I MUST have a new bag to start each school year out right!
Call me superstitious, call me crazy (my sons do everyday)...I am not offended.
I guess it's the kid in me to need a new "backpack" before I can officially start school:)
So....
I bought myself a bag that has been all over bloggy-land.
A pretty little utility tote; a Thirty-one bag!
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| Isn't she lovely? |
You'll get the same design as me; we'll be twinsies!
I hope you won't mind:)
This is the "Black Parisian Pop Organizing Utility Tote" from Thirty-one.
I had planned to do this when I reached "31" followers, but then I linked up with Farley for the Currently...and wouldn't you know it? My followers increased past 31:)
I can't promise you'll have it BEFORE your year starts (oh, I hope I do!!), but some of you lucky ducks out there don't start til after Labor Day...so your chances of having this in your hot little hands before kids walk through your door are a little better!
Simply enter the Rafflecopter below.
Follow my blog, answer a question, and blog about this giveaway to earn the maximum entries.
Easy Peasy:)
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Which reminds me...Jaime from Bright Concepts 4 Teachers is having a 100 follower giveaway that ends TONIGHT so go now and enter!
Tell her I sent you:)
(It won't get you any extra points, but I'll appreciate it!)
My giveaway ends at midnight on Wednesday, 8/8, so hurry!
And good luck:)
Thanks for all your support, encouragement, and inspiration!
Bloggers (and blog-stalkers alike!) are the best kind of people, don't ya think?
I had no idea how much I needed my personal laminator until I got one! Couldn't imagine starting the year without it!
ReplyDeleteI JUST got one as well, but really haven't started using it yet. I'm positive it is going to be life-changing, though! Good luck with the start of your new school year, Sam!
DeleteI like to start the year with a fresh new planner and pretty pens. I'm a new follower BTW!
ReplyDeleteAdventures in Room 5
I always have intentions to use a planner, and typically buy one, but I never fill it out or use it the way it should be!:) This year, I'm not buying one...I think! But I totally get you on the pens; you can NEVER have too many!
DeleteOoh I love 31!!! The one thing that I need to start the year right is a lot of printer ink. There are so many things to print out & prepare for the beginning of the year! :)
ReplyDeleteLisa
Learning Is Something to Treasure
I know:) I am sooo excited about this bag! I, also, need LOTS of printer ink! It was on my Currently B2S items!!
DeleteI love Thirty One! I'm so excited because one of my teacher friends started selling it just this month. Woohoo! :-) I actually have one of these bags (different pattern) and had decided I needed a new one. Mine is looking a little worn! I carry it every single day...the pockets are so handy and teacher's manuals fit right in...even my laptop. You will LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteHmm...what must I have to start the year? Labels! Although I went through alot of cardstock this year printing all the cool things I've found in blogland.
Crystal
Teaching Little Miracles
Cardstock is a B2S item I neglected to add....I ask for it (and ink cartridges) for my birthday!:)
DeleteEach year I have to start with a fresh new planner, preferably one that matches the colors/theme in my classroom!
ReplyDeleteTeachin' First
I just checked out your blog and looked at a few pics of classroom! You look sooo much more ready than I am! Aren't books a pain? it is worthwhile, though, taking the time to implement an organization system for them!
DeleteLOVE, LOVE, LOVE that bag! I must have a new teacher binder every year. I redesign the cover even if the other one still looks good because I need a new look every year!
ReplyDeleteJenn
Finally in First
Yay, you like her...you really like her! I also have to completely redesign all the covers of my binders! Well, this is only my second year, so....I recovered my binders this year:) I'm sure it's a tradition I'll continue, though!
DeleteI need printer ink, reams of cardstock, and sharp scissors. I love 31 and need a new bag. Love that print it matches my color scheme.
ReplyDeleteLearning in Bliss
Thanks for checking out my little blog, and best of luck to ya! I'm glad you like my taste in bags!!
DeleteThis has been the year of card stock and printing for me. I have made more things than I purchased this year- which is a great feeling! Luckily, I have a printing place that has great prices for color copies, so I don't spend money on ink anymore. Love this giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteErin
https://apps.facebook.com/givewithtarget/schools/15571
I'm sure it's great to know that most of your printing has come from your own creations! I am slowly easing into that area...And, awesome, that you have the hook-up on color copies! Maybe that's what I need to look into....hmmmm:)
DeleteThanks for the shout out for my giveaway! You're having an awesome giveaway as well! I love 31! My must have back to school item is an adorable, well organized planner!
