Had a very good day today. My friend Elizabeth came to visit me here in Farmington. I haven't seen her in about a year so it was nice to catch up. She is very sweet and nice. We talked, played card games, watched a movie and made brownies. She is a very fun person to hang out with and I had forgotten how much fun.
I am now relaxing with Garret on the couch, writing this and watching TV on Netflix. Yeah, I love Netflix. Cheaper than Movie Gallery ever was and way cheaper than cable and with it I know that I like what I am watching cause I can watch anything I want. I still miss channel surfing some when I am bored but this is better than internet.
So far my summer is turning out to be very good. I am getting to hang out with friends who I haven't seen in a long time as well as relax with Garret here at home. I am not being too overworked by Staples too which is really nice. Sometimes when I go on breaks from school they get a little overzealous with scheduling me. Mostly I spend my time reading for fun, watching TV shows and movies on Netflix, cuddling with Garret, working, and hanging out with friends. I love most of the things on the list. Work isn't fun but at least it helps me put money away for school and to live. That is nice.
I am not looking forward to when June starts. Garret will be returning to work at the hospital Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Some weeks it will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays and other weeks it will be Wednesdays and Thursdays. He will be here every weekend until at least Monday night which is nice but I often work those days. I am hoping that weeks when he works Wednesdays and Thursdays I will have Tuesday off which will mean we can have a day off together. At the least I will get to see him every weekend before and after work. Maybe with a lot of luck I will get a Saturday or Sunday off occasionally. *shrugs* I know I shouldn't complain. I mean, I got him to myself almost everyday over winter break. And it isn't going to kill my summer completely. I just will miss him. Nothing wrong with that. It happens. It is necessary in order for us to keep living in our apartment and for him to keep going to school. Soon enough this will be done and maybe when we have real jobs we will have days off together.
Enough of this. I am having a good summer. I am still going to have a good summer. I am lucky to have an apartment and to live with Garret even part time. I am lucky to have time off from work and school.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Applying
I haven't written a new post in a very long time. I have been very busy going to work, hanging out with "long lost friends" and relaxing as much as possible. I am happy to say that life is much less stressful lately.
I recently got my scores back from my Praxis II test. I passed it my first try and not only did I pass it but I got a 191 out of 200 and I only needed a 160. I rocked that test. I am very proud of myself and more than a little bit relieved to not have to dish out an additional 80 dollars to take the test again. Now I just need to dish out another 70 dollars for fingerprinting and background checking.
I just finished writing my cover letter and fixing my resume. Now I need to fill out an application. I have to have 5 copies of all three things to be delivered to the ed center by June 1st. This is how schools match student teachers with mentors I guess. I hope I get a good mentor. i had a very good one last time. I hope to do so again. I also hope to do a better job with names this time. I did pretty well last time but there are few I didn't get and I know I have forgotten many now. I am always worried that I will get a name wrong or that I won't like my mentor teacher or I will get lost or they will mistake me for a student. That would be very embarrassing and how would I prove that I am who I say I am? At least at the middle school the risk of that was minimal.
All worries for later. Right now I need to focus on work, paying the bills, getting fingerprinted and background checked, and having a very fun summer before I have to return to school in the fall.
I recently got my scores back from my Praxis II test. I passed it my first try and not only did I pass it but I got a 191 out of 200 and I only needed a 160. I rocked that test. I am very proud of myself and more than a little bit relieved to not have to dish out an additional 80 dollars to take the test again. Now I just need to dish out another 70 dollars for fingerprinting and background checking.
I just finished writing my cover letter and fixing my resume. Now I need to fill out an application. I have to have 5 copies of all three things to be delivered to the ed center by June 1st. This is how schools match student teachers with mentors I guess. I hope I get a good mentor. i had a very good one last time. I hope to do so again. I also hope to do a better job with names this time. I did pretty well last time but there are few I didn't get and I know I have forgotten many now. I am always worried that I will get a name wrong or that I won't like my mentor teacher or I will get lost or they will mistake me for a student. That would be very embarrassing and how would I prove that I am who I say I am? At least at the middle school the risk of that was minimal.
All worries for later. Right now I need to focus on work, paying the bills, getting fingerprinted and background checked, and having a very fun summer before I have to return to school in the fall.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
The Year is Over!
It is over. The school year is officially over. I can now lay on my couch and not move. At least until 1. Then I have to get up and get ready to go pay my car insurance and go to work. But for now, it is just me, the cat and my computer.
Garret Is sleeping in the other room. I had meant to come home and nap with him at least until 11 but I was so excited to have free time, any free time at all that I didn't want to spend it in bed. I want to be awake to enjoy it. I can actually read for fun if I want to. I can spend time writing and working on my poetry if I want to. I can sit on my couch and watch movies or any of the many new tv shows I have found online. I can go out with my friends and not feel like I should be home by 8 or 9 so that I can have time to do my homework. I can invite people over and stay up late talking to them rather than doing reading for the next day.
Life is so sweet right now. I realize that soon enough I will be bored out of my mind again but for now I want to enjoy the sweetness of doing whatever I want whenever I want to. Yes, Yes, life is grand.
Garret Is sleeping in the other room. I had meant to come home and nap with him at least until 11 but I was so excited to have free time, any free time at all that I didn't want to spend it in bed. I want to be awake to enjoy it. I can actually read for fun if I want to. I can spend time writing and working on my poetry if I want to. I can sit on my couch and watch movies or any of the many new tv shows I have found online. I can go out with my friends and not feel like I should be home by 8 or 9 so that I can have time to do my homework. I can invite people over and stay up late talking to them rather than doing reading for the next day.
Life is so sweet right now. I realize that soon enough I will be bored out of my mind again but for now I want to enjoy the sweetness of doing whatever I want whenever I want to. Yes, Yes, life is grand.
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