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Teacher MUST HAVES- The Veruca Salt Syndrome

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I don’t know about you, but I love all things classroom and teacher related. Stuff- I’ve got a lot of it. And this carries into my clothing and personal things, too. I wouldn’t say I’m a hoarder. I’m a collector of things. It’s Teacher Confession Time. I have to put myself out there. I need to help others. This blog, my advice, THIS VIDEO…I hope it helps someone. I fear it may be too late for me. 

I’ve got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty. I’ve got whozits and whatzits galore. You want thingamabobs? I’ve got twenty! But who cares. Big Deal. I want morrrrrrrrrrre!

I’m an advertiser’s dream. The marketing companies? It’s me they love. Why? Because when they say “it’s a must have” and it’s on a reel, story, or video…I immediately NEED it. And since it’s so easy to just click and buy, I tend to do that.

It’s the “Veruca Salt” Syndrome. I’ve got it, and maybe you do as well. If you know your Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters, you know Veruca. She sees it, she wants it, she buys it. And don’t tell her no. She. Needs. It. Now.

Hi, my name is DJ. I’m a teacher and parent, and I have Veruca Salt Syndrome. 

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve gotten so many great things that way! Things I love and use every single day. But I’ve also gotten just as many “I don’t need this or these” items.

My advice to everyone is to stop and think before you click a link. Think don’t link. Because in the end, do you really need it? Will you really use it? Just because it works for Miss So-and-So in her adorable video, does not mean it will work for you.

This is fantastic advice. I hope it helps someone out there. And maybe one day I’ll have the willpower to use my own advice more often!

For complete transparency, I wrote this blog post after opening an Amazon package filled with some sort of art supply that I needed for a project I have long forgotten about and have zero time for now. Dragon eyes?? Honestly though, they look super cool. I could probably use them to do a very cool writing activity. Was that what I bought them for? Who knows. I have two million of them now. In the meantime, cross your fingers for me that no more packages are delivered my way.