ReplyDelete-Jaime
Bright Concepts 4 Teachers
So many people need a planner...I wish I would use one, but I always just end up wasting money:(
DeleteNew Sharpies!!!
ReplyDeleteEden
teachinginflats.blogspot.com
Right with ya! And mine have to be the Sharpie pens...in several colors:)
DeleteI need more time to start the school year! I am your newest follower. Love the tote bag you are giving away!
ReplyDeleteMrs.G's Kindergarten in Heels
Oh, that's a great answer! I don't think anyone would argue with that need:) Thanks for checking out my blog and following!
DeleteA new school bag! : )
ReplyDeleteYay! Great minds think alike:) Best of luck to ya!
DeleteI purchase 5 spiral notebooks for each students for each subject to help keep them organized.
ReplyDeleteWOW....I also purchase a few supplies for my kiddos, but I'm sure your purchase really does help them out!
DeleteSuper cute bag! I love a good bag myself :) To start my year out right, I must have a planner and different colors of felt pens to right in it. I use it in lieu of a desk calendar so it doesn't take up so much room and I can transport it. I keep track of all my meetings, appointments, conferences etc and then there is enough room to make notes about them. I already got a cute one this year and made note of all the teacher workdays, holidays, and early releases :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should give planners a valiant try this year...hmmm. Everyone seems to be so successful with them, what's wrong with me?? Thanks for the compliments for the bag! I think she's just so pretty:)
DeleteB2S Item that I need is a notebook. Usually, I buy a really cute journal. I take ALL of my notes all year in here. :)
ReplyDelete--Andi
Mommy, Teacher, & So Much More
I think I am going to give this method a try this year. At least in regards to notes of what goes on in my room with my students. Your blog is so cute:) Power to ya for handling those middle school kids! Whew!:)
DeleteI have to have a new planner. I would not survive without mine.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth L.
The First Grade Jungle Room
Well, this cute little bag would hold your planner (and many other things!) nicely:) Thanks for checking out my little blog!
DeleteOne thing I MUST have... sleep! Ha no umm... all of my things prepared and organized because there is NO TIME the first week for any prepping and copying.
ReplyDeleteGina
Third Grade Tidbits
Yes, sleep is a must...but rarely seems to come those first few days for me!
DeleteI guess my only must have would be an awesome bag too! I already have a Thirty-One bag but can always use a second! I also have to have lots of colorful pens for grading and post-its! I love post-its! Thanks for the giveaway! I'm having one soon for 100 followers....watch for it!
ReplyDeleteVicky
Keep Calm & Imagine
I will definitely be on the look out for your giveaway! I am also very much a post-it girl!!
DeleteMy Scotch laminator, card stock, and printer ink. I wished I just had plenty of money to keep me stocked with the printer ink, lol.
ReplyDelete✞Heather
Swinging Through Second Grade
hdawntn@hotmail.com
Just got my scotch laminator and can't wait to start using it this week! I hear you loud and clear on the ink money, sister!
DeleteI'm a new follower of yours! Love the name of your blog - definitely one of the cutest ones I've seen! I absolutely HAVE to have a new planner each and every year. I make lists after lists after lists, and write my schedule down in 6 different places... a planner being one of them! Thanks for this great giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteSara
Miss V's Busy Bees
ventrellasara@gmail.com
You're welcome for the giveaway, and thank YOU for the compliment! I fretted over the blog name...it's pretty long, but it suits me:) I make lists upon lists upon lists, as well! On my way to check out your blog!
DeleteLike you, I have to have a new bag. I LOVE my thirty-one utility tote, but I need another one!
ReplyDeleteWell, best of luck to you! I'm glad to hear from someone who loves this bag...makes me so much more excited to get mine!!!
DeleteI always need a good Starbucks latte on the first day and popsicles for the sore throat I inevitably get on the first day. Would love that darling bag! Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteKatie
I Want to be a Super Teacher
Popsicles are a SUPER idea!! I was using hot tea & honey last year, but it's so uncomfortable drinking hot tea in the 100 degree heat! Thanks for the tip:) I am also VERY much a Starbucks girl...but we do not have one in my town:(
DeleteI like a new bag too. But then again, I need new pens, planner, bulletin borders, clothes, hair color, pedi.... And the list goes on and on!
ReplyDeletePatty
Pjrbar@charter.net
2ndinline.blogspot.com
That list is never-ending, isn't it:) Thanks for checking out my little ol' blog!
DeleteI love to have a new planner every year...taste changes, too. But this year, it's all about binders and my own planner design!
ReplyDeleteI love 31 and especially THAT one!
~ Mizz J
Apple Blossoms
I'm glad you like the print on the bag...best of luck to you!
ReplyDeleteI like to have a new date book and planner! I have to keep all the meetings, ballgames, etc., organized!
ReplyDeletekellybrown28021@gmail.com
You're in with the majority:) Gosh, everyone is able to use those planners efficiently but me! This would sure be a great bag to help you with that organization! Good luck:)
DeleteHey!!! My b2s must haves are glue sticks!!!! For some strange reason, I love them. Thanks for the giveaway!!!
ReplyDeleteMy ust have b2s item is a fresh box of crayola for me.........not the kids use. I love love love them.
ReplyDeleteGlue sticks and crayons....sounds super to me! Have you tried the Xtreme Elmer glue sticks?? I will NEVER use the normal kind again; they work sooo much better!
DeleteTo start the school year off right I must have a brand new dress from white and black market. Its my back to school splurge but its worth it to see yourself in pics looking cute :)
ReplyDeleteLauren
Lauren.Kassner@smyrna.k12.de.us
What a fabulous idea...I'm absolutely sure the splurge is worth it:) Parents ALWAYS want to snap pics those first days!
DeleteI need to make those crate chairs to start the year off right! Love the blog! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletem1175m@yahoo.com
I know...those crate chairs are adorbs!! I was gonna try earlier in the summer, but it got lost in the "noise'' of everything else screaming at me:) Thanks for the compliment; good luck!
DeleteI need to have baskets for students to put their crayons and pencils in!
ReplyDeleteI just can't do the community supply thing. So many people have success with it, but I would just rather the students have their own box to keep their own supplies. I have desks rather than tables, though, so that wouldn't work in my room anyway. I DO need lots of baskets for other things, though:)
DeleteI need a lot of ink for my printer.
ReplyDeletelraines78@gmail.com
I hear ya loud & clear! Me too:)
DeleteBecame a follower :) Glad to have found you. I keep finding new blogs all the time and thinking I live under a rock as well! And the idea for a 31 giveaway for 31 followers? I love it, am currently sitting at 31, and if you don't mind, I may have to copy? My back to school must haves? Felt tip marker/pens. I'm obsessed!
ReplyDeleteStop by sometime (push me to 32 if you'd like haha)
Courtney
flockingtofifth.blogspot.com
I would be incredibly honored if you copied my idea! I actually got the idea from another blogger who did a thirty-one giveaway at 131 followers:) Isn't that the way of education anyway? We just see what we like and borrow! I will definitely stop by your blog...if you don't mind me being #32:)
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ReplyDeleteI have to start the year with a bag of red licorice. It is a comfort food. :-)
ReplyDeleteimgoingfirst@gmail.com
Licorice...interesting! That's my favorite drive-in movie food, but if I had to pick a B2S comfort food, it would probably be something (anything) with chocolate:)
DeleteI found you from Sixth Grade Scribbles...and I'm now a follower :)
ReplyDeleteI, too, am obsessed with school bags...I don't get one every year but I would if I could!
Cheryl
Spotted Around the School
I don't know what it is about a bag...I just don't feel right starting a new year without a new, different one:) Maybe this one will last me a few though; we'll see! Thanks for following!
DeleteI have to have new colored ink pens and sharpies in a rainbow of colors as well.
ReplyDeleteAh, a woman after my own heart!! I love me some sharpie pens:)
DeleteUmm well seeing that this is my first year teaching I feel like I need waaaayy too many things...the top of my list right now though...my sanity! :)
ReplyDeleteTracy
Your sanity will definitely come back to you...right in time for Christmas Break:) Good luck!
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