CraftyMorrison

Pinterest!    One of my hobbies is to pin, pin, pin! From crafts to ELA Cafe inspiration, to housewares, to quotes I love to pin! Now, how many times does one actually go back through their boards? Among the thousands of things I've pinned....my Truth board is always one that I love to go through from time to time. Whether I need a God reminder that will lead me to my study time, or a good smack in the face, my Truth board is worth keeping, adding to, and a great one to reflect upon. Here are some of my favorite Pinterest Truths: I love this because it's a flesh killer. The opposite of what we would like to do, and a great reminder for myself to zip it when I'm right (maybe I'll be silent for a while.....Ha!) and to be quick to admit when I'm wrong. A constant prayer, join me will you?      Don't worry? Novel idea.  What a great realization that most things we worry about don't worry about us. Cast your cares, cast your cares, cast your car

Catching Up Ahhh, it's been a while since I last blogged (was it last year?). Somehow "Toya the Teacher" just has not found time during the school year to sit and......write- unless it's comments on an essay; or the mass amount of emails needed to make it through a day at my school. And then there was say, my wedding weeks after school ended! Oh yeah! I actually got married this summer to the best guy ever, had a blast in Vegas, and zipped right back to keep working (as teachers are never truly off) in a summer program. Mrs. CraftyMorrison with my Handyman Hubby Nonetheless, I have managed to take a few moments to chill, enjoy some moments free from the bustle of the school year, and even read (gosh reading used to be more fun, when I had more time). Anyhoo, all of that busy is beginning to calm as my summer gig has ended, I'm settling as a wife (it's been about a month, look at me! lol), and I actually have time to form a thought that doesn't hav

So, in efforts to stay on track with my eating.....meal prep has to happen! 1. I love food, especially all the foods I DON'T need to eat. 2. Grocery shopping and having to skip the snack/cookie/baking/chip/soda aisles is just a few smiles short of fun. So, midway through shopping I thought it was appropriate to snap a shot of my basket void of all the yummy sweetness that I crave... With a few more items to round out my shopping, it was time to put them together; to avoid having what we have coined in the teachers' lounge as a "paddy meal." CraftyGriffin's Back to School Meals (my attempt anyway)....  So, when you have a fistful of Boston Market chicken left over....you pack it! The mashed potatoes and mac and cheese I wanted are there in spirit. In reality, green beans and fruit will do. By the way, plastic cupcake containers make the BEST fruit containers! They're cute too:) A chicken breast (size of my hand), with a side salad in container. A

Hiatus....more like a sabbatical!     It's been a while since I last made a post. More like 5 or 6 months ago. With the start of a new school year,  I guess I found myself too busy to blog! I kind of miss it, so I'm back in the saddle. Still an amatuer, but found it fun to do during my "30 before 30" challenge.  So, my break time has included teaching, teaching, bits of wedding planning, teaching, pinning about teaching, pinning about weddings, and teaching!  Recently, I've packed up and relocated my classroom as my school has grown and moved into a larger building. I was not looking forward to the packing because I have TOO MUCH STUFF! I am definitely a teacher with hoarder tendancies, and my students sometimes recommend a teacher edition of the show just for me. I feel that I have a classroom at home and at school. You never know when you might need a thing or at least repurpose it, right? Nonetheless,  I consolidated, threw away things, and still e