I GOT AN INTERVIEW FOR THE COUNSELING PROGRAM AT UC!!!!!!!
I am soooooo excited!! I got the e-mail last night but didn't check that e-mail account until about half an hour ago. I of course replied back saying I would be there!
The interview isn't until March 6th so I have a little over a month to prepare but I know it'll go by quickly. They sent questions in the e-mail incase you were unable to make it so I'll at least have an idea of what they're going to ask at the interview.
This is the next step before being accepted and I haven't been able to stop bouncing around since I opened the e-mail. I honestly didn't think I would get an interview or anything like that. I honestly believed that I would receive a rejection letter and be done with it but apparently UC had different ideas. YAY!!!!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Annoyed
I am so annoyed with myself right now. Somehow I messed up my checkbook and I actually have $60 less than I thought I did. This means that I now have to transfer money from my credit card or just use my credit card for the next two weeks for gas because I have a student loan payment due tomorrow, along with two bills that I've had for almost two weeks that I need to pay.
I am so annoyed at myself for messing up my checkbook. I haven't done this since my freshman year at OU. Ugh.
I am so annoyed at myself for messing up my checkbook. I haven't done this since my freshman year at OU. Ugh.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Patience is a virtue
I am soooo excited because I am writing this from the comfort of my own couch! I had to call Time Warner Cable tonight because our cable was acting up so I asked about our internet which was also being goofy and to make a long story short, I had to call the company that made my router so they could reset my wireless password my parents couldn't remember and I am now finally able to use my wireless internet! YAY!
I'm also writing this from my OWN couch which means I am no longer snowed in at my aunts. The main roads and highways are finally clear but my commute this morning was treacherous. I even called work crying because I had been sliding all over the highway and was on the verge of a breakdown. I finally made it to work an hour after leaving my aunt's house, when it should have only taken me 15 minutes to get to work.
Work was long. We had all 14 kids today but the bright spot was that I got sent home an hour early because other classes were low so they pulled teachers who worked later to my room and sent me home early. I was able to come home and relax and just enjoy being in my own house again.
My parents have season tickets to the Aronoff and their performance was canceled last night because of the weather. Since the show is only playing through this weekend, they were going to be unable to use their tickets. However, they knew how badly I had wanted to see this play so now tomorrow night Carrie and I are going to see the Broadway production of Grease!! I'm so excited because I love the theater and I love getting dressed up and going downtown. Plus, Carrie and I had a blast a few years ago when we went to see Phantom of the Opera so I know tomorrow night will be no different.
All right, I'm off. I'm going to finish watching Private Practice and then take a shower and head to bed. It's so nice to be home!
I'm also writing this from my OWN couch which means I am no longer snowed in at my aunts. The main roads and highways are finally clear but my commute this morning was treacherous. I even called work crying because I had been sliding all over the highway and was on the verge of a breakdown. I finally made it to work an hour after leaving my aunt's house, when it should have only taken me 15 minutes to get to work.
Work was long. We had all 14 kids today but the bright spot was that I got sent home an hour early because other classes were low so they pulled teachers who worked later to my room and sent me home early. I was able to come home and relax and just enjoy being in my own house again.
My parents have season tickets to the Aronoff and their performance was canceled last night because of the weather. Since the show is only playing through this weekend, they were going to be unable to use their tickets. However, they knew how badly I had wanted to see this play so now tomorrow night Carrie and I are going to see the Broadway production of Grease!! I'm so excited because I love the theater and I love getting dressed up and going downtown. Plus, Carrie and I had a blast a few years ago when we went to see Phantom of the Opera so I know tomorrow night will be no different.
All right, I'm off. I'm going to finish watching Private Practice and then take a shower and head to bed. It's so nice to be home!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Snowed in
I had my first "official" snow day as a teacher today. I say "official" because yesterday we were open but my boss told me not to come in because I live further from the school than a lot of people. Today, however, we closed and it was nice to sleep in until 9:30 (after setting an alarm for 6:15 to call the hotline to find out if we were open or not!).
Since Monday night at ten when the snow started, we've gotten about 10 inches of snow, along with an inch or so of ice. I spent over an hour today scraping the ice off of my car and then another hour getting it off my grandma's car. I honestly don't think I've seen snow like this since I lived in Youngstown since I was in Athens last year when it snowed and we only got a couple inches there.
Even after getting the ice off of my car, I'm stuck because the roads aren't plowed. We tried to move my car earlier so my uncle could snow blow the driveway and all my tires did was spin. It should be interesting trying to get my car out tomorrow if I do have to work. I have a feeling I may be stuck again tomorrow too.
