Teaching is a hard profession, particularly in special education. I was recently challenged by one of my graduate professors to blog daily for a at least a month about the stresses of juggling graduate school, family demands, and teaching students with disabilities. After reading through my blog posts, I noticed that one of my greatest struggles is in the area of data collection. Through a time of reflection, I have come up with a few ways to improve in this strategic area. The changes I have made to improve my practice with data collection have benefitted not only me as an educator, but also my paraprofessionals, my students, and the administration.