Newsy little update
First week of actually doing the new job was mostly uneventful. I don't expect it to stay that way, but it was good to ease in gently. I can't believe how much a difference not having to answer the phone whenever it rings is making in how much more mentally put together I feel at the office. It's spectacular not having to be secretary in addition to all my other jobs. (That's one thing the big boss doesn't seem to get - how disruptive it is to the staff who have projects to work on to also have to answer all the incoming calls - not just actual support calls, but everything for all the departments, all the telemarketers, everything. I will not miss that after 13 years of it!)
I found out that I passed all of the MTEL tests I took back in March, which was awesome! Technically, I can apply for my initial license now, although I somehow doubt there will be any schools looking to hire a teacher 15 years out of college with no practical experience. I heard back about the grad school program I applied for, hoping it would get me the experience I need and I was not invited for an interview, so that won't be happening this year. I am trying to stay positive - I'm going to take a class or two this summer and re-apply in the fall, and to a couple of other programs as well. I know this is the right path to be pursuing right now, so I'm going to keep at it.
Hannah went off this week for her trip to the Montessori Model United Nations. 850 kids, from many countries coming together to try and solve the world's problems in 4 days. I swear, if there's anything that gives me hope for the world, that's it, right there in a nutshell. She reports that it was incredibly fun and she loved it, and can't wait to go back, although she's hoping for a "more fun" topic next year. We greatly enjoyed a week of pretending we had no children.
And in the meantime, spring has finally sprung, and I have beautiful flowers appearing or about to appear in my front yard.
Exhibit A - this is the first year for these. So pretty, and they smell so lovely
Exhibit B - I love the little pink tips on the buds of these.
This afternoon, Hannah and I spent an hour planting asparagus crowns and brussel sprout seedlings. Previous attempt to grow the sprouts were not successful, but I am eternally hopeful with my gardening endeavors. The asparagus is completely new, and I really hope they work, because I LOVE asparagus, and will be so so so excited if we can grow our own. Because the garden store is a dangerous place for my wallet, Hannah might have found me an easy mark when she tried to sell me on buying more flowers for the front garden - a huge pot of irises and a wee pot of narcissus might have fallen into our wagon, and I narrowly escaped buying some forsythia, which is my favorite spring flowering plant, and yet, I still have none in my yard - why is that? I only didn't buy those because I knew I would need Wiley to dig the holes, and I couldn't spring that on him unannounced. Next weekend, though!
All in all, a delightful spring day, full of hope and promise.
I found out that I passed all of the MTEL tests I took back in March, which was awesome! Technically, I can apply for my initial license now, although I somehow doubt there will be any schools looking to hire a teacher 15 years out of college with no practical experience. I heard back about the grad school program I applied for, hoping it would get me the experience I need and I was not invited for an interview, so that won't be happening this year. I am trying to stay positive - I'm going to take a class or two this summer and re-apply in the fall, and to a couple of other programs as well. I know this is the right path to be pursuing right now, so I'm going to keep at it.
Hannah went off this week for her trip to the Montessori Model United Nations. 850 kids, from many countries coming together to try and solve the world's problems in 4 days. I swear, if there's anything that gives me hope for the world, that's it, right there in a nutshell. She reports that it was incredibly fun and she loved it, and can't wait to go back, although she's hoping for a "more fun" topic next year. We greatly enjoyed a week of pretending we had no children.
And in the meantime, spring has finally sprung, and I have beautiful flowers appearing or about to appear in my front yard.
Exhibit A - this is the first year for these. So pretty, and they smell so lovely
Exhibit B - I love the little pink tips on the buds of these.
This afternoon, Hannah and I spent an hour planting asparagus crowns and brussel sprout seedlings. Previous attempt to grow the sprouts were not successful, but I am eternally hopeful with my gardening endeavors. The asparagus is completely new, and I really hope they work, because I LOVE asparagus, and will be so so so excited if we can grow our own. Because the garden store is a dangerous place for my wallet, Hannah might have found me an easy mark when she tried to sell me on buying more flowers for the front garden - a huge pot of irises and a wee pot of narcissus might have fallen into our wagon, and I narrowly escaped buying some forsythia, which is my favorite spring flowering plant, and yet, I still have none in my yard - why is that? I only didn't buy those because I knew I would need Wiley to dig the holes, and I couldn't spring that on him unannounced. Next weekend, though!
All in all, a delightful spring day, full of hope and promise.