Confession Time: My Struggle with Boredom Eating.

I like to consider myself a pretty healthy eater, but I do struggle with boredom eating every now and then. On those occasions when I have a relaxing night without lesson plans to do or one of a million places to babysit, I decide to enjoy watching some GLEE or do a little blog reading or whatever. That is TOTALLY fine, I should relax and enjoy an evening off!

But, my struggle occurs when I start eating and eating and eating and I'm not even hungry. I don't want to admit just how much I consume because I feel embarrassed. I feel like I'm the ONLY one in the world who does this. But, you know what? I'm NOT! Lots of people eat when they're bored.

I think the reason I beat myself up over it so much is because I am definitely a "Type A" personality. I strive to be perfect in everything I do, but it's NOT realistic, because I'm NOT PERFECT. Nobody is perfect, except Jesus Christ!

I eat healthy most of the time and I workout a lot, so if I "mess up" every now and then, it will be OKAY. Even if I didn't eat healthy and workout all the time, it would be OKAY because no human is perfect!

I think that writing this on my blog will help me in the future from beating myself up so much.



I would love to hear some encouraging words from you... I LOVE lifting other people up and offering encouragement, but sometimes I struggle with encouraging myself.

Also, do you boredom eat?

Friday Fun!

Well, I've completed 5 weeks of student teaching already! It's gone by sooooo fast!

Today, I decided to share a little bit of fun with you:

Here is one of the assignments that I had my 3rd graders do. We had to draw a picture of ourselves and write adjectives that describe us! The kids enjoyed it.

Yesterday, I had them create their own product map. They had a blast with it! They were so creative that my mentor teacher decided to hang them on our door to display!
:)

I also wanted to share a FUN picture with you:

My tummy is thanking me right now. This Oogie's Popcorn is SUPER TASTY!!!
I can't wait to post my full review so you can see all the amazing flavors they have. I've only tried two so far, and I'm hooked!

:)

After school, I went to Body Flow. It is a mix of yoga, pilates, and tai chi! I LOVE IT! It uses lots of different muscles, is super relaxing, and FUN all at the same time!

Now, it's time to have some more FUN. I'm painting my nails and watching GLEE!!!!!
YAY!!!

What FUN thing have you done on this Friday?!?!?

Thursday Things...

Today was a very interesting Thursday to say the least.

1) I had to wake up extra early to attend a 7:30 am faculty meeting before school.

2) Our grade level had an additional meeting with the principals to go over test scores. (It was great to see exactly what happens in REAL teacher meetings!)

3) University Mentor came to watch me teach for the last time for my first placement. She said I did AWESOME and that there was NOTHING she thought I could improve!!! TALK ABOUT A CONFIDENCE BOOSTER!!!

4) Then, to add to the excitement, I came home and found THREE BIG BOXES on my front porch. Watch this little clip to see what was inside:

5) I am SUPER EXCITED because I just realized that I only have ONE WEEK and ONE DAY until I will be having a blast with my BFF Krissy at the JASON ALDEAN CONCERT!!!!! WAHOOOOOO!!!!

6) I made plans with my friends to see The Vow this Sunday afternoon! I've been dying to see it!

7) I'm watching Modern Family online later. No further explanation needed! :)


I emailed this picture to Katie because she is obsessed with Hello Kitty. I was babysitting last night and immediately thought of her when I decided to color with the kiddos. She said it made her day!
:)


What has been the HIGHLIGHT of your day?!?!?

Conscious Box Review

Last December, Conscious box sent me one of their boxes to review on my blog. If you missed that post, you can check it out by clicking here.

I was excited to get an email from them again saying that they were going to send me February's box as well!

Perfect Valentine theme!
:)

It was FULL of healthy snacks, like NatureCrops Quinoa and Strawberry Bar. I liked this bar because it was totally different than any other bar I've eaten.
LoveGrownsFoods Granola - I love granola and this stuff was great!

Some healthy (non-food) items included:
Dr. Cleangreen - hand sanitizer without harsh chemicals or alcohol
Badger Balm - lipbalm with a little bit of shade.

There was a lot more in this little box, so full of goodies!
You can check out what Conscious Box is all about on their website:
http://consciousbox.com/


This box was perfect for Valentines Day!
What was YOUR favorite way to show others you care?

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!!!!

Last night, I decorated these valentines for my precious 3rd graders while I watched GLEE. I am having an ongoing marathon because I just started watching them on Netflix in order. How awesome was it that the episode that I was on last night was the VALENTINES EPISODE?!?!?
:)

Today, our class had fun all day long. We had Math Fun Day in the morning. All of the third grade classes rotated to each room where they did a different math activity. Then, in the afternoon, we had our Valentines Party! The day FLEW by! I had a blast!

I'm not even an "official" teacher yet, but check out this stash of goodies I received:

Handmade cards. (one said, I am so glad you are teaching me this year! HOW SWEET IS THAT!?!??) Candy galore. Gift card to Wendy's!

I stopped by my second family's house to give them a Valentine... and they surprised me with SWEET POTATOES!!!

YUMMMMM!!!

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Organic Food Bar Review

Organic Food Bar was kind enough to send me some bars to try and review on my blog!

Organic Food Bar^TM Goes Solar

· Organic Food Bar^TM products set a new standard of environmental stewardship by becoming the world’s first nutrition bar to be produce entirely with clean and renewable solar energy.

· State-of-the-art facility in Corona, California has been upgraded with solar technology that will provide 100% of the energy needed to manufacture Organic Food Bar products.

· Organic Food Bar products are now packed in boxes that are made from FSC certified paper derived from Sustainable Forestry!

· Organic Food Bar started the RAW Organic movement back in 1997 and launched the very first RAW organic bar in a wrapper. Today, we are still leading the industry with distribution in over 30 countries. We make our bars FRESH daily in our own Solar Powered GMP certified facility that is Organic and Kosher certified. We use FSC certified paper for our boxes from sustainable forestry. This makes us the "Greenest" bar company that really cares for the environment and future generations. We hope you will also support us in our vision and a quality product.

LOS ANGELES, CA, December, 2011 -- Organic Food Bar^TM, Inc., makers of the first organic bar in the world has updated its state-of-the-art facility to make Organic Food Bar^TM products, the first in the industry, to be produced with 100% clean and renewable solar energy.

The Energy Emission Administration reports that the U.S. is the world’s leader in greenhouse gas emissions producing over 5.8 billion metric tons of CO2 emissions each year—and that number is rising. With greenhouse gas emissions at an all time high, Organic Food Bar^TM founder and president, Dr. Jack J. Singh believes that the U.S. needs to lead by example—and that U.S. companies must step up and do more to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Now, for the YUMMY review!

Apple pie: 10/10! Delish! So soft and chewy! The texture was awesome! Totally reminded me of apple pie! Love it!

Cherry pie: 10/10! Taste just like cherry pie! Yum!

(check out those chunks of fruit bits!)

Cinnamon raisin 10/10! The flavor and texture were awesome! I loved the bits of cashew and raisins! YUM! The nutrition stats were rockin too!

Protein: 10/10! WOW! This bar was awesome. The texture was a lot softer and I loved it! The combination of raisins and almond butter was incredible! This bar was packed with protein…22 grams to be exact! It also had 8 grams of fiber!

Cranberry 10/10! The texture was soft and chewy. I loved that there was a ton of cranberries mixed in! Delish!

Blueberry: 10/10! YUM YUM YUM! Tasted just like the cranberry, but with blueberries instead. The texture in these bars is INCREDIBLE! I am a HUGE fan!

These bars were awesome! Please check out their website and order some for yourself!!!

http://www.organicfoodbar.com/