Teacher/CEA/EA/SEA Gifts

Oh my goodness! I am sooooo far behind in my blog posts! I am alive, and I am doing well, I promise. I hope you the start of the Christmas season is going well for you. Ours is going well....it seems that I have been really busy, hanging out with friends, with work, etc. Last weekend was a SUPER chill weekend, which I needed! Even this last week I was home for 3 out of 5 nights :) This last week, we did Secret Santa gifts, and we all had fun giving and getting gifts :) Anyway, I wanted to do a quick post on what Teacher/CEA/EA/SEA gifts. I did one on my IG story, but I wanted to do one here. And no, this is not sponsored in any way...these are just some of my suggestions that I think are great for the educators in your life!

1) Mugs

I know some people don't like them, but I LOVE mugs...the cooler the better!!!

2) Gift Cards

Pretty much to anywhere works for me. I love me a Starbucks, or Tim Horton's GC...or to a restaurant is a great idea, as well.

3) School//Craft/Office Supplies

My teacher loves getting Sharpies, or paper (sticky notes) is a great gift, since a lot of teachers use their own money to buy school supplies. Just make sure they are really fun, and try to make it personable, and buy something that only they will use (instead of using it for the kids!).

4) Mani/Pedicure/Spa

I know this is expensive, but consider joining up with a few parents to give your child's teacher (EA, etc) something fun from a spa :)

5) Bath Stuff

I love getting bath stuff!

6) Candles

I love getting candles! I have been burning a lot of candles lately, and I love the smell.

Those are some of my favourite gifts to get (even before I was a CEA), and since I have entered the education world, I have really come appreciate certain gifts even more. But in all honesty, whatever you get for your child's teacher or EA will be appreciated! Just knowing that you thought of them is a wonderful sentiment.

Show and Tell Tuesday (Well, Wednesday!): Show us What's in Your Handbag/Purse?

This week I am linking with Andrea for this weeks Show and Tell Thursday. Now, I am going to just say up front that I am in now way a fashionable person. In fact, I can sometimes say that I can be a bit frumpy. I don't wear make up all the time, and I rarely buy brand name items. That can be the same for my purse/handbag. I am so not trendy. But I do try to find purses that work for me, and that get my stuff from point A to point B.

Here is my purse:

 Here is what's IN my purse!

I was going to dump it ALL on the bed, but I didn't feel like it, so I will just show you a bit of it, and I will tell you the rest.

Here goes:

Tupperware Planner, small calendar, Thieves, our local Transit schedule, pads (cause, you never know!), Ibuprofen, work ID, key and FOB, (usually) my cell phone, tissues, sun screen, a couple of lipsticks/glosses, wallet (THAT'S a whole other blog post!), business cards, candies, gum, deodorant, pens, hand sanitizer, my blood glucose meter. a slap on the wrist thing, bobby pins, small knife, hand lotion, mascara, two scratch ticket scratchy things, house key, elastic hair band, eye glass screwdriver,  socks, napkins, house key, lip balm, a to- go stain tube, about 4 tubes of chapstick, about 3 pairs of sunglasses, and I think that's all :) I might take a picture of EVERYTHING later tonight (It is now Thursday)! Wasn't that exciting? Yah, I thought so, too!!! And yes, I DO clean out my purse on occasion!!!

I think I missed a few things...sunglasses, fidget cube, mirror, birth certificate, business cards, and loyalty cards.

 Here is my post from about what was in my bag last year. I am pretty sure that I have a few of the same things still in there!