Oh yeah, have I mentioned that I'm snowed in at my aunt and uncle's? Yep, that's where I am. I came over Monday night to be closer to work and I've been here ever since because the weather has been horrible. I'm staying again tonight but I'm determined to get home tomorrow. We'll see what happens I guess.
Alright I'm off. It's almost dinner time and I'm still cold from clearing off my car so I'm going to go bundle up under some blankets. Here's to hoping the weather tomorrow is good enough for me to get home!
Since Monday night at ten when the snow started, we've gotten about 10 inches of snow, along with an inch or so of ice. I spent over an hour today scraping the ice off of my car and then another hour getting it off my grandma's car. I honestly don't think I've seen snow like this since I lived in Youngstown since I was in Athens last year when it snowed and we only got a couple inches there.
Even after getting the ice off of my car, I'm stuck because the roads aren't plowed. We tried to move my car earlier so my uncle could snow blow the driveway and all my tires did was spin. It should be interesting trying to get my car out tomorrow if I do have to work. I have a feeling I may be stuck again tomorrow too.
Oh yeah, have I mentioned that I'm snowed in at my aunt and uncle's? Yep, that's where I am. I came over Monday night to be closer to work and I've been here ever since because the weather has been horrible. I'm staying again tonight but I'm determined to get home tomorrow. We'll see what happens I guess.
Alright I'm off. It's almost dinner time and I'm still cold from clearing off my car so I'm going to go bundle up under some blankets. Here's to hoping the weather tomorrow is good enough for me to get home!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Faithful
Since I'm at home sick, I'm bored out of my mind. I want desperately to get out of this house because I have cabin fever. Since my breakfast has successfully stayed in my stomach, if I have the energy later I'm thinking of going to Barnes and Noble and browsing some books. Or something. I just need out of this house.
A few posts back, I wrote about how I had a bad night where I cried myself to sleep because of all the stress in my life. However, I should really learn not to worry so much because if I only trust God to do His job, my life would be so less complicated.
Last week at work, my boss approached me about picking up some extra hours for the next month or so. One of our teachers in the 18-24 month room just had knee replacement surgery and she's down for at least a month, if not longer. However, this leaves them short a teacher and with our having 14 kids and a 1:7 ratio, they needed a second person in there. I had subbed in there last Thursday and Friday and apparently my boss liked what she saw. We have this star chart where we get stars for going above and beyond our job duties, getting compliments from parents, etc etc. Last week, I went from having three stars on Monday to having at least seven or eight on Friday. For every five stars, you get some kind of reward. I was shocked to have gotten so many last week but after talking to my boss, it made me feel great about how I'm doing.
I walked into this job with no teaching experienece and no education experience. I've baby-sat and I've been a nanny, but I have never taught. However, under the guidance of both of the directors and the amazing teachers at my school, I'm flourishing. I love love love what I'm doing and I love getting up everyday and actually looking forward to going to work.
This temporary increase in hours could be permanent if rumors can be trusted. Apparently my boss is impressed with how Holly (the other teacher in the room) and I have handled this transition and they think all the moving around and bending and sitting on the floor will be hard for the regular teacher so they're thinking of moving her to a room where she won't have to put her knee under so much stress. For at least the next month, I'm picking up 40 hours a week (technically I'm at work for 45 but I get an hour a day for lunch) instead of my normal 30.
This is where being faithful comes in. I should have known to trust God that He would work everything out. When I finally stopped crying over it and started praying, this opportunity presented itself. It's going to take care of all and I mean all of my bills (including my student loan payments!) and still given me a little bit extra every month. How much better can that get?
Don't get me wrong-I'm still aiming to get all of my loans consolidated into one payment instead of the current two (and eventually three once my Perkins loan kicks into repayment) but even so, I know I can handle it. I still need to be careful of my spending but as I sat and made a budget last night and matched it against what I earn, I realized I'm going to be okay. What an incredible feeling.
Things are going to be okay. I now know that and need to start trusting that everything is going to work itself out.
Things I'm grateful for today: (hopeful to be a new trend with every post)
1. The fact that my breakfast stayed in my stomach
2. Amazing friends and family who call to check on me
3. A boss who calls to see how I'm feeling after being out for two days
4. A new hope for our country
5. My faith, which continues to grow everyday
A few posts back, I wrote about how I had a bad night where I cried myself to sleep because of all the stress in my life. However, I should really learn not to worry so much because if I only trust God to do His job, my life would be so less complicated.
Last week at work, my boss approached me about picking up some extra hours for the next month or so. One of our teachers in the 18-24 month room just had knee replacement surgery and she's down for at least a month, if not longer. However, this leaves them short a teacher and with our having 14 kids and a 1:7 ratio, they needed a second person in there. I had subbed in there last Thursday and Friday and apparently my boss liked what she saw. We have this star chart where we get stars for going above and beyond our job duties, getting compliments from parents, etc etc. Last week, I went from having three stars on Monday to having at least seven or eight on Friday. For every five stars, you get some kind of reward. I was shocked to have gotten so many last week but after talking to my boss, it made me feel great about how I'm doing.
I walked into this job with no teaching experienece and no education experience. I've baby-sat and I've been a nanny, but I have never taught. However, under the guidance of both of the directors and the amazing teachers at my school, I'm flourishing. I love love love what I'm doing and I love getting up everyday and actually looking forward to going to work.
This temporary increase in hours could be permanent if rumors can be trusted. Apparently my boss is impressed with how Holly (the other teacher in the room) and I have handled this transition and they think all the moving around and bending and sitting on the floor will be hard for the regular teacher so they're thinking of moving her to a room where she won't have to put her knee under so much stress. For at least the next month, I'm picking up 40 hours a week (technically I'm at work for 45 but I get an hour a day for lunch) instead of my normal 30.
This is where being faithful comes in. I should have known to trust God that He would work everything out. When I finally stopped crying over it and started praying, this opportunity presented itself. It's going to take care of all and I mean all of my bills (including my student loan payments!) and still given me a little bit extra every month. How much better can that get?
Don't get me wrong-I'm still aiming to get all of my loans consolidated into one payment instead of the current two (and eventually three once my Perkins loan kicks into repayment) but even so, I know I can handle it. I still need to be careful of my spending but as I sat and made a budget last night and matched it against what I earn, I realized I'm going to be okay. What an incredible feeling.
Things are going to be okay. I now know that and need to start trusting that everything is going to work itself out.
Things I'm grateful for today: (hopeful to be a new trend with every post)
1. The fact that my breakfast stayed in my stomach
2. Amazing friends and family who call to check on me
3. A boss who calls to see how I'm feeling after being out for two days
4. A new hope for our country
5. My faith, which continues to grow everyday
You've got to be kidding me
I'm home sick. Again. I woke up at 6:45 this morning and was through brushing my teeth and washing my face when I went running for the toilet. I called my mom at work and asked her what I should do and she told me to stay home one more day. I called in and it didn't sound like they were very happy that I was out again but I really don't want the kids to get sick.
I'm so tired of being sick. I swear I've been sick since I started this job in November. Everyone tells me the first six months on the job is the hardest but I'm so over it. I just want to feel normal again.
I'm off to get some sleep. Or something. Ugh.
I'm so tired of being sick. I swear I've been sick since I started this job in November. Everyone tells me the first six months on the job is the hardest but I'm so over it. I just want to feel normal again.
I'm off to get some sleep. Or something. Ugh.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Feeling normal
I'm finally beginning to feel normal again after four days of being sick. I woke up at 6:45 this morning and knew I wasn't going to make it through the work day. I called in and then went back to sleep until 8:30 when I woke up coughing. I took some medicine and went back to sleep until noon but when I woke up, I felt wonderful.
I must have been running a fever because it finally broke around 1 and I was sweating. Then I was able to keep down some toast and juice which was wonderful. That's also what I had for dinner. I have a really odd craving for McDonald's french fries but I know my stomach is not ready for greasy food yet.
It's so nice to feel good again. This cough is still obnoxious but even it's not as bad as it has been. I feel bad for calling in today, but I know with not having any energy and running a fever I wasn't going to be of any use to anyone. I hope things weren't too chaotic with me being gone.
I have an update on the work and teaching situation but I'm going to wait to post that because I still don't have a lot of energy to sit here and write. Instead I'm going to go shower and then watch the Bachelor before calling it a night.
I must have been running a fever because it finally broke around 1 and I was sweating. Then I was able to keep down some toast and juice which was wonderful. That's also what I had for dinner. I have a really odd craving for McDonald's french fries but I know my stomach is not ready for greasy food yet.
It's so nice to feel good again. This cough is still obnoxious but even it's not as bad as it has been. I feel bad for calling in today, but I know with not having any energy and running a fever I wasn't going to be of any use to anyone. I hope things weren't too chaotic with me being gone.
I have an update on the work and teaching situation but I'm going to wait to post that because I still don't have a lot of energy to sit here and write. Instead I'm going to go shower and then watch the Bachelor before calling it a night.
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