A really neat photo editor

Today I did hours upon hours of research on how to make a really cool, eye-catching blog that lots of people want to read and follow. Hopefully it is starting to show because I would hate to feel that I have wasted that much time of my life putting effort into something that nobody will care about...Okay, not really. I am a fan of my blog already and if it just ends up being something I refer back to, then so be it.

During these hours and hours of research, I came across a really neat tool. PicMonkey, the webpage pictured at right, is a photo editor. You can take any photo from your computer or the internet and edit it multiple ways, including add text, give it an edge/border, crop it, resize it, add an effect, touch it up, and more.

 See for yourself!

National School Counseling Week & a useful tech tool

I am sad to say National School Counseling Week flew by faster than I expected it to. It was quite a week at the middle school: multiple girl fights, working very hard to get a start on my small counseling groups, preparing for FCAT writes testing, guided imagery with my grief group, and so much more I feel that I am forgetting. Here is the link to an article I found and truly enjoyed that discusses the celebration of school counselors.

Each morning this past week, students at the middle school were greeted by my smiling (sometimes very awkward) face and a message for the day. The messages came from a variety of sources:

New blog title, some 30 x 30 and good information

Ever since I started blogging, I have wanted to come up with a better title than Angela's Adventures. It felt silly to have my name in the title. So I feel I have finally settled...well not really settled, but am satisfied with "adventures to remember." In working with children, going to school, being around my family and everything else in between, I feel that my life is a constant adventure and each day brings new and exciting experiences. When I wake up in the morning, I have a general plan for how my day is going to go, a schedule of places to be and things to do, yet at the end of the day when I reminisce on everything that has transpired, I feel I have just been on a great adventure. I never know what to expect even with a plan in mind. I truly love that about my life, and obviously I feel it is worth remembering and hope to spread some advice, inspiration and information through blogging.