So What Wednesday and October Snail Mail Collective

So What If....

- This is the first So What Wednesday I am participating in for a long time?
- I'm going to talk about October's Snail Mail Exchange first before doing other So What's?

I participated in the Nectar Collective's Snail Mail Exchange and am excited to tell you about my partner Hannah who blogs at Dainty and Ivory. She lives in England--which is so cool because I'm a little obsessed with the United Kingdom. She's very hands-on and crafty. I loved looking at all her DIY craft posts.

 One time, I saw a hedgehog she made for a friend of hers, and I fell in love with it. If you did already know, I really, really, really want a hedgehog--they are cute and adorable and I wouldn't be allergic to them (like I am almost every animal with fur and hair). Well, she made me my own hedgehog!

Isn't it adorable!

She also sent me a sweet letter and a cute notebook.

 I almost didn't get her package. She got mine about a week before I received hers, and we both worried about her package getting lost somewhere in International Mail. When I saw a soft package in the mail, I immediately knew it was from her and I rushed to open it!

- So What If as always, the house is a mess?

- I've been feeling down and in a slump for about two weeks now?

- I dread the commute to my school, but absolutely love teaching there?

- Am actually starting to think and be ok about the idea of staying in Utah after Justin gradates

- I still can't believe I'm ok with that idea!

- I'm a little jealous of all my friends (even younger friends and friends who haven't been married as long) are posting on Facebook about their first baby due dates?

- I never seem to be able to be warm these days? 

- I gas up Smith's and it is only $2.92!!!!!! BOOYA!

First Day of School

So, what if it's Wednesday? 

That means, another So What, Wednesday hosted by Shannon from "Life After I Dew"!

So What if....

~ yesterday was the first day of school?

~ I forgot to take a picture of my outfit on the first day

~ all 11 of my 9th grade literature class love the sci-fi and fantasy genre!

~ I only have a total 56 students at my charter school (23 7th grade, 6 and 11 in different ability level 9th grade, 16 8th grade).

~ my 7th graders are complete angels, writing in cursive without being asked, actively participated, and being exciting!

~ I got up at 5AM yesterday morning to begin my drive at 6AM to get to the school at 7AM.

~ I didn't do any planning yesterday for today (I was too exhausted)

~ So what if I'm still nervous about staying caught up?

~ I'm super stoked about how my classroom looks!

So What--Favorite July Things

Today is another So-What Wednesday with Life After I "Dew".

So What If... I went running this morning without brushing my hair, which tends to make it look like this...

Picture taken last summer. Today, my hair looked the same.

So What If... I have already done a cleaning marathon today. I hate those. Why do I let our apartment get so messy so quickly?

So What If... This week is the last week of summer for me because I have to start really diving into books and grammar for the school year?

So What If... I decided that I am going to do two link-ups in one post?

So, without further ado, I am also linking up with Dancing with Ashley for July's Favorite Things.

1) Being able to hang out with Justin's family during the 4th of July.

2) Getting hired as an English teacher at Navigator Pointe Academy (a public charter school). Which also means, I've been reading a lot of classical American novels and I am loving it!

3) Watching the first two episodes of this season of Project Runway with my sisters and dressing up and going to H&M with them for the first time! Oh, and of course playing the Wii Project Runway video game!

4) Going to 7 Peaks with my husband and eating out a bunch of times with him this month!

So, there you have it! Link up!

Subway Rules My Life (So What Wednesdays)

So What If.....

~ I went to Physical Therapy today and thought I saw Rachel. But then I thought, I don't even know where Rachel lives, I doubt it's in Provo. But then I thought, she looked at me a few times and I wonder if she wondered who I was. I didn't want to ask her if her name was Rachel because we were both busy strengthening our knees. So, Rachel, as you read this, I ask you...were you at Physical Therapy in Provo on Wednesday morning?

~ I spent about 2 hours last night making an excel document to show all the blogs I follow and their prices/negotiations for button swapping/sponsoring? I want more traffic!

~ Justin and I are super, super excited because we just bought our tickets for ComiCon and we are going with a good friend-couple? Now, just to figure out what the four of us will go as!

~ I said I'm going to grow my hair back out, but only wear it up now...I blame working in fast food almost every day...

~ I wanted a part-time job during the summer to keep me entertained and out of the house, but I keep asking for days off for family visits and teaching interviews/paperwork/etc.

~ Justin and I decided that by the end of the summer, we are going to have a Doctor Who marathon, BBC Sherlock marathon, and Ouran High School Host Club (anime) marathon.

~ Justin and I are going to have sandwiches twice for meals today? I packed Justin a sandwich for his lunch today (it is his long class and work day) and I will have a free 6" at Subway during my shift. But, my shift gets done at 6:15 and Justin, still at work, will be starving, so I will be buying a half-off footlong for us to split.

~ We are going to be eating a lot more frozen yogurt this month. My boss owns not only the Subway, but also the South End Market and Spoon It Up in Provo, thus, I get 50% discount on frozen yogurt! 

~ I want to help organize our new Subway more and get it running smoother and make sure all policies and procedures are followed, but I don't want to stress over it because not only am I working part-time, but this is my last month (beginning of August is 1st anniversary, mid August is teacher training, end of August is teaching).

So What Wednesdays--Faultering

So What If I....
have watched a lot of Jackie Chan Adventures cartoons on Netflix with Justin, as well as an entire season of BBC's Merlin in a week? can't stop myself from having Subway cookies (which I get for free) even though each one is 220 calories? They're just sooo delicious! I'm finishing Secret History of the World by Mark Booth so, so, so, so slowly? my knee is still killing me from my February injury causing me not to run/workout as much? I'm super, super excited to go to Bonnie's Blogging Roundtable tonight because I've definitely felt like I've lost my muse. I am trying to get in touch with the other English and History teachers at the school I was hired for to collaborate with lessons because the school is all about collaboration. I am worried about finances next year and thus am still trying to find closer/and/or/fulltime employment.
I'm feeling down and bogged ad stressed and worried even though I should be happy and lighthearted because it's summer?

So What Wednesdays...So It Begins

Today I am linking up with Shannon at Life After I Dew with her "So What Wednesdays."

So what if ... ~ I am writing this post at 12:47am this Wednesday...I just can't sleep. ~I have an MRI at 8am today for a "sprained LCL" on my right knee that I received at work the last week of January! ~ I haven't cleaned the house even though I'm home almost all day long. ~ I am working at Subway for the summer even if Justin has a job and I get teacher paycheck all summer long. ~ I've been lacking in social media and pictures...I had a full-time job, now it's summer..I'm allowed a few days of optimal laziness (which this staying up after midnight is not going to help me get over) ~ the weather is still cool in Utah compared to the last few summers. I like it not scorching hot. ~I'm struggling with new posts for this blog. But that's ok, because Bonnie and a team of awesome ladies will help me with that later this month at the Monthly Blogger Roundtable! ~ my manager at Subway just said my sister can replace me in August when I go back to teaching and she comes to Provo for college. She's worked at a Subway since like October and I'm just an awesome employee and have gotten many people (including my sister twice, now thrice) a job just by saying I know them. ~ I can't really think about anything else to write...after all, it's now 12:57am and it's been quite a boring week.