New Year Resolutions, Target and Container Store Haul and so much more!!

This new school year I would like to...

1. Stay organized! I have such a hard time using the tools that I have created and keeping organized.

2. Stay on top of my planning and not plan the night before. Last year was understandable, I was hired two days before school started originally as English then was told on the first day of school I was switched to History.

3. Be more visible in school. I usually sat in my classroom pouring over curriculum or taking a nap (don't judge me!). I want to spend more time in the teacher lounge with my co-workers.

4. Attend school events. I never even went to a football game last year because a) it was in SE DC...not the safest after dark and b) I was just so tired after school that I literally couldn't wait to get home to sleep. 

*******************************************************************************

Today I did some massive shopping at Target and Container Store.  I am not a fan of shopping, at all. Especially when it comes to clothes shopping. I am not exactly an obese person but I am not a pixie either. It is just very frustrating. Anyways, I went school shopping! I still have yet to find clothespins to make my "No Name" hanger. The boyfriend and I are also working hard on fixing up our tiny apartment. We bought a new lamp and priced a desk for me(!!!!!!!!!): 

Super Cute, amirite?!

I like there are two cubbies that I can put my printer and a cute fabric/wood box in.

Now onto the school supplies, which we all wanted to see anyways :-p: 

For each cluster of desk. Will have highlighters, stapler, post-its, note cards and pens, pencils and markers.

For my desk, week day folders (all lesson materials for the week in each folder)

For department and staff meetings.

Possibly for student/parent contact. It was a dollar, I will figure out a use for it lol.

Precious sunflower magnets.

Mini staplers! for the boxes.

Cutter, glitter, craft stick, lightbulb and ink.

I clearly have a lot more shopping to do, but I am going to try to hold off until I go down to FL in a few weeks. I should find more inexpensive items down there.

How about everyone else? What have you purchased? What do you need to purchase?