LJI - Season 9 - Week 0 - Intro
INTRODUCING...
ME!!!
In the last year so much of me has changed, stretched, grown, and expanded. I am no longer a full time student and live-out nanny/babysitter. I'm now a college graduate who has a BA in English with which I am a Child Welfare Assistant with the Child Protective Services division of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, and I still babysit on the side. Where I once rented a room in a house some friends rented by the uni, and then stayed in a friend's spare room to get back on my feet, now I'm a full blown on-the-lease co-renter of an apartment with yet another friend in downtown OKC, 3.2 miles from work. Where I was dipping my toes in the vast ocean of penpalling, I am now a support staff member for a penpal group that is nearly 200 strong and quickly growing, many of whom I correspond with regularly.
With these changes, though, I find that much of me is also unchanged, firm, established, and permanent. I am still a big reader. I still craft as much as I can. I still adore my friends and do all I can for them and to be with them. I still miss my family, and once again have the goal of going home for Christmas, as it's been well over 2 years since I've seen most of them. I still have left the largest part of my heart in Ireland, and I miss it more each passing year. I still love to play with words and children, and especially to play with words in front of children to hear their indignant responses to the tease.
So, who am I in the end? I'm Othella, Thellie, The Thellie Kitty, or Malruniel, your pick, and I'm quite glad to make your acquaintance!
ME!!!
In the last year so much of me has changed, stretched, grown, and expanded. I am no longer a full time student and live-out nanny/babysitter. I'm now a college graduate who has a BA in English with which I am a Child Welfare Assistant with the Child Protective Services division of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, and I still babysit on the side. Where I once rented a room in a house some friends rented by the uni, and then stayed in a friend's spare room to get back on my feet, now I'm a full blown on-the-lease co-renter of an apartment with yet another friend in downtown OKC, 3.2 miles from work. Where I was dipping my toes in the vast ocean of penpalling, I am now a support staff member for a penpal group that is nearly 200 strong and quickly growing, many of whom I correspond with regularly.
With these changes, though, I find that much of me is also unchanged, firm, established, and permanent. I am still a big reader. I still craft as much as I can. I still adore my friends and do all I can for them and to be with them. I still miss my family, and once again have the goal of going home for Christmas, as it's been well over 2 years since I've seen most of them. I still have left the largest part of my heart in Ireland, and I miss it more each passing year. I still love to play with words and children, and especially to play with words in front of children to hear their indignant responses to the tease.
So, who am I in the end? I'm Othella, Thellie, The Thellie Kitty, or Malruniel, your pick, and I'm quite glad to make your acquaintance!