The beginning.

I'm Leslie and I'm currently swimming (floating? trying not to drown?) as a first year teacher. I teach 8th grade Social Studies and I really, really love my job! I'm also in the middle of decorating my first house (which is technically a duplex, but whatever). I'm excited to share some of my life with the blogosphere! The life of a teacher means living on a budget, and I've made decorating my house a challenge to myself to buy as little retail as possible. And of course that means: beg, borrow and craft!