Friday, January 21, 2011

Getting Organized

Two of my goals as a teacher (and in general) are to simplify and be more organized.

I'm finally working towards the organization part of my goal. For me, it's a process. I'm not a naturally neat and organized person. I do well knowing exactly which "neat" pile on my desk I need to dig into to find this or that. I even have a box next to my desk where I place miscellaneous papers that I don't know what to do with or I don't want to deal with (especially when I know I'll have a sub). Can you imagine?

Even harder than getting organized, though, is staying organized. That's what makes this goal a process for me. I truly desire to have less clutter and less stress, so I'm proud of what I've done so far.

Take a look...




I organized and labeled my classroom library (with help from an awesome friend)...

Now the kids don't just throw the books back on the shelf randomly. They are taking better care of the classroom library area. 

I've started organizing the area around my desk. (I am not finished yet, but this is what I've done so far.)




I've also organized some of the supply shelves around the room. (added labels, invested in containers)

So far, I'm liking it!





P.S. Supper tonight with small group: Cheeseburger Casserole... probably the best version of it I've made! Yum!