I have always been a procrastinator...I'm not sure I'm convinced it is always because I'm a perfectionist. Although, I must admit when it comes to blogging I think this quote has a lot of truth.
Part of my issue is, I DO procrastinate because I feel like I have to have the perfect pictures, perfect recipes or perfect content to post but you know what, life isn't that way and after all this is supposed to be a lifestyle blog so I'm letting go of perfection!
The photo above is our family picture that took me almost three years to order and put in that frame. Three years. I'm not really sure what I was waiting for. I love that picture even though I'm not anywhere near the weight l'd like to be so I don't think this was a case of perfectionism. This was a case of just not doing it.
Soooooo, I am going to start something new with the upcoming year. I am going to post once a week (minimum) regardless!
I'm a planner. If I don't plan, stuff just doesn't get done. Also, for some reason I tend to do better if it's written down. A calendar, a schedule, a to-do list...you name it. If I write it down, the chances of it getting completed are much higher.
This school year I've tried to be better about planning my days, in writing. And you know what? It's helping. I'm getting more accomplished in my day with my students because I am sticking to my plan.
Even though this school year started off extremely stressful so stressful that, quite frankly this is the first year that I have questioned my career choice as a teacher. However, things have settled down and now we are in a good groove. Thank God!
And thanks to more planning, after almost five years of teaching, I've made a few anchor charts. If you are not a teacher you may not know what these are, or even care but the kids really love them and they were actually fun and engaging!
Here are two that I did. Of course I don't have a picture of the cutest one but oh well, here they are:)
Are they perfect? No. Does that matter? No.
I did them with my students...they learned from them and that's what matters!
Until next time,
Ashli