I am officially done with college! Well my first degree anyhow. I will still be taking classes for the next year as a part of the certification process for teaching, but I'm fine with that. Just Tuesday nights and some Saturdays.
I got financed for a car today....Saturn Vue- just like I wanted :) I can go get it on Friday and I totally could not be happier!
I am moving this weekend (hopefully, I have my fingers crossed!) Actually, I think I'll drive my little self over and see if those guys are moving their stuff...
I am extremely frustrated, but I have been coping with that by cleaning, cleaning, cleaning! My roommate has strewn her stuff everywhere as a part of her stress induced disaster disorder (aka, I have too much to do to clean up after myself disorder). So I cleaned everything up today, it's the least I could do to relieve my stress...I could have gone for a run, but it's raining. And 2 of her sisters are flying in today and the house looks like the tornado that there was a watch for earlier spun right through the entire house.
Oh and I cleaned the kitchen this morning- even the oven (I made sure not to put the burners back on it so that she wouldn't let her oily grease spill all over it again before we move)! Then I went to the car dealership. Upon my return- she had taken all of the dishes out of her room and strewn them all over the kitchen...UGH! So- I cleaned the kitchen again, ran the dishwasher, washed some clothes, vacuumed, mopped, picked up 213 (I counted) different pages of crap strewn across the living room. This is the study area you know? That desk, in the bedroom, nope- not good enough- 2 tv trays and the coffee table PERFECT for all of the papers accumulated over the course of a semester, bank statements, cigarettes, ash trays, chips, napkins, hair ties, razors (ew), cokes, etc...that's when I stop looking. I piled everything up on one of the tv trays and put it in front of her door, got the clorox and cleaned all the surfaces in this house.
Now- Chloe and I are chilling in the CLEAN livingroom. I need to figure out what I should wear to school tomorrow. I think it's not quite time to break out the sombrero earrings, even though I am DYING to wear them!
Well- off to pick out some clothes, clean out my car (ugh...I don't want to think about that) and much more stuff!!!!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
FIRST day (observations)
So today I started my real, "big girl" job! Not that any of the others weren't real, but today marks the start of my career. I mostly just observed today, they were working on a "self-help" book about conjugating verbs ending in -ar. The first class was kind of dull, my theory- they kids weren't awake! All of the rest were much more enthusiastic and had lots of great questions.
So at my school the kids have an optional 1st period course. Not even half the teachers offer this, but I do teach that period. So for me, school starts at 7:45. However, most students arrive for school at 8:35. We get out at 3:15 and I can leave at 3:30 technically...not that I think I will ever be so fortunate. I want to be super organized, so I have a feeling I will be staying later most days, plus I am more than happy to help students after school. That is something their current teacher does for them- offers 1 hour of tutoring after school, and the school actually pays you extra if you do that!
Anyways, today was a really great day. Besides being awkward due to the fact that they don't know their teacher is leaving yet- it was good! The teacher warned me about the students she has had issues with, but most of the students are doing really well and seem to have a desire to learn. Hopefully we can keep it that way.
1 paper, 1 test, 3 finals- DONE! I'm finished on WEDNESDAY at 1pm! HOORAY! I'm so very excited about that.
Oh- and p.s.- I will have to post pictures late from Thanksgiving, but it went MUCH better than expected. I had a great time, even though my sister in law and I haven't gotten along very well in the past. I think she was more or less in her comfort zone and not very stressed, which helped a lot! Whitney and Waverly scare the crap out of me with their driving (Wave more than Whit). They definitely need more practice. It scares me even more that my parents want one of them driving my car to Texas...yeah right, not happening! Ok- off to watch television crap- aka the Starter Wife (don't get hooked guys!)
So at my school the kids have an optional 1st period course. Not even half the teachers offer this, but I do teach that period. So for me, school starts at 7:45. However, most students arrive for school at 8:35. We get out at 3:15 and I can leave at 3:30 technically...not that I think I will ever be so fortunate. I want to be super organized, so I have a feeling I will be staying later most days, plus I am more than happy to help students after school. That is something their current teacher does for them- offers 1 hour of tutoring after school, and the school actually pays you extra if you do that!
Anyways, today was a really great day. Besides being awkward due to the fact that they don't know their teacher is leaving yet- it was good! The teacher warned me about the students she has had issues with, but most of the students are doing really well and seem to have a desire to learn. Hopefully we can keep it that way.
1 paper, 1 test, 3 finals- DONE! I'm finished on WEDNESDAY at 1pm! HOORAY! I'm so very excited about that.
Oh- and p.s.- I will have to post pictures late from Thanksgiving, but it went MUCH better than expected. I had a great time, even though my sister in law and I haven't gotten along very well in the past. I think she was more or less in her comfort zone and not very stressed, which helped a lot! Whitney and Waverly scare the crap out of me with their driving (Wave more than Whit). They definitely need more practice. It scares me even more that my parents want one of them driving my car to Texas...yeah right, not happening! Ok- off to watch television crap- aka the Starter Wife (don't get hooked guys!)
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