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So schools have been let out for a couple weeks, and my substituting has been really lame for the month June. That's to be expected, of course, because teachers don't really want to be gone during the last couple weeks of school. Now I am jobless.
So lame.
Not only do I have to search for a teaching job of my own for September, I now have to look for a summer job. I have enough money from subbing to get by (rent, bills, food) `til the end of August, maybe September... but I don't want to just "get by." I want to also make sure that I can afford to live in case of an emergency situation, ya know? Part time jobs of almost any kind are so hard to come by in Bellingham because of the huge high school/college student population. *sigh* I need to find a teaching job QUICK. My lease ends at the end of August, and I'm going to need a place lined up to live if I have to move for a job. If I don't find a teaching job by August, I'm going to have to find a new place to live in Bellingham (because I absolutely refuse to move back home with my parents... I don't care about saving money, I care about being a freaking adult). Along with all of that stress, my roommate is gone for the next month, my boyfriend is in Seattle for his job for the summer, and one of my best friends is away at summer camp as a counselor. I get ronery.
Not really an ideal situation...
BUT I started exercising! I do push ups (so pathetically, haha!), crunches, stretches, and run a mile right when I get up in the morning. That's a positive! I also have more time for hiking, which is an activity my wonderful boyfriend introduced me to. This past Tuesday I hiked 9.5 miles in the Chuckanut mountains with a couple of my saxophone studio buddies. I have also taken to transcribing for the Motown cover band I'm in. I was also afforded the opportunity to see Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra last week, and I was inspired to work on my improv! I met up with a friend who is studying with Rob Tapper at Eastern, and he gave me some stuff to work on. I hope to be able to jam with some of the local jazz combos this summer. I also have Whatcom Wind Ensemble to look forward to every Wednesday night. :)
I may have a lot of stressors beating on me (which is totally true- my hair is falling out faster than normal D: ), but it also offers me the opportunity to grow as a person. I'm learning to be more independent and improve myself. Yeah, I can work hard, but I can always learn to work even harder.
If anyone in the Bham needs a babysitter or house cleaner, GIVE ME A CALL! ;D
PS- boyfriend is going to be here in less than 3 hours! I can't wait to spend the whole weekend with him! <3 <3 <3 It's tough only seeing him once a week, but when I do see him all I can think about is how happy I am to be with him.
So schools have been let out for a couple weeks, and my substituting has been really lame for the month June. That's to be expected, of course, because teachers don't really want to be gone during the last couple weeks of school. Now I am jobless.
So lame.
Not only do I have to search for a teaching job of my own for September, I now have to look for a summer job. I have enough money from subbing to get by (rent, bills, food) `til the end of August, maybe September... but I don't want to just "get by." I want to also make sure that I can afford to live in case of an emergency situation, ya know? Part time jobs of almost any kind are so hard to come by in Bellingham because of the huge high school/college student population. *sigh* I need to find a teaching job QUICK. My lease ends at the end of August, and I'm going to need a place lined up to live if I have to move for a job. If I don't find a teaching job by August, I'm going to have to find a new place to live in Bellingham (because I absolutely refuse to move back home with my parents... I don't care about saving money, I care about being a freaking adult). Along with all of that stress, my roommate is gone for the next month, my boyfriend is in Seattle for his job for the summer, and one of my best friends is away at summer camp as a counselor. I get ronery.
Not really an ideal situation...
BUT I started exercising! I do push ups (so pathetically, haha!), crunches, stretches, and run a mile right when I get up in the morning. That's a positive! I also have more time for hiking, which is an activity my wonderful boyfriend introduced me to. This past Tuesday I hiked 9.5 miles in the Chuckanut mountains with a couple of my saxophone studio buddies. I have also taken to transcribing for the Motown cover band I'm in. I was also afforded the opportunity to see Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra last week, and I was inspired to work on my improv! I met up with a friend who is studying with Rob Tapper at Eastern, and he gave me some stuff to work on. I hope to be able to jam with some of the local jazz combos this summer. I also have Whatcom Wind Ensemble to look forward to every Wednesday night. :)
I may have a lot of stressors beating on me (which is totally true- my hair is falling out faster than normal D: ), but it also offers me the opportunity to grow as a person. I'm learning to be more independent and improve myself. Yeah, I can work hard, but I can always learn to work even harder.
If anyone in the Bham needs a babysitter or house cleaner, GIVE ME A CALL! ;D
PS- boyfriend is going to be here in less than 3 hours! I can't wait to spend the whole weekend with him! <3 <3 <3 It's tough only seeing him once a week, but when I do see him all I can think about is how happy I am to be with him.