I am taking the Praxis: PLT (Principles of Learning and Teaching) exam tomorrow. I have been studying non-stop for about 2 1/2 months now. I have all these facts and names of theorists floating around in my head. I just hope that I can keep them all organized during the test tomorrow! I am really nervous about this test. It was expensive and there is a lot of information on it. I need all the prayers that I can get! I think that the worst part is that I have to wait a whole month before I get the results. I went to a study class the other day. When they told us how long we had to wait for our scores, I said, "So, either we will have a really good Christmas, or a really bad one?" I am keeping my fingers crossed. It was an expensive test and I do not want to have to take it again.
In spite of my nerves, I wish it was tomorrow already. I just want to get it over with. I am not sure if I can fit anymore information in my head. I just want to take the test and be done with it! I also get to drive for about a half and hour to get to the test. And it is supposed to snow tomorrow! Well, at least I haven't been sick all week and have a 103 degree fever like I did with the last major test that I took! I did have parent-teacher conferences this week (which went pretty well--although one set of parents told the principal that I was being too hard on their son. She told them that she knows there son and has seen me teach him. She told them that he was behaving exactly the way that I said he was and that I wasn't being too hard on him.) so that cut into my studying time. I just hope that I can let the test go as soon as it is over and start becoming a normal person again.
Speaking of normal, the dating thing is still happening. After much debate, I decided to renew my online dating account. I wasn't going to; but then changed my mind and thought that maybe just trying it for one month wasn't enough time. I had a date last week that went really well. By really well, I mean that it lasted about 11 hours. I didn't think that it was going to last very long. We were just supposed to meet for hot chocolate. We decided to get lunch instead (it was around 1 at the time). We talked for awhile and then went to get hot chocolate. Before I knew it, it was 7:30 pm. So we decided to get dinner. The dinner lasted until about midnight. He was really easy to talk to and I felt very comfortable. As apposed to my last date, which was fine overall. I was just ready for it to be over. That one still lasted for 2 1/2 hours though. So, yeah, dating online has been an interesting experience. We will see where it goes. ;)
I think that is the latest on my life and all of its drama. I have a pretty one-track mind right now. I hope that changes by 1:00 pm tomorrow when I am done with this dumb test! Take care all!
Friday, November 11, 2011
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
LDS Singles...
Okay, I did it. I joined LDS singles. I was sitting around thinking how I can really meet people right now. We only have, about three male employees at our school, and they are all married. Everyone in my single's ward seems really young; plus they never seem to ask anyone out, ever. So, I signed up for a free account. When you do that, you can see if people send you a message, but you can't read it. So, people started sending me messages and I just got so curious! I signed up for one month. Just to try it out. I am trying to keep an open mind. If all else fails, at least I might walk away with some funny dating stories to share on this blog! Here is your first one: The site has something called "Flirts." You can send a flirt to someone that you like. It is just a quick emoticon with message like "Wink," or "Smile." One of my first ones was from a 59 YEAR OLD. I don't think so...
I other news. I finally received my Praxis study guide. I will studying in every spare moment that I have until the test in November. I don't know why I decided to suddenly become social! I don't have the time! I love to hang out with my fellow teachers, and I have made a couple new friends in my ward. Look at me coming out of my shell! Maybe it will make the stress of work seem a little less daunting! Sorry this one is short! I have to go study!
I other news. I finally received my Praxis study guide. I will studying in every spare moment that I have until the test in November. I don't know why I decided to suddenly become social! I don't have the time! I love to hang out with my fellow teachers, and I have made a couple new friends in my ward. Look at me coming out of my shell! Maybe it will make the stress of work seem a little less daunting! Sorry this one is short! I have to go study!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Life; or something like it...
Everyday I tell myself that I need to update my blog; and then I don't do it! I guess you guys are just going to have to expect that I won't be writing on a regular basis until work slows down. I know, I know, I had all summer to write. I didn't do much this summer, so there really wasn't anything to write about! I am pretty sure that I can recap my summer in one paragraph:
I went home and immediately threw off my sleep schedule by staying up too late and sleeping in. I told myself that I needed to go running; but didn't because it was way too hot in So. Cal. I got to hang out with my family; which was great! I bought a new cell phone with a touch screen. I went to the beach twice (with Mom and Danielle). Every time we made the trip it was freezing at the beach! On the way back, on the second trip, we got into a small car accident. No one was hurt, but it was a little scary. We were in stop and go traffic and a guy in a van behind us wasn't paying enough attention. He couldn't stop in time and hit the back of our car. I hung out with family some more when we went up to the cabin in Idaho. We went canoeing (Danielle and I saw a moose on one of our trips), rode the quads, enjoyed nature, and relaxed! Then they dropped me off at my apartment and they continued to drive home to California.
I am planning on driving home for Thanksgiving; and I already have a plane ticket for Christmas. I had to fly for Christmas because last year I drove and got stuck in a horrible, traumatic, blizzard on the way back. I can't do that ever again! After the family dropped me off, I got all of my shopping and cleaning done. Then I was bored for two weeks, while I waited for the new school year to start. I did get things ready for school (I did a TON of work during those two weeks); but you can only look at school stuff for so long before you start to go crazy! Before I knew it I was back at work, wondering where the summer had gone.
