I love my daughter so much...

Not that I have anything that is bad on this blog, but is there any way to make it private, or can the whole world see it? I just want to know. It's no biggie.

First week down.

My first week at my new job has definitely been an adjustment. It's similar, however very different at the same time. Adapting to a new schedule and a new age group has been a little difficult. I know I can do it though. I have all of these ideas for units and activities to do with these kids floating around in my head. It's just a matter of getting them organized in a way that would be teachable. Especially with a smartboard.

On the home front, it's also very difficult, since I know that I have like 3 more days to pack and it's not done. Lots of boxes in the living room and the 2nd bedroom, I have some of the stuff in the kitchen packed... but there is a LOT of work to do. I'm just like AHHH will this get done by Thursday night? Seriously.

Wow I'm actually blogging.

So yeah the past few months have been absolutely insane. I was riffed, spent my days and nights scouring the internet for jobs, applied everywhere, had 1 interview, was hired based on that 1 interview, helped Vanessa look for jobs, witnessed the utter chaos of my old school districts school board meetings (seriously, why aren't those on public access TV?! It's THAT entertaining), realize we need a new place to live because if not we would be driving an hour in each direction, and finally we found one... we move in two weeks.

Vanessa began meetings today and I begin on Thursday. So it's still chaotic. And the baby must feel it because she is kicking up a storm inside Vanessa. It's awesome. I never get sick of that. I try to slap her belly like my brother in law Kyle did, but Vanessa doesn't like it. I don't understand why... ;)

Motivation

Some days I just feel no motivation...

I need a place to blog my feelings and emotions, but I really don't feel motivated to write. Days after school I just feel like collapsing and zoning out into playing a pointless game or watching a rerun for the millionth time. It's very tough getting myself out of that rut and just going again.

Some days I think because of this that I may be a little depressed. I'm not depressed about my life in general but how consumed my life is to where I barely have enough time during the day to recharge and just chill out a little.

Then again I could just be stuck in the middle of the February blues that any teacher knows about...

Almost 3 years

OK It's been almost 3 years since I've posted in this blog. I'm going to try blogging again, whether it is in here or on my live journal.

So... what has happened in the last 3 years? I will review 2006-2009 right now.

First, I got out of the subbing gig in Green Bay. (Jun '06)
I FINALLY got a teaching job teaching elementary music in the Chicago area less than a week before school started.
I moved to Addison, IL, a suburb of Chicago (Aug. '06)
Joined the Apollo Chorus of Chicago (Jan '07)
Was in a relationship for about 1 1/2 months. (Feb '07)
Rekindled a relationship with my ex, Vanessa (Mar '07)
Got let go after 1 year teaching. (Jun '07)
Got hired as a middle school music teacher. (Jul '07)
Proposed to Vanessa at Spiaggia (Feb '08)
Went to MENC National Convention (Apr '08)
Married Vanessa (Aug '08)
And now it's (Jan '09)
And now we have decided to move to oak park this summer.

Hope that sums up everything.

At Southwest High School Today. I am tired. Long weekend. Interview went well. I just applied for another position in Cedarburg, WI. Until I know I have a job, I'm going to keep looking.

Haven't posted in this one in a while because all the sub jobs I was getting I was too busy to make an entry. Im at lincoln elementary today. Tomorrow is my interview in LaSalle, IL. Last weekend was Solo and Ensemble. It was very hard. At one point I was suposed to be in 4 places. But I can't help that. Ok bye.

West again today, this time for choir, and I have no idea what I am going to do, because there are no plans, because of the blizzard yesterday. We got over 13 inches of snow. I guess that was a record. So I understand, but I wish I knew more of what I had to do with these kids besides solo & ensemble, because I know that not all of them are doing solo & ensemble. But eh, what can you do.

1st one of 2006

About 2 hours ago, I got a call that I got an interview in La Salle, IL! It's a high school job! Yeah, it's a little out there, but it's not too far from Chicago, and it's not too far from friends who still live near Millikin. So I'm excited for that. It's on March 2. I may have to have a weekend at Millikin or something; either that, or a weekend at Platteville, or something like that. We shall see.

Not going to London anymore, it's too expensive. Wah. Oh well, I'll do something at home, and go on vacation somewhere this summer.