I am getting so Antsy.... Fall is in the air. I read on facebook about teacher going back to work and setting up their classrooms and planning while I'm sitting at home, bored and in limbo.
I know our schools do not go back until September 8th and know that logically there will be hiring done next week but I want there to be a lot more postings and to be actively applying to things. At the moment there are only three jobs out there.... THREE! one way up in Souris. Two others that are part time. One is a literacy teacher and the other is a music teacher. I will apply for the literacy one as it is better than nothing, but I really don't have the experience for it. I could try for the music one but I would be scared shitless if I ever got an interview much less the job. I love music. I love playing I love learning about it. But teaching it? I could teach the basics but the singing part scares me. I love to sing when I am alone... but really to this day I hate singing in front of others. That was always Laura's thing. I will belt out a tune in the car but Matt's there I wont. I trust him with everything.... yet I wont sing in front of him.. how could I teach music with being scared to sing?
I've been forcing myself to stay home as much as possible lately. I don't have really any money to spare right now and going out tends to mean spending money. I did go out a few days ago... just went up to the mall on my way to leisure world to buy some yarn for a knitting project, and ended up buying a few things. I got a few cute shirts and a really cute plaid purse. I've been looking for over a year for a nice big plaid purse so that made me happy. I also got this amazing orange Calvin Klein wrap dress. It was at winners since early spring for 60 bucks but I got it for 11. I LOVE it. Its got a retro feel and will be amazing to wear to work.
I've started two new knitting projects. One, is a cute tube top and the other is a flutter sleeve top. I really like both patterns so hopefully I'll be able to knit them. I've also gone through 1/2 of season 3, all of season 4 and half of season 5 of Angel.
I hopefully will start getting ei soon... one of my ROE was late getting to them but hopefully after 5 phone calls I've gotten it all sorted out. The woman today seemed like she was getting it all set up so hopefully I will have money soon. I'd really like a job better though. Teaching is definitely what I love to do. People keep saying "oh you're so busy the first year of teaching" but I enjoy it so much and am so frigging organized all the time that I don't really see that being an issue for me. Again depends on what I teach of course.
I also can't wait to either get a house or fix up this apartment. We have a clause in our lease about hanging pictures and things (it is a heritage property after all) and we are on the third floor with a tight little staircase. I really want more seating in our living room and want to put things on the walls but as we are starting to talk super seriously about getting a house the last thing I want to do is put things up only to have to take them down right away. I have all these grand plans of what I want to do to decorate. types of furniture (as we only have a love seat and ottoman atm) colours. etc. I want it to be modern but colourful. Nice but contemporary. Homey and cozy but fun! I can't wait... if something would come on the market that we like. And can afford. Seriously. Most of hte places downtown are either HUGE or are condos. and In Charlottetown when condos are more expensive than waterfront houses, you know there is something wrong! We don't see ourselves in a condo.... we want a house with a driveway to park our car. A backyard with a patio and bbq and chairs. A washer and dryer! A clothesline! *sigh* Someday. Hopefully soon.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Summer 09
I swear, the older I get the better at procrastinating I become. I find the littlest things to keep myself busy so I don't have to wash the dishes/clean the bathroom/post on my blog. I LOVE writing and do miss it. I also a the biggest blog reader, enjoying vicariously living through others with stories of their lives.
So what has been going on in my life? A whole lot of nothing for the most part. I'm really enjoying having the summer off, although still not having anything lined up for the fall bugs me. Those who know me REALLY well know how overly organized I am. It is a strength and a weakness all in one. When I got my contract in March I threw myself into being organized by knowing every last bit of the curriculum that I had to cover and then coming up with numerous activities/lesson plans/ideas on how to cover each (including worksheets that I made up, text book chapters & questions, websites etc.) This made teaching more fun because I had done all the "prep" work ahead of time and could enjoy being in the classroom and tweaking my ideas/plans to suit the class and kids. But without having anything lined up for the fall, I keep collecting ideas for anything I might teach but at the same time know that I shouldn't until I know something. So I troll through the internet going to various blogs and teaching communities going "ooo that would be great to do with grade X" or "I'll have to try that if i teach class Y". I have ebooks and pdf's galore on classroom management and bulletin board ideas..... I just wish i could plan a bit more concretely...... and get rid of the things that I wont use/need. But it is also my love of doing this and my desire to know more and plan more that makes me so happy and so sure that this is what I want to be doing for a living. That this is my passion. I keep telling myself to stop and relax. To take a deep breath. To believe that I will get something for next year. The closer it is getting to labour day, the harder that really is. That said, PEI students go back to school on Sept 8.... a week later than most provinces. So I keep believing that there is something there for me.
So since I have all this time off. Not working. Not being paid. What am I doing? Going to the beach for the most part. :P I love lakeside beach. It is up on the north shore and is so pretty. It is right by Crowbush golf resort. The water is pretty warm. The beach is pretty clean (no seaweed at all til about a week ago when we had some big surf). Most days I drive up by myself, go for a swim and lay out with a book. I've currently read almost all of the books (mostly mysteries) by Charlaine Harris. I say most, because there were a few that the library does not have but its not the end of the world. On average I'm going through about a book a day. I love to read. I always have and probably always will. I absorb books. I'm a fast reader and once I get into the story, I never want to put the book down until I know the ending. I'm also surprised that I am going towards more murder mystery type of books at the moment. I go through phases, but will read pretty much anything.
