Back-to-School Shopping August 2025
I am going back-to-school shopping! Soon, not today! It’s still July, and I refuse to shop for school supplies in July. But as soon as I turn the calendar to August, it’s game on. I love walking up and down the aisles of school supplies seeing what’s new and what is, for sure, going to get my students to be the best they can be and make it to the end of another school year successfully! Writing supplies of course are my favorites; colorful pens, composition notebooks, pencil cases and of course binders to organize it all. There are other necessities of a new school year that are joyful too; new backpacks, lunch boxes, maybe a new water bottle (don’t forget the stickers!) but I think the most enjoyable aspect of back to school shopping is getting a new outfit or two - certainly new shoes! I am going back to school shopping, but I am not as jubilant this year as in years past. I have been slowly replacing my wardrobe; I ha...