When I found out I was pregnant I was immediately so excited to decorate the nursery. I really wanted it to be a calm, relaxing space for the baby and I. We had a hard time coming up with one theme and had a hard time finding items that fit with the couple of themes we wanted. We finally decided to focus on all of the things we love for the nursery; Harry Potter, Mario Brothers and cars.  I love…

I was so blessed to have the best baby shower I could have ever imagined. I am obsessed with Harry Potter, I never even thought of the idea of having a Harry Potter Baby Shower but it really was amazing! Thrown by my best friend Erin, she really thought of everything. Below are some pictures of my magical Baby Shower.         This was the most delicious and amazing cake I’ve ever seen!        It…

Pregnancy is really hard on mom’s but that doesn’t means dad’s don’t work hard too. Ever since I’ve been pregnant, my hubby has been incredible. Here are some ways that dad’s step up their game to help us out when we are pregnant. “Are you ok?” The first trimester is a tough one. Not only do we feel completely exhausted but we are nauseous all of the time. Who lied and called it morning sickness?…

As my due date approaches quickly, I’ve thinking about if I should post our child’s picture online or not.  I’ve been blogging professionally for a while and have shared the good, the bad and the ugly parts of my becoming a teacher journey. Becoming a parent, I think it would be great to share as well but I do feel the overwhelming need to protect my child.                         Image Source I…

Obsessed with this dress. I’m going to make it but I need your help!

I’ve been seeing this dress in different forms and colours all over Pinterest. From http://fashionworship.com/7629/ via Kathia Aime on Pinterest From http://vanessajackman.blogspot.ca/2012/11/london-fashion-week-aw-201213ella.html via Susan Calvit on Pinterest From http://www.dofgstyle.com/2012/07/retro-polka-dots.html I started thinking that I will try to make this dress. I then saw that…

Did you hear? Bloglovin’ updated their app!

Bloglovin’ has updated this app! Bloglovin’ is a website and app that allows you to easily visit your favourite blogs. Each post is listed with a big, clear picture and with a couple sentences so you decide if you want to click on the post to read more, or to move on. The blogs you follow are listed on an easily accessible sidebar so you can go straight to the blog of your choice. They also allow…

My Favourite Christmas Gifts

Christmas is my favourite holiday. I love getting ready for it, all the baking, shopping and secrets. I always watch as many Christmas Movies as I can but I have to watch ‘The Muppets Family Christmas.’ It takes me back to being a child and being so excited for Christmas. For Christmas this year, my hubby and I exchanged presents on Christmas Eve and then spend the rest of it, Christmas Day and…

Pinterest Fail: Cheap Wreath Form

So if you are an avid Pinterest user like me, you have probably seen this pin.  I totally fell for it and went and bought the foam tubing. I made 2 wreaths from the tube. The problem is that when you take the tubing and try to make the circle form, you bend the tube creating kinks. So I crazily duck taped up my kinks and thought that it would work out. It doesn’t. This is what my wreath looks…

My New Year Resolutions

Since it is the new start to a new year, I always like to make some New Year Resolutions. I find as time goes on, my list of resolutions keeps on getting bigger and bigger. 1) To be more crafty: Sometimes I get the urge to craft, sew, knit, diy, bake, photograph, but sometimes I really don’t care. I’m going to try to do one of the above items at all times this year. Maybe I will have several…

I’m participating in Apartment Therapy’s January Cure

From what I gather, the January Cure is a way for you to organize and beautify your home. I’m up for that!! Everyday there is a new ‘challenge.’ Day One, ie today, is to make a list of projects that are bothering you and need to be fixed or updated. Here is my list: Kitchen: Clean & Organize Fridge Dining Room: put rubber matting in between all dishes Family Room: Sort through Fabric and make…

January Cure | Day 2: Set Up Your Outbox

Today’s January Cure is about Setting up your Outbox.  An outbox is a small, messy space where you can put things that you think you might want to get rid of by throwing them out, or donating them. Here are the OUTBOX Rules by Apartment Therapy: “OUTBOX RULES 1. Anything can go in the Outbox2. The Outbox is allowed to get messy3. Everything must stay in the Outbox for at least one week4. After…

Who am I? For the past 10 years the answer to that question has been an aspiring teacher, and a teacher. Becoming a teacher was all consuming for me. From taking courses to get into teachers college, to working jobs to pay for college, to supply teaching and so on. The process never seemed to end.

When I finally became a supply teacher I quickly realized that teaching was what I am meant to do but I still had to learn so much to become a teacher.

I dove into the world of blogging as a way to keep busy and keep focused on my dream of becoming the best teacher I could be. ClassroomCollective.tumblr.com was born as a way for me to collect and organize ideas and be current on teaching trends. This blog snowballed into Twitter, Edcamp Ottawa, Playdate Ottawa, ONedchat, and Think Tank. It also stemmed to creating my current blog ClassroomCollective.com so that I could have more interaction with my followers and force me to reflect on my teaching practices more.

Blogging throughout this time has truly been a huge blessing in my life. It has introduced me to amazing educators that have pushed me to be a better teacher than I could have ever imagined.

But then this happened….

And my whole world shifted. I was quite sick for my first trimester and could barely eat let only blog, tweet and participate in all my extracurriculars that I had been so active in. I felt a shift that I wasn’t expecting. From being so invested in the educational community to completely separating myself from it. I couldn’t focus on it at all. And to be honest, I felt a bit lost. 10 years of focusing on education to nothing was quite the shift.

Now, I’m 7 months pregnant and thrilled that our baby boy will be arriving in April 2016.

I’m left wondering Who am I now?, Where do I fit in now?, What do I really want to spend my time on?, Is blogging and sharing really that important to me?, Do I continue to blog and share through another blog?

I’ve decided that I want to continue sharing. It will be a journal for me and a way to push myself to get out of the house and experience new things. I’m committing to blogging more on this site. More about me, my baby boy and Ottawa.

So I’ve been on a Jamie Oliver kick lately. I love him because he believes in using fresh ingredients and all his cookbooks have amazing pictures and a great theme/vibe.

I finally got my act together and tried his Lasagna recipe from ‘Jamie’s Ministry of Food’ cookbook. I found the recipe easy enough to follow but I did have to decipher some British slang such as ‘2 rashes of bacon’ which means 2 slices, which actually made the process more intriguing.

I got an iPad Air for Christmas and I was so excited to make a case for it. I went to Fabrications in Ottawa that has awesome fabric and then started to make my case.

I'm so happy with the way it turned out. I followed the Kobo Mini case tutorial that I had posted earlier.

Today I was quite bored, so I decided to grab my camera and go somewhere close by to practice taking pictures. 

The Experimental Farm is beautiful and has the most amazing gardens.

Here are some of the photos I took: