We have more snow on the way. Ugh. As if the foot of snow we've already gotten this month isn't enough, there is six to nine more inches expected between late tonight and Tuesday morning, with another potential storm moving in on Friday night.
I've already made my preparations so I don't have to miss work. I'm staying at my aunt and uncle's tonight so I'm only about 15 minutes from work instead of 35. Then tomorrow night I'm most likely going to crash at Jana and Jason's so I'm five minutes from work instead of the 15 from my aunt's or the 35 from my house.
My parents are supposed to leave for Tennessee tomorrow evening but something tells me they're going to have to postpone their trip until Tuesday morning or Tuesday afternoon, depending on what this system does.
I officially hate this winter. We have gotten more snow this month than we have gotten in a couple of years and I don't know how much more my nerves can take.
On that note, I'm off to make myself a lunch for work and then get going to my aunt's house. Argh.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Snow snow go away
I am so over the cold and the snow. Between Monday night and this morning, we have gotten about a foot of snow, which to those of you in northeast Ohio and along the Atlantic coast I know isn't a lot but for those of us in southwest Ohio, this is not normal. At least, not all at one time.
My preschool has been open both yesterday and today. Today we were on a delay and opened at 9 a.m. instead of 6:30 a.m. However, I'm still sitting at home waiting for the wonderful Monroe or Butler County people or whoever to come plow and salt my street so I can get out of my driveway. My parents, of course, are out and about because Glenn has his four wheel drive SUV. Actually, they're currently rescuing my sister, whose car wouldn't start this morning when she went to turn it on and clean it off so she could go to work tonight.
As of right now, I'm thinking I probably will not make it to work today. I also have class this afternoon and I'm waiting to see if I'll be able to get out for that. I'm starting to go crazy being cooped up. I didn't make it to work yesterday. I tried but on the way there, I slid off the road not once, but twice. The first time it happened I managed to get myself back on the road and pulled into a UDF where I called work crying. I was told that four teachers were already out and to try my best to make it in. I managed to calm myself down and got back out on the road.
This time, I made it as far as the highway. I got about two exits down and just about careened into a wall. Instead, I ended up in the grass and had enough. I was hysterical at this point. I called my mom twice before finally reaching her. We left my car where it was and I ended up coming home. About three years ago, when doing seasonal work at a Christian bookstore over winter break from school, I did a 180 and ended up facing oncoming traffic. Ever since, I have been terrified of the snow and yesterday's incidents did not help matters at all.
Our co-director of the preschool called to check on me last night which I thought was sweet. She knows about my fears of driving in the snow and had heard about my adventures yesterday morning and wanted to make sure I was okay. I told her I was but that I was just really shaken up. We had gone to my aunt and uncle's for dinner and I told her I couldn't even stand to be in the car as a passenger at that point because I was so freaked out. She told me that she had jokingly told one of our other employees to make sure they had a bottle of Valium and a bottle of vodka ready for me when I got to work today to calm my nerves. lol It was really sweet of her to call and check on me and just another reason why I love where I work.
I know I need to work through this fear and would have done so today except that my tiny little Ford Focus currently can not get out of the driveway! I wish I could say this is probably it for our snow accumulation for winter but apparently we're supposed to get 2-3 more inches this weekend. At least it'll fall on a weekend and not a weekday. I'm so tired of being cooped up. I'm tired of snow. I want warm weather. Is it June and time for Florida yet???
My preschool has been open both yesterday and today. Today we were on a delay and opened at 9 a.m. instead of 6:30 a.m. However, I'm still sitting at home waiting for the wonderful Monroe or Butler County people or whoever to come plow and salt my street so I can get out of my driveway. My parents, of course, are out and about because Glenn has his four wheel drive SUV. Actually, they're currently rescuing my sister, whose car wouldn't start this morning when she went to turn it on and clean it off so she could go to work tonight.
As of right now, I'm thinking I probably will not make it to work today. I also have class this afternoon and I'm waiting to see if I'll be able to get out for that. I'm starting to go crazy being cooped up. I didn't make it to work yesterday. I tried but on the way there, I slid off the road not once, but twice. The first time it happened I managed to get myself back on the road and pulled into a UDF where I called work crying. I was told that four teachers were already out and to try my best to make it in. I managed to calm myself down and got back out on the road.
This time, I made it as far as the highway. I got about two exits down and just about careened into a wall. Instead, I ended up in the grass and had enough. I was hysterical at this point. I called my mom twice before finally reaching her. We left my car where it was and I ended up coming home. About three years ago, when doing seasonal work at a Christian bookstore over winter break from school, I did a 180 and ended up facing oncoming traffic. Ever since, I have been terrified of the snow and yesterday's incidents did not help matters at all.
