southern living, I love, love the countless teaching ideas and don't even get me started on the yummy looking recipes! I think Pinterest is a southern girls best friend. I'm from the south..we decorate our homes for every holiday, we monogram everything, we love looking our best, including our big hair (which had to be the first thing to go when I moved to Oz, courtesy of my cousin). I love being a southern girl and I miss it terribly, somedays.

Pinterest is also wonderful at making me miss teaching...terribly. There are SO many ideas its crazy! I think my teaching ideas board has the most pins of any of my boards. I've definitely gotten sucked into reading teaching blogs this week and pinning tons of ideas for my classroom I hope to have again one day. I'm very thankful to be in a school and very thankful for my job, but its not teaching and I'm a teacher. I've known since I was little that I wanted to be a teacher. I used to spend my allowance at the teacher supply store and turned our playroom into a classroom. I did such a good job that once we had a repair man or someone come to our house once and asked if my mom home-schooled us! There are not a lot of things that I think i'm good at, but i'm good at being a teacher. Its my passion, its what I feel is my calling in life, and its what I love and miss everyday. But God is good and I know I'll get to teach again and when I do, watch out because i've got a ton of new ideas, thanks to Pinterest!