Since I have been back, life has gotten very expensive. I had so many annual bills due, all at the same time! I am looking forward to getting my budget under control and getting back into the swing of things. I am glad to be back with my co-workers; they are so great. I can't believe how lucky I got with having them on my team! My new class is off to a good start as well! There are a few behavior problems; but NOTHING like last year! I just feel bad because we have yet to have a normal day. I am hoping to really show them what our schedule is supposed to look like by next week. I need to hurry though; my JPAS window opens on September 26!
As far as church goes, things are pretty much the same. Everyone in the ward seems really young, and I feel really old when I am there. I was released from my calling while I was gone over the summer; so I am no longer the temple prep teacher. I can't say that I am too upset. I didn't really want a teaching calling on top of the teaching I already have to do during the week. Plus, it was a lot of pressure! The temple is such a holy and important place. I feel like I am still new at it and am still learning everything that I need to know! However, I did have a "get to know you" meeting with a member of the Bishopric this week (on the same day that I met my first home teachers in a year). He hinted that a new calling would be forthcoming. He said that he has heard me mentioned by others and that I was considered "highly qualified." Whatever that means. I guess it is because I have my recommend and am considered old in a single's ward. ;P
I did make a friend a couple weeks ago. It only took me a year! Her name is Jennifer and it turns out that she lives in my apartment complex. She is very nice and we have fun mocking the flirting of the other girls while we are at church. Hmm... maybe that is not appropriate Sunday behavior...I am giving her rides to church, because she is currently car-less. It forces me to make up on time and not ditch church early. ;P Anyways, hopefully I will be a little more social this year! So, that is life right now. Work and church. I am taking the Praxis test in November and will be attending a class right before so that I can prepare. I just need the stupid study guide that I ordered to show up already! I will not promise to update more regularly; because I am tired of lying. I guess you will just have to check to see if there is anything new every so often! Take care, all!
I went home and immediately threw off my sleep schedule by staying up too late and sleeping in. I told myself that I needed to go running; but didn't because it was way too hot in So. Cal. I got to hang out with my family; which was great! I bought a new cell phone with a touch screen. I went to the beach twice (with Mom and Danielle). Every time we made the trip it was freezing at the beach! On the way back, on the second trip, we got into a small car accident. No one was hurt, but it was a little scary. We were in stop and go traffic and a guy in a van behind us wasn't paying enough attention. He couldn't stop in time and hit the back of our car. I hung out with family some more when we went up to the cabin in Idaho. We went canoeing (Danielle and I saw a moose on one of our trips), rode the quads, enjoyed nature, and relaxed! Then they dropped me off at my apartment and they continued to drive home to California.
I am planning on driving home for Thanksgiving; and I already have a plane ticket for Christmas. I had to fly for Christmas because last year I drove and got stuck in a horrible, traumatic, blizzard on the way back. I can't do that ever again! After the family dropped me off, I got all of my shopping and cleaning done. Then I was bored for two weeks, while I waited for the new school year to start. I did get things ready for school (I did a TON of work during those two weeks); but you can only look at school stuff for so long before you start to go crazy! Before I knew it I was back at work, wondering where the summer had gone.
Since I have been back, life has gotten very expensive. I had so many annual bills due, all at the same time! I am looking forward to getting my budget under control and getting back into the swing of things. I am glad to be back with my co-workers; they are so great. I can't believe how lucky I got with having them on my team! My new class is off to a good start as well! There are a few behavior problems; but NOTHING like last year! I just feel bad because we have yet to have a normal day. I am hoping to really show them what our schedule is supposed to look like by next week. I need to hurry though; my JPAS window opens on September 26!
As far as church goes, things are pretty much the same. Everyone in the ward seems really young, and I feel really old when I am there. I was released from my calling while I was gone over the summer; so I am no longer the temple prep teacher. I can't say that I am too upset. I didn't really want a teaching calling on top of the teaching I already have to do during the week. Plus, it was a lot of pressure! The temple is such a holy and important place. I feel like I am still new at it and am still learning everything that I need to know! However, I did have a "get to know you" meeting with a member of the Bishopric this week (on the same day that I met my first home teachers in a year). He hinted that a new calling would be forthcoming. He said that he has heard me mentioned by others and that I was considered "highly qualified." Whatever that means. I guess it is because I have my recommend and am considered old in a single's ward. ;P
I did make a friend a couple weeks ago. It only took me a year! Her name is Jennifer and it turns out that she lives in my apartment complex. She is very nice and we have fun mocking the flirting of the other girls while we are at church. Hmm... maybe that is not appropriate Sunday behavior...I am giving her rides to church, because she is currently car-less. It forces me to make up on time and not ditch church early. ;P Anyways, hopefully I will be a little more social this year! So, that is life right now. Work and church. I am taking the Praxis test in November and will be attending a class right before so that I can prepare. I just need the stupid study guide that I ordered to show up already! I will not promise to update more regularly; because I am tired of lying. I guess you will just have to check to see if there is anything new every so often! Take care, all!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Summer Plans...
