The woman behind the blog

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It’s been a little while since I’ve done an “about me” post, and I feel like a lot has changed in my life over the past few years!  I’ve also gained new followers, and I want everyone to know who this Christina is that they’re following…and what the heck her “adventures” are all about! So [...]

Why I left my full-time tenured teaching career

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For the past four years, I have been teaching in a large public school district.  I got this job right after I graduated from college and got married.  I graduated with a dual certification in special education & elementary education.  My student teaching was in an approved private school for children with Autism, and I [...]

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Halloween Mystery Boxes

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If you’ve been following me since last year at this time, this might look familiar.  I did Halloween mystery boxes with my students last year, but this year I just made mine a little cuter I told my poor students that I was hunting for witches & monsters throughout the last few weeks so we [...]

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Fall Activities & Crafts for kids

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I know this isn’t a kid’s crafting blog, but I also know that many of you have kids of your own, so I thought you might appreciate some fun fall craft ideas!  The only kind of crafting/creativity I have lately has been kid-related…so that’s all I can share today We’re working on learning about the [...]

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Autism Classroom Organization

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EDIT: I made the hardest decision of my life so far, and decided to resign from my classroom teaching position in June 2012.  Please click through to learn more about why I made this incredibly difficult decision.   If you’ve followed this blog for a little while, you’ve heard of my classroom.  Not only do [...]

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