I spent a few days in St. John NB with Katie, a friend from UMPI. We had a great time and I got to see a few of my other UMPI friends (Erin and Lindsay) as well! We hung out by her pool and went to St. Andrews and to uptown St. John. It was nice to see her again and to hang out with someone who is going through a lot of the same things (starting teaching etc.). Matt and I have also been down to Halifax a few times this summer. We came for a weekend to meet up with a few of Matt's friends and to go sailing which was a blast! We only went around the harbour but it was a beautiful day and lots of fun was had. He and I also got to spend a few day there last week so we could go to the buskers and then go down to my parents cottage for a few nights to visit with family from the UK and Croatia. There's never enough time to see everyone when we go home. It sucks because I want to see everyone but I also want to be able to relax. Plus we went last Thursday.... less than 12 hours after I had an asthma attack that landed me in the ER for an hour or so. I was in and out pretty quickly but I was still not feeling 100% either. I'm fine now. I'm disappointed that I didn't' get to see the fireshow at the buskers.... it is one of my favorite parts! But being with family was so great. It was so nice to see my Aunts and Uncles and cousins, and of course my Parents, Sis, her fiance Seb. Its wierd in a good way when you see your family expanding. I'm so used to my family being my parents, lo and I.... now it includes Matt and Seb.
So what has been going on in my life? A whole lot of nothing for the most part. I'm really enjoying having the summer off, although still not having anything lined up for the fall bugs me. Those who know me REALLY well know how overly organized I am. It is a strength and a weakness all in one. When I got my contract in March I threw myself into being organized by knowing every last bit of the curriculum that I had to cover and then coming up with numerous activities/lesson plans/ideas on how to cover each (including worksheets that I made up, text book chapters & questions, websites etc.) This made teaching more fun because I had done all the "prep" work ahead of time and could enjoy being in the classroom and tweaking my ideas/plans to suit the class and kids. But without having anything lined up for the fall, I keep collecting ideas for anything I might teach but at the same time know that I shouldn't until I know something. So I troll through the internet going to various blogs and teaching communities going "ooo that would be great to do with grade X" or "I'll have to try that if i teach class Y". I have ebooks and pdf's galore on classroom management and bulletin board ideas..... I just wish i could plan a bit more concretely...... and get rid of the things that I wont use/need. But it is also my love of doing this and my desire to know more and plan more that makes me so happy and so sure that this is what I want to be doing for a living. That this is my passion. I keep telling myself to stop and relax. To take a deep breath. To believe that I will get something for next year. The closer it is getting to labour day, the harder that really is. That said, PEI students go back to school on Sept 8.... a week later than most provinces. So I keep believing that there is something there for me.
So since I have all this time off. Not working. Not being paid. What am I doing? Going to the beach for the most part. :P I love lakeside beach. It is up on the north shore and is so pretty. It is right by Crowbush golf resort. The water is pretty warm. The beach is pretty clean (no seaweed at all til about a week ago when we had some big surf). Most days I drive up by myself, go for a swim and lay out with a book. I've currently read almost all of the books (mostly mysteries) by Charlaine Harris. I say most, because there were a few that the library does not have but its not the end of the world. On average I'm going through about a book a day. I love to read. I always have and probably always will. I absorb books. I'm a fast reader and once I get into the story, I never want to put the book down until I know the ending. I'm also surprised that I am going towards more murder mystery type of books at the moment. I go through phases, but will read pretty much anything.
I spent a few days in St. John NB with Katie, a friend from UMPI. We had a great time and I got to see a few of my other UMPI friends (Erin and Lindsay) as well! We hung out by her pool and went to St. Andrews and to uptown St. John. It was nice to see her again and to hang out with someone who is going through a lot of the same things (starting teaching etc.). Matt and I have also been down to Halifax a few times this summer. We came for a weekend to meet up with a few of Matt's friends and to go sailing which was a blast! We only went around the harbour but it was a beautiful day and lots of fun was had. He and I also got to spend a few day there last week so we could go to the buskers and then go down to my parents cottage for a few nights to visit with family from the UK and Croatia. There's never enough time to see everyone when we go home. It sucks because I want to see everyone but I also want to be able to relax. Plus we went last Thursday.... less than 12 hours after I had an asthma attack that landed me in the ER for an hour or so. I was in and out pretty quickly but I was still not feeling 100% either. I'm fine now. I'm disappointed that I didn't' get to see the fireshow at the buskers.... it is one of my favorite parts! But being with family was so great. It was so nice to see my Aunts and Uncles and cousins, and of course my Parents, Sis, her fiance Seb. Its wierd in a good way when you see your family expanding. I'm so used to my family being my parents, lo and I.... now it includes Matt and Seb.
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