A reflection corner!

I've been helping my sister deck out her new classroom for a brand new class this September! I know some schools have alrady gone back, but schools here don't go back until September so we still have some time to finish things off and neaten things up.

I've dedicated a whole blog post especially to this great idea, even if you don't care about classroom decor, hopefully you'll think this is a great idea too!

It's a 'Time for reflection' table, a place where you can go especially to reflect!

The table has been covered in silver paper, then plastic backing to protect the paper from tears
Then stuck on the table are all the great things to be thankful for like your home, friends, flowers, family and  just life in general!

I love the calm and relaxing colour scheme, the little pictures and the cute flowers in the corner of the table. Through maybe the best part is the mirror so that you can literally reflect on your day and life and how you can make tomorrow better!

I think it's really great to see this being encouraged in schools so that maybe it becomes habit every day to feel thankful.
Maybe the truest part is the quote

"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our thanks"

 



Wake me up- before you go go!

Getting up is the first challenge of my day, every single day.
I am a bad getter-upper even when I've had a full night sleep!
I've tried them 'sunrise' alarm clocks before to try and ease me into waking up but I would always sleep straight through the light getting brighter and just end up late.
When I got to grips with the fact that I can't avoid that 'ughraghshh' wake up feeling I can join it- and make it better, happier!
Starting with....
My wake up song, or alarm clock song that is set on my phone is now super important as it can set up my mood for a whole day, but remember to change it often (every fortnight or so) otherwise you will get sick of it and come to hate the song because you will associate it with waking you up in the morning...

So without further ado here is my morning-happy-alarm songs to keep you going for a while!

Something to get your heart pumping and feeling like you can take the day on:




One of my favourites and it's slow and breezy at first:



Something to get you feeling good- haha:


One of my favourite alarm songs but was so afraid of ruinging a song that I love, that I changed it quickly to my current alarm clock song!:

My current alarm song!:


If none of them are working for you, just opt for a song that slowly builds up rather than something that begins with a 'BANG' otherwise it will just aggrivate you in the morning, and won't have you jumping out of bed with a smile on your face.