Our co-director of the preschool called to check on me last night which I thought was sweet. She knows about my fears of driving in the snow and had heard about my adventures yesterday morning and wanted to make sure I was okay. I told her I was but that I was just really shaken up. We had gone to my aunt and uncle's for dinner and I told her I couldn't even stand to be in the car as a passenger at that point because I was so freaked out. She told me that she had jokingly told one of our other employees to make sure they had a bottle of Valium and a bottle of vodka ready for me when I got to work today to calm my nerves. lol It was really sweet of her to call and check on me and just another reason why I love where I work.
I know I need to work through this fear and would have done so today except that my tiny little Ford Focus currently can not get out of the driveway! I wish I could say this is probably it for our snow accumulation for winter but apparently we're supposed to get 2-3 more inches this weekend. At least it'll fall on a weekend and not a weekday. I'm so tired of being cooped up. I'm tired of snow. I want warm weather. Is it June and time for Florida yet???
Monday, February 1, 2010
Procrastination at it's finest
I figured I would write an entry that didn't have me whining and crying all over the place. I feel like it's all I've been doing lately so I'm going for a more upbeat entry tonight.
I'm currently working on a research proposal topic for my Child and Adolescent Counseling class. I'm thinking it's going to be on the need for groups and resources at the middle school level for dealing with divorce, blended families, and single parenting. Divorce is becoming too common in our society anymore and I think there should be resources available to students who have families going through these situations, especially at the middle school level when parents may be so busy battling each other to give the student the resources they need to avoid peer pressure and make good decisions.
I also have another paper due in the same class on Thursday that I haven't started yet. Well, not physically. I've been writing it in my head all weekend. I had to do some interactive exercises with some youth and then have to write about what I learned while completing the activity. The paper should be fairly simple to write.
This is week five of our ten week quarter which means my trip to Denver is six weeks from Saturday!!! I am sooo excited to spend a week with one of my favorite cousins in a city that I have heard is gorgeous. I just can't believe another quarter is almost over. I registered for spring and I'm taking my practicum class, which means completing a 100 hour internship next quarter. I'm trying to get into an elementary school near my house but the budget is being cut back (again) so the school counselor said she would let me know by the end of the week what the school board has decided.
I'm debating about going and trading my iphone in during my lunch break tomorrow. I've been having issues talking on it and I just don't know if I like it. I'm thinking about getting a blackberry instead but we'll see what AT&T has to offer me when I go there tomorrow.
I should probably really stop procrastinating, especially since it's 11 p.m. and I'm exhausted. I want to at least get this one page proposal done tonight so I can get a quick workout in after work tomorrow before having to do an assignment due Wednesday.
Six more weeks. Just six more weeks and I get a much needed week off from school. I can make it. Yes I can.
I'm currently working on a research proposal topic for my Child and Adolescent Counseling class. I'm thinking it's going to be on the need for groups and resources at the middle school level for dealing with divorce, blended families, and single parenting. Divorce is becoming too common in our society anymore and I think there should be resources available to students who have families going through these situations, especially at the middle school level when parents may be so busy battling each other to give the student the resources they need to avoid peer pressure and make good decisions.
I also have another paper due in the same class on Thursday that I haven't started yet. Well, not physically. I've been writing it in my head all weekend. I had to do some interactive exercises with some youth and then have to write about what I learned while completing the activity. The paper should be fairly simple to write.
This is week five of our ten week quarter which means my trip to Denver is six weeks from Saturday!!! I am sooo excited to spend a week with one of my favorite cousins in a city that I have heard is gorgeous. I just can't believe another quarter is almost over. I registered for spring and I'm taking my practicum class, which means completing a 100 hour internship next quarter. I'm trying to get into an elementary school near my house but the budget is being cut back (again) so the school counselor said she would let me know by the end of the week what the school board has decided.
I'm debating about going and trading my iphone in during my lunch break tomorrow. I've been having issues talking on it and I just don't know if I like it. I'm thinking about getting a blackberry instead but we'll see what AT&T has to offer me when I go there tomorrow.
I should probably really stop procrastinating, especially since it's 11 p.m. and I'm exhausted. I want to at least get this one page proposal done tonight so I can get a quick workout in after work tomorrow before having to do an assignment due Wednesday.
Six more weeks. Just six more weeks and I get a much needed week off from school. I can make it. Yes I can.
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