Okay...first week half done! I have enjoyed teaching, but golly gee....I AM TIRED! Did I mention I am tired? I have worked 12 hour days...I go home eat, rest, then go back to bed! Sleep....then up at 5AM.
Thank God, that next week is only a four day week. Oh, how I love Labor Day. Maybe I can get ahead of myself.
Today, I was so nervous I wouldn't get stuff done, that I arrived at school before they opened the doors. I sat in my car and graded papers for 15 minutes before any other car showed up! Then I was at school until 6PM. Yes, folks that would be 12 hours at the actual building.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Early Morning
I was awake at 5:15AM. Ouch. I am starting my days early this week. I am prepping for the first day of school. All I can say is that I love my school. I so enjoy the co-workers I have. I also realize that I am being supported and these people do not even know me. It's utterly amazing to be assimilated into a group this quickly.
More later, but as I contemplate the morning, I thought I would post. It's dark outside, there is a stillness in the day with a sense of urgency to get stuff ready for Monday, the first day of school. Good news is that all my teacher tricks are coming back quickly.
Coffee...I smell the coffee finishing...I must greet my coffee maker with a smile. How do I love an object so much.
Good morning to all!
More later, but as I contemplate the morning, I thought I would post. It's dark outside, there is a stillness in the day with a sense of urgency to get stuff ready for Monday, the first day of school. Good news is that all my teacher tricks are coming back quickly.
Coffee...I smell the coffee finishing...I must greet my coffee maker with a smile. How do I love an object so much.
Good morning to all!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
The Eve of Working
So, this morning is my last morning, not working a full time job. Ahhh....
Okay, so I am excited about starting my teaching job tomorrow. I am probably more nervous about making a good first impression with my co-workers than actually working. Tomorrow is just orientation anyway. I am excited to get started. Since the end of May, I have been dreaming of teaching and getting back into the classroom. I hope all my nifty teacher tricks come back to me.
I would like to report that I finished most of my wish list of things that I wanted to get done! Yippee. Today is a day of fun. I am spending the morning, organizing and prepping my house for a baby shower that's on Saturday. Then I am buying new make-up, then lunching with some friends, then my furniture that I ordered is being delivered. Then I am attending a birthday dinner for a friend. So, lots of fun and resting before work starts.
One guilty pleasure I am going to miss is that I am used to waking up early and watching a movie or TV. This morning as I woke up at 6:00AM (I decided to start going to bed early to prepare for my job and naturally wake up after 7.5 hours of sleep) I watched the movie I had from Netflix. Wow, is the word. I watched "The Last King of Scotland." Maybe I always fell asleep in history class, but I don't remember hearing anything about Amin. Amazing. I will confess that watching violence that is true really effects my psyche. To be honest, there were two parts where I had to cover my eyes and make noise so I wouldn't hear what was going on. For those that can handle violent films, I recommend it more as a learning experience than entertainment.
My blogging will probably start turning more towards the funny encounters with students and co-workers. Don't worry, I'll still have entertaining housework posts too! It's almost here...my new job!
Okay, so I am excited about starting my teaching job tomorrow. I am probably more nervous about making a good first impression with my co-workers than actually working. Tomorrow is just orientation anyway. I am excited to get started. Since the end of May, I have been dreaming of teaching and getting back into the classroom. I hope all my nifty teacher tricks come back to me.
I would like to report that I finished most of my wish list of things that I wanted to get done! Yippee. Today is a day of fun. I am spending the morning, organizing and prepping my house for a baby shower that's on Saturday. Then I am buying new make-up, then lunching with some friends, then my furniture that I ordered is being delivered. Then I am attending a birthday dinner for a friend. So, lots of fun and resting before work starts.
One guilty pleasure I am going to miss is that I am used to waking up early and watching a movie or TV. This morning as I woke up at 6:00AM (I decided to start going to bed early to prepare for my job and naturally wake up after 7.5 hours of sleep) I watched the movie I had from Netflix. Wow, is the word. I watched "The Last King of Scotland." Maybe I always fell asleep in history class, but I don't remember hearing anything about Amin. Amazing. I will confess that watching violence that is true really effects my psyche. To be honest, there were two parts where I had to cover my eyes and make noise so I wouldn't hear what was going on. For those that can handle violent films, I recommend it more as a learning experience than entertainment.
My blogging will probably start turning more towards the funny encounters with students and co-workers. Don't worry, I'll still have entertaining housework posts too! It's almost here...my new job!
Monday, August 13, 2007
I "heart" my Neighbors.
To almost anyone that has ever talked to me, I talk about how awesome my neighbors are. Here's reason #642. On Friday morning I talked to them and Robert (the husband) said, I'll help you finish up those branches and trees sometime on Saturday. For those that don't know in late April I started tackling my "natural" back yard. I chopped down 10 pine trees, but never cut them into wood, they were just down like a tornado went through. Also I had a pile of dead trees and branches that I have been working on all summer. I hated the pile, it was bigger than me...it was totally more than I could handle.
Sadly, Robert wasn't around on Saturday...so Sunday I woke up and decided. Early church, then I am working in the yard until it was done! Here's where Robert became superman to me. He came over after I had been working for 4 hours and helped me finish. I finished the pile of branches and trees. He started chopping the wood that was too thick for me with his nifty claw/chainsaw. As he came over to help me he said...hey, Mitzi (his wife) has a t-bone for you, what are you doing for dinner? I "heart" my neighbors. Knowing that dinner was being made for me, let me carry on and finish.
I have no idea why I worked in the yard for 6 solid hours yesterday, but my sense of accomplishment is very high. I almost have a certain amount of pride about my yard, which I haven't really had recently. I wish that I had a digital camera to document this day.
