A Little Each Day

I've been working on my room each day since returning from Arizona on Thursday.  I finally got my $16 couch completed and in my room (SO EXCITED)!  Remember this?

Well here it is completed in my reading area.  The reading center is not finished, but the couch is! I got that maroon suede slip cover...for $29!  The pillows are covered in a regular pillow case I got at Wal-Mart for $1.97 each.  Houndstooth nonetheless!  

Love. It.

Oh and notice my DIY No-Sew classroom curtains!!  Here's a close up...

I also FINALLY painted that free bookshelf I got from a neighbor.  It isn't in my room yet, but here it is...

It looks SO much better black.  

AND I was able to make the curtain and hang the fabric to cover my back bookshelves behind my desk, hang my DIY file folder pocket chart and wrap my desk!  My desk area is just about finished...I just need to organize and unpack everything to put inside my desk.  Right now it's all on top and in a tote.  I think it's looking good though...

There are the other set of those curtains!  My desk is wrapped in regular wrapping paper I found at Hobby Lobby, black with white small dots and large red dots.  It really makes it a whole lot more appealing than a yucky metal desk!

I apologize if some of the photos are blurry.  I used my iPhone.  Sometimes it's pretty good...and sometimes, not so much.

Tomorrow's goal is to cover my boards, hang my rules and clip chart.  ;)  I'll post more pictures of all that and how I organized my supplies, crates for journals and folders, how I upscaled my disgusting, old plastic laptop cart, etc.  Here's a preview of my labels...

Moving Day!

Today was the big day...moving day!  Well, moving in that is!  Yes, I moved all the stuff I’ve compiled since learning that I’d be moving up to 3 rd grade in to my new classroom today.  Well, I actually placed the totes in the classroom and spent the 4 hours that followed cleaning out and moving out the prior occupants belongings.  Grrr!

You read that correctly.  I moved out the last teachers belongings. Actually, what was left of them.  BUT there was enough left in there to take 4 hours for me and 2 helpers to move it all out in to the hallway (as suggested by my principal).  I hope she isn’t mad when she comes back to school!  In my defense, I emailed a few times over the last few weeks, waited, and then called twice yesterday and today.  No answer, no reply, no response.  So, at the suggestion of my administration and academic coach, I moved it all in the hallway!

So now, I’ve cleared the space and the real “moving in” can happen!! Tomorrow, that is.  I’m exhausted!!  Did you know that moving furniture, cleaning and carrying boxes for 4 hours burns over 1100 calories?!

AND I BOUGHT A COUCH FOR $16!  Yes...a couch.  For $16!! A nice little Goodwill special, 50% off because it was today’s chosen color!  ;)  I cannot wait to cover it and make it match my room.  I will definitely be posting pictures of THAT project!

The plan.  My plan for tomorrow is to return to school and clean everything.  De-dust, de-funk, and de-stink EVERYTHING!  ALSO...tomorrow I’ll be trying my hand at no-sew, DIY curtains for the classroom, thanks to DIY Classroom blog!  Pictures to follow of my adventures with stitch witchy...


P.S.  Here’s the couch I got for $16!

$16 before...