You know, it seems like sometimes I get into a groove where I am just so good at updating my blog; but other times I go months without writing anything! Life has been boring and busy all at the same time. I had my "spring break" from school. I couldn't really relax and enjoy it. I switched between feeling like I should work, wishing I had decided to drive home, and being totally bored. What will the summer break bring?
I did make a decision the other day. I decided to fly home for the summer instead of driving. It will be hard to condense everything that I am going to need and to be without my car. I want to the see the sky and I cannot wait to get to California! It is supposed to be spring here in Utah. Tomorrow it is supposed to snow. Spring...right.
My class has started our Utah CRT testing. We actually did one of the tests last week. We have another one next week, three the week after that, and then one more the following week. I have been trying to put the end of the year in perspective. By tomorrow, this school week will be over. We have four full weeks of school that will be full of testing and things like that. After those four weeks, we are in the last week of school. The last week will consist of two and a half days. So, really, we can't count that week at all. So I only have four weeks until I am officially finished with me first year of teaching! I cannot wait! I want to relax and recover over the summer and start making some serious plans for next year. I already have so many ideas and I can't wait until I have some time to work on them!
My summer plans are as follows: I will be finished checking out of school/work on June 3. On June 8, I will fly back to California (this is a little earlier than I had planned; but I got a REALLY good price on tickets). I will be in California for about 5-6 weeks. Then the family will be going up to Idaho for a three week trip to the cabin. After that I will go back to Utah, and have about two weeks until the new school year starts. The summer will fly by! 4 weeks left of school, 5-6 weeks in California, 3 weeks in Idaho, then the 2 weeks in Utah before the school year starts. Now you know all of my plans! Take care everyone! I will post when I can; but I will be CRAZY BUSY for the next few weeks!
I did make a decision the other day. I decided to fly home for the summer instead of driving. It will be hard to condense everything that I am going to need and to be without my car. I want to the see the sky and I cannot wait to get to California! It is supposed to be spring here in Utah. Tomorrow it is supposed to snow. Spring...right.
My class has started our Utah CRT testing. We actually did one of the tests last week. We have another one next week, three the week after that, and then one more the following week. I have been trying to put the end of the year in perspective. By tomorrow, this school week will be over. We have four full weeks of school that will be full of testing and things like that. After those four weeks, we are in the last week of school. The last week will consist of two and a half days. So, really, we can't count that week at all. So I only have four weeks until I am officially finished with me first year of teaching! I cannot wait! I want to relax and recover over the summer and start making some serious plans for next year. I already have so many ideas and I can't wait until I have some time to work on them!
My summer plans are as follows: I will be finished checking out of school/work on June 3. On June 8, I will fly back to California (this is a little earlier than I had planned; but I got a REALLY good price on tickets). I will be in California for about 5-6 weeks. Then the family will be going up to Idaho for a three week trip to the cabin. After that I will go back to Utah, and have about two weeks until the new school year starts. The summer will fly by! 4 weeks left of school, 5-6 weeks in California, 3 weeks in Idaho, then the 2 weeks in Utah before the school year starts. Now you know all of my plans! Take care everyone! I will post when I can; but I will be CRAZY BUSY for the next few weeks!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
It's Been Awhile...
Sorry, it has been a few weeks since my last post. I had a couple discouraging weeks, as far as weight loss goes. I was averaging .05 lb loss per week, and a couple where I didn't lose anything at all. I hate time like that. They make me want to give up! But I did redeem myself this week! I lost 4 lbs!!! I was so excited! So, now I am pretty much back on track. I set goals for myself and now I am that much closer to meeting them! This brings my total weight loss to 17 pounds lost since the beginning on January!
Work has been crappy. The kids all have spring fever. And it doesn't help that the weather won't cooperate. The kids want to be outside, but we keep getting weird cold, snowy, weather! They are all over the place. I am going to try and stay positive and keep my eye on the finish line that is June 2nd!
On another note, I am picking up my Mom from the airport tomorrow! She will be staying with me until next Tuesday! I have been very busy with regular life stuff and making preparations. I have cleaned my apartment, went grocery shopping, went on a date, and gotten my haircut. Now I just have to organize my desk at school and get my car washed! I keep meaning to get my car washed, but it keeps raining! I refuse to pay to wash my car when there is a storm on the way.
That's all there is for now! I will try to post again soon!
Work has been crappy. The kids all have spring fever. And it doesn't help that the weather won't cooperate. The kids want to be outside, but we keep getting weird cold, snowy, weather! They are all over the place. I am going to try and stay positive and keep my eye on the finish line that is June 2nd!
On another note, I am picking up my Mom from the airport tomorrow! She will be staying with me until next Tuesday! I have been very busy with regular life stuff and making preparations. I have cleaned my apartment, went grocery shopping, went on a date, and gotten my haircut. Now I just have to organize my desk at school and get my car washed! I keep meaning to get my car washed, but it keeps raining! I refuse to pay to wash my car when there is a storm on the way.
That's all there is for now! I will try to post again soon!
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