Just Me

~ I thought I should take a little break from my vacation posts and just tell you all what's going on.  This past week was really good for me, as I already said, and had a request to tell you all why. ;)

   Everyone down here started school this past Monday.  The public schools, the private schools, and many homeschoolers, including my brother and sister.  But, after just getting back from a trip, and sense last year went so bad, I wanted to take a little time and get ready.  So, this past week, I worked on re-doing my space.  Where you work makes a big difference.  And no matter how bright and cheery something is, after a while you don't even really notice it anymore.  I wanted to change my environment.  The very first thing I did was get some craft paper out and check out some blogs.  And I found these adorable little paper bows at MJ's Blog.  I made, like, 9 of them in one setting.  I wrote subjects on them and taped them to my walls next to the drawers that they corresponded with.  They are so adorable, and the pictures really don't do them justice.

 

  On my wall I had taped up all my siblings drawings, and so I took all of those down, and re-taped them.  They look really nice, plus I have more room for more now! =)

I also sprused up my desk with different little things, but together I think they made a big difference:

This is my desk as a whole. =)

I got this at a volunteer party, and I just love the design plus the magnets.  So perfect for notes, reminders and such. =)

My Calendar, which I didn't really fill out for August...lol

You can't read them, but these are my Bible verse bubbles.  =) <3

This is my window!

This is something that a very good friend sent me; I see it every day. =) <3

I have THE coolest rip-off calendar ever.  A new word and dictionary definition.  And sense something like this is just too cool to throw away, I've taped all them all in a notebook.  =D Haha

My planner that I just got.  Is it not the cutest thing ever?  I love it!

It's littered with all these cool little "quotes" which I love {WORDS!}

Not only is this a very encouraging thing to see everyday (Haha) but it is also dry erase, and there are pages like this littered throughout! =)

My school schedule

My camera wouldn't focus, but this is a soup can which I wrapped this special "name tape" around.  An aunt sent it to me.  It's awesome! (She send me the tape, not the soup can.  LOL)

My school books.  (Not all of them, though! haha)

   So, that's what I did this week.  I'm really happy about how it turned out, and I hope that it will make me fell like this is truly a new school year.  See, I finished my legal number of days, but I never finished my curriculum. So, I'm starting 1/2 way through the school year, and I never really finished. Redoing my work space has helped me feel like I am getting a fresh start.

  Also, I wanted to say that in my Day 2 post I completely forgot to tell you about my boat ride!  I forgot my camera (grr) so I don't have any pictures, but I was to try and give you guys a visual "ride."  Anyway, so my next post will be called, "The Boat Ride and Day 3." Haha
  
   I will definitely do that "God's Not Dead" review.  I'll try to get it up before too long.  Keep reminding me! Lol

  I think that is it.  I may be forgetting something, though, so if I think of anything else today I'll at add it as an extra note at the end, but if you check by tonight that should be it. lol

~ Jess

{ADDED NOTE:}  I changed the title and the background!  What do you think?  Tell me honestly ;)