Monday, March 24, 2014

Slice of Life~ My Lost Love 24/31

I can't believe we are already on the 24th day of the 31 day writing challenge.  My gratitude to the team  at Two Writing Teachers for hosting. 


I just LOVE a trip to the office supply store, or at least I did. All the pens, notebooks, post-it-notes, and organizational tools fill my head with endless possibilities. I could spend hours browsing the aisles of any office supply store. With each aisle I find another item that I didn't even know existed and now MUST HAVE!

A few weeks ago my class asked me for a large plastic envelope type tool to hold math tools.  So after school I headed to the nearest office supply store and browsed the aisles for just the plastic pocket.  First I went to the aisle where I expected to find the type of tool my kids were requesting.  I quickly found a plastic envelop and then decided to browse the other aisles.

For the first time it really was a quick browse.  Everything I saw that I would have once tossed in my cart didn't seem to appealing.  I kept thinking, I use Evernote for that or I can do that on my iPad. Don't get me wrong I still find myself reaching for a pen and paper every once in a while and probably always will, but there's something about having everything all in one place and usually only an arms reach away, no matter where I am.

Today I sat with a school supply catalog searching the catalog for classroom supplies for next year. again, I found myself moving quickly and not even tempted to linger.  Maybe technology has crept into my life in more ways than I realized, but my iPad will never capture the heavenly smell of a office supply store!

8 comments:

  1. I can relate to this--I'm torn, too! Technology is a wonderful thing, but I wonder if we could keep all those lovely, different-colored post-its, too! I hope it doesn't all get replaced!!

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  2. I love poking around the clearance section of the supply store. Interesting how technology impacts our habits.

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  3. I too love the office supply stores. My children won't ever go with me as i take too long. They go in secret. I know what you mean about technology creeping in though. It's happening to me too. Great reflective slice.

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  4. I had the same thought when I was doing my order too. I do that a lot when I see games or lessons on Pinterest. I think, "I can create that, why buy it?" Sometimes the shopper in you just needs a little browsing time, though.

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  5. Love reading these. It really reminds me of how I think of you. Like a kid excited for the first day of school eyes wide open. You have such a passion for your teaching that I have always admired!!

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  6. I love office supply stores, too! I could wander for hours looking at the pens and notebooks and organizational supplies. I've toyed with Evernote, but obviously haven't tapped its potential yet. I guess I'll go back and play with it some more.

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  7. This is so very true. I hadn't thought about my order, but you're right. I zipped through it (that may be because I left it to the last minute). Technology has definitely helped me use less paper.

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  8. I hadn't thought about it, but I zipped through my order too. It could have been because I left it to the last minute, though. :) Technology definitely has changed many ways I am doing things.

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