Next I have to dig up the stumps of the trees. Per Robert's instruction...I am buying an axe today. Is that weird...I am excited about buying an axe. Lesson I learned...when chopping down trees...don't do 10+ at a time. Do one, clean it up as you go. I also cut my grass yesterday. Needless to say I am so sore that I went to bed at 10:15 last night. Hence the reason I am blogging at 5:40 AM.
Oh, by the way. Did I mention the countdown? I start work on Friday. Here's the list of what needs done before then. Okay, what I would like done by then...probably not completely realistic.
Sadly, Robert wasn't around on Saturday...so Sunday I woke up and decided. Early church, then I am working in the yard until it was done! Here's where Robert became superman to me. He came over after I had been working for 4 hours and helped me finish. I finished the pile of branches and trees. He started chopping the wood that was too thick for me with his nifty claw/chainsaw. As he came over to help me he said...hey, Mitzi (his wife) has a t-bone for you, what are you doing for dinner? I "heart" my neighbors. Knowing that dinner was being made for me, let me carry on and finish.
I have no idea why I worked in the yard for 6 solid hours yesterday, but my sense of accomplishment is very high. I almost have a certain amount of pride about my yard, which I haven't really had recently. I wish that I had a digital camera to document this day.
Next I have to dig up the stumps of the trees. Per Robert's instruction...I am buying an axe today. Is that weird...I am excited about buying an axe. Lesson I learned...when chopping down trees...don't do 10+ at a time. Do one, clean it up as you go. I also cut my grass yesterday. Needless to say I am so sore that I went to bed at 10:15 last night. Hence the reason I am blogging at 5:40 AM.
Oh, by the way. Did I mention the countdown? I start work on Friday. Here's the list of what needs done before then. Okay, what I would like done by then...probably not completely realistic.
- Finish "fall" cleaning (I had begun to reorganize all closets, bookcases, and kitchen)
- Deep clean the house (I am hosting a baby shower)
- Start/Finish making some bibs
- Finish my poster project
- Hang out with friends
- A good friend's birthday/bachelorette party/dinner
- Grocery shop
- Laundry
Monday, August 6, 2007
The List
So, I made a list of things that I want to get done before I start working. Today's task that I sort of didn't mean to start, but then again, I did finish. I re-arranged my entire kitchen. Moved the spices to a better cabinet. Weeded out the seedy dish towels. Found the matching containers to lid...so there is the right number of lids that match containers. Put the food all together instead of 3 seperate places. If I ever live in another house...a pantry. That's going to be my bottom line. If there isn't a pantry...then build me one.
Really, I forgot how driven I am when I have a list. Another big task will be to wash my windows. Irony is that they are painted shut and I can't seem to figure out how to open most of them. I also think I will re-arrage my closets. I already have a coffee table worth of stuff to donate, sell, or give away. Since I haven't moved in 2.5 years, I find this need to purge. My trash can is the heaviest been since I missed two weeks in row of trash pick up about six months ago (The FDA was threatening to shut me down at that point).
So, today...I watched some tv, dropped off my plastic bags to recycle, dropped off my dry cleaning, worked 3 hours at my part time job, talked on the phone with Carolyn, Mom, and Stacy, cleaned and rearraged my kitchen, did laundry, cleaned paperwork off kitchen table, made a new playlist on itunes called Fun Housework, blogged, and I am off to a pool party. Needless to say...I am getting a little tired. But days like today feel so good to me.
Really, I forgot how driven I am when I have a list. Another big task will be to wash my windows. Irony is that they are painted shut and I can't seem to figure out how to open most of them. I also think I will re-arrage my closets. I already have a coffee table worth of stuff to donate, sell, or give away. Since I haven't moved in 2.5 years, I find this need to purge. My trash can is the heaviest been since I missed two weeks in row of trash pick up about six months ago (The FDA was threatening to shut me down at that point).
So, today...I watched some tv, dropped off my plastic bags to recycle, dropped off my dry cleaning, worked 3 hours at my part time job, talked on the phone with Carolyn, Mom, and Stacy, cleaned and rearraged my kitchen, did laundry, cleaned paperwork off kitchen table, made a new playlist on itunes called Fun Housework, blogged, and I am off to a pool party. Needless to say...I am getting a little tired. But days like today feel so good to me.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
16 days of Freedom
That's what I have been calling my countdown to start my new full time job. I am so excited to start working again, but you can't beat not working. I told my uncle recently that I wanted to just skip to retirement, but actually I am looking forward to working again.
There will be a couple of things that I miss, but mostly I am looking forward to my new schedule. It amazes me that so many people in my life are starting new phases of their lives too. Close friends are pregnant or just had a baby, my cousin is starting law school, my sister is starting a PhD program, my sister is starting a new job, my mom is changing jobs. This is some big stuff, but all of it is good.
But as I look at the next two weeks, I have a lot of fun to have and some little projects that I wanted to get down this summer. So, the countdown has begun. On today's agenda: grocery shopping, finish making some baby blankets, have dinner with a friend. Let's say it will be a day of 75% fun and 25% need to get stuff done!
There will be a couple of things that I miss, but mostly I am looking forward to my new schedule. It amazes me that so many people in my life are starting new phases of their lives too. Close friends are pregnant or just had a baby, my cousin is starting law school, my sister is starting a PhD program, my sister is starting a new job, my mom is changing jobs. This is some big stuff, but all of it is good.
But as I look at the next two weeks, I have a lot of fun to have and some little projects that I wanted to get down this summer. So, the countdown has begun. On today's agenda: grocery shopping, finish making some baby blankets, have dinner with a friend. Let's say it will be a day of 75% fun and 25% need to get stuff done!
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