Hey y'all! I am a third year teacher in the great state of Texas. I teach first grade and love my job more than humanly possible. As you all know, we get summers off. Well, in my case it leads to boredom. I start my summers off writing curriculum for the district. Unfortunately, this "supplemental job" only lasts about two weeks. After that, there are at least 6-8 more weeks off! Yes, I know we are given this time to recharge, relax, and unwind but I'm simply not that type of person. I am quite "Type A", as most teachers are, and I need something to fill my time in the summers.
I decided that Teachers Pay Teachers would be a great time filler. Besides the fact that it is an online marketplace that teachers have collectively sold millions and the potential to earn a supplementary income, that is exactly what it is. I spent hours researching how to copyright, secure PDFs, design products, clipart and font license terms of use, setting up a store, formatting a banner and a quote image, etc. The list of learning goes on and on. I set up my store titled, "Love at First site" because I love puns. I wanted people to fall in love with my webSITE. Little did I know how many people misuse the word site meaning to use the word sight. This misunderstanding set me back in my branding as far as keeping my social media sites consistently named. So, I changed it! Renaming a brand/blog/TPT page is quite challenging... Now I am backtracking to ensure everything is named properly and linked accordingly.
It has been about 6 months since I opened up my store and have learned so much throughout this whole process. I have always considered myself a lifelong learner which is why one of my New Year's resolutions was to start a blog. Creating an account was tough, but hey, I learned how to make a post today! Baby steps. I hope y'all stick with me as I learn along the way.
Click the social media buttons on the right side to learn more about me and my interests.
Thanks for reading!
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I decided that Teachers Pay Teachers would be a great time filler. Besides the fact that it is an online marketplace that teachers have collectively sold millions and the potential to earn a supplementary income, that is exactly what it is. I spent hours researching how to copyright, secure PDFs, design products, clipart and font license terms of use, setting up a store, formatting a banner and a quote image, etc. The list of learning goes on and on. I set up my store titled, "Love at First site" because I love puns. I wanted people to fall in love with my webSITE. Little did I know how many people misuse the word site meaning to use the word sight. This misunderstanding set me back in my branding as far as keeping my social media sites consistently named. So, I changed it! Renaming a brand/blog/TPT page is quite challenging... Now I am backtracking to ensure everything is named properly and linked accordingly.
It has been about 6 months since I opened up my store and have learned so much throughout this whole process. I have always considered myself a lifelong learner which is why one of my New Year's resolutions was to start a blog. Creating an account was tough, but hey, I learned how to make a post today! Baby steps. I hope y'all stick with me as I learn along the way.
Click the social media buttons on the right side to learn more about me and my interests.
Thanks for reading!
