New {School} Year Resolution Linky Party

Ok, let me start this post by saying that I NEVER make new year resolutions because I NEVER keep them. 

I read somewhere that it takes 21 days to create a habit (or maybe it's break a bad habit...hmmm). Well either way, I never make it to 21 days. 

A new {school} year resolution on the other hand is something I can probably handle...we'll see.

So here goes nothing. I'm linking up with Amanda over at Teaching Maddeness for her 

 

 

Resolution #1

Stay organized. I have a little problem with putting things back where they go after I'm done with them. My husband would be the first to attest to this. I don't know why, but I've been this way my whole life. When I go visit my family they love to tease that they know when I have arrived because I leave a trail of my things all throughout the house. 

My only reply: I'm great at getting organized; I stink at staying organized.

Resolution #2

Use my timer! You're probably thinking that I'll be using a timer for my students. Nope. It's for me. At our teaching conference last year I took a class on procrastination and it was confirmed. Not only am I a disorganized mess (well, not after this post...thanks Amanda!), I'm also a procrastinator. One tip I learned was to use a timer to keep yourself motivated and it actually works...when I use it! So when that heap of papers I need to grade is piling up, I'm setting the timer for 10 minutes and I can't do anything but grade until that timer dings. Then I can do 5 minutes of something that I deem "fun" like playing around with my bulletin boards or doing educational research (aka blog hopping, pinning).  

Resolution #3

Work on writing. There are so many things I want to do better this year and I know it's not realistic to try and change too many things all at once. Writing is going to be my area of focus this year. I hope to have many awesome writing posts coming as the school year progresses. 

So there you have it folks. We'll see how I do. Fingers crossed!