Oh life...

What a week it's been! As most of you know, I am an infant teacher. Well, earlier this year, they decided to make a change in my room. Instead of the babies moving up when they are starting to crawl (around 6 or 7 months), we are now keeping them until they are a year old. It's definitely taking some used to! Right now we have 8 babies, ranging in age from 8 months to a year! Before, we usually had babies who were 2 months to about 6 months. I am loving this age, the kids all have such great personalities, and it is great watching them interact with each other! All of them are at least rolling around the room, if not crawling or walking! It does get hectic when they are all hungry and tired at the same time, so this week was VERY stressful. And although I love daycare, it's not something I want to do for the rest of my life. I love the kids, but it's a stressful and underpaid (and I feel sometimes under-appreciated) job. This week, one of the moms mentioned that because she has her Master's Degree, she gets paid very well at the library. This really surprised me, I always figured librarians wouldn't make much more than me. I remember being little and my mom telling me that I would make a great librarian, so I researched it, and found out that I could get my
Master of Library and Information Science from UW-Milwaukee completely online. I was super excited to find that out, because if I did my master's online, I would be able to continue working full-time. So, I don't know, a lot of things to think about!

I also need to get going on my crocheting! I have sooo many orders that I need to get done, a lot for Christmas! I'm looking forward to making some extra cash and paying some bills :)

Feeling Creative!

I have been bitten by the crocheting bug!  I remember my mom teaching me years ago, and until recently, I've never really gotten beyond simple things like blankets and scarves.  However, thanks to Pinterest, I have been finding some amazing and free patterns!  I taught myself how to make hats, and I even made a wrap-around headband!

I am hoping to sell some of my work, just to make a little extra cash, so any sharing of these would be appreciated!  Not that anyone reads my blog anyways, I'm just so proud that I made these, I had to share them :)

My Green Bay Packer hats that I made for my friend Katie!

My wrap around headband... Don't mind the sweaty model.. It's a little too warm for these things!

Credit for the hat patterns: Michell

Credit for headband pattern: Celestial's Creations

Credit for flower pattern: For the Love of Yarn