Scrapping Teacher No More

For my students: I will no longer be teaching at The Scrapbook Shop. They decided that the new design team would only teach classes. Although I applied for the design team, I did not make the cut.

I’ve investigated other teaching avenues. I’ve concluded I would have to charge much more than I would be comfortable charging for classes, just to make up rental costs. And there are no other stores close by.

I am doing private lessons for a few people. But given the circumstances, it appears I am finished as a scrapbooking teacher.

However, a new teaching avenue has landed in my lap — I am teaching at Metro State University starting January! I will be teaching an online Technical Writing class. It\’s been my dream to be a classroom teacher. While this isn’t a classroom, per se, it\’s a start with possibilities of moving into classroom teaching.

I still pinch myself on occasion — I can\’t believe I am teaching a university class — in my field of study. It makes up for the disappointment of losing the scrapping teaching position.

I do love to teach, and I have loved teaching all of you in class. We’ve had a blast!! I hope you’ve all taken my “one thing at a time” and “keep it simple to start” approach to heart. It will keep you grounded in the most important part of scrapbooking — documenting in words and pictures your life and the lives of your loved ones.

I\’ll keep this blog going, because I always have some project cooking somewhere. Please drop in and see what I\’m up to. And let me know what you\’re working on, too.

Take care, and keep scrappin’!!