So just thought I would update for those of you who didn't already see it on Facebook.
I went to the Round Rock job fair first. When I got there I had to park on the grass b/c there were so many people there! It was crazy! The job fair was for Elementary, Middle and High schools.
So you walk in and you have to get a name tag and a little sticker saying what level you are. Then the Elementary was all in the gym. All 30 schools. They were alphabetical around the room. There were so many people in this room it was Overwhelming! You found the school you wanted and then stood in line, when you got to the front you either spoke to a teacher, counselor or asst. principal or principal at the school. They could talk to you for either 30 seconds up to 5 minutes. Just depended on the school. Most of the schools said they didn't know yet if they would be hiring b/c the teachers still have time to get their contracts back, or they haven't found out their funding yet. So I handed out about 12 resumes in 2 hours, then I left and went to the Pflugerville job fair. When I got there, I wished I had gone there first, b/c apparently everyone had done what I did, went to RRISD first and then came there. Well, they only have 10 Elementary Schools, so I could've done it in an hour with no lines and then gone to RR, but the Pflugerville one went until 1:00 and the RR only lasted until noon, and so that is how I made my decision.
Pflugerville was the same thing, stand in line and when you got to the front you talked to someone on staff from the school. Their answers were also the same, they didn't know yet, funding, blah, blah, blah.
So, no one hired on the spot which was a bummer! But it was a good experience and I did get my resume out there, and a few helpful hints from the teachers that were doing the interviews, so I guess it was worth it.
Now, I get to send out more resumes and keep an eye on the internet daily for the jobs to be listed!
Wish me luck and pray that God would open the door to where I am supposed to be teaching next year!!!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Big day tomorrow!
Two posts in one night! Wow! It's because I'm dog-sitting at Steph's and so my laptop works (still no wireless at my apartment).
Anyway, tomorrow I am going to at least one and possibly two job fairs for teaching jobs for next year. The first one I will go to is for Round Rock ISD. There are 30 Elementary Schools in Round Rock. I don't know how many of them will be there or how many are hiring, but I have a copy of my resume for each one! The second one, if time allows, will be for Pflugerville ISD. There are 10 Elementary Schools in Pflugerville. Again, I don't know how many of them are hiring but I have a resume for each one of them as well.
Last Saturday night I had a table of guests who were discussing missions and the bible, and I had several conversations with them throughout their visit. When they were about to leave I asked them to think of me tomorrow morning b/c I would be going to a job fair and hopefully would get hired for full time teaching for next year. They said, "Why don't we just pray for you right now?". So they did! I almost cried. I closed my eyes and they prayed for me, right there at the restaurant. When they were done, they said I just had to believe it would happen. Well, I wish I was that confident.
I do know that God made me to be a teacher. He has given me the gifts and patience needed for this profession. I have wanted to do this since I was 6 years old. However, I've had my credential for a year and a half now, and I didn't really think it would take me that long to get my own classroom.
So, if you are reading this, then please pray for me. I realize a lot of people probably won't even read this before the job fairs happen. But if you do, please pray. pray for me to be myself and to not be nervous and to be joyous when God's plan is revealed!
Thank you! Miss you all!
Anyway, tomorrow I am going to at least one and possibly two job fairs for teaching jobs for next year. The first one I will go to is for Round Rock ISD. There are 30 Elementary Schools in Round Rock. I don't know how many of them will be there or how many are hiring, but I have a copy of my resume for each one! The second one, if time allows, will be for Pflugerville ISD. There are 10 Elementary Schools in Pflugerville. Again, I don't know how many of them are hiring but I have a resume for each one of them as well.
Last Saturday night I had a table of guests who were discussing missions and the bible, and I had several conversations with them throughout their visit. When they were about to leave I asked them to think of me tomorrow morning b/c I would be going to a job fair and hopefully would get hired for full time teaching for next year. They said, "Why don't we just pray for you right now?". So they did! I almost cried. I closed my eyes and they prayed for me, right there at the restaurant. When they were done, they said I just had to believe it would happen. Well, I wish I was that confident.
I do know that God made me to be a teacher. He has given me the gifts and patience needed for this profession. I have wanted to do this since I was 6 years old. However, I've had my credential for a year and a half now, and I didn't really think it would take me that long to get my own classroom.
So, if you are reading this, then please pray for me. I realize a lot of people probably won't even read this before the job fairs happen. But if you do, please pray. pray for me to be myself and to not be nervous and to be joyous when God's plan is revealed!
Thank you! Miss you all!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
My Passions!
To show just how crazy my life is, I started this blog a month ago by uploading the photos and never had time to finish it! So, now I'm going to try, but I know it won't be as good since it's not fresh in my mind.
As you can see by the title it is about the passions of my life. I had just attended the Regional Convention for Creative Memories (which is what the photos below are from). I have been a Consultant for CM for ten years now, and I know that I am a lifetime consultant. I love CM because it combines my top two passions, teaching and photography.
I love teaching people how to preserve their life story through the photos they are taking. It is so sad to me that there are so many people out there that aren't taking the time to do this. Most people use the excuse that they don't have time, or they aren't crafty, or they don't have the money. Well, first of all, you need to make the time, even if it is just once a month or so. Second of all, you don't have to be crafty, CM has never been about being crafty. Yes, we sell stickers and other decorative items, but that isn't what it is about. It is about your photos and the stories behind them, and it always has been. CM was founded on the mission of Preserving the Past, Enriching the Present and Inspiring hope for the Future. And as far as not having the money, well you spent money on your camera, and your computer and when there was film, or if you still have film, you spent money on developing that. Keeping those photos only on your camera, or computer, or blog, or facebook, or myspace, or cell phone.... they are just going to get lost and those things don't last forever.
If you don't already scrapbook, then you should. And you should only buy CM products because we are the only company that researches every product we sell before we ever release it to make sure that it will not harm your photos and therefore ruining your story from being told to future generations. CM spends a million dollars a year on research. I can guarantee you all those other companies combined don't even spend one thousand. Because they all jumped on the band wagon, they don't care about your story, they care about your money.
Anyway, the theme this year was Put Your Heart Into It and the new tagline is Make Every Moment Count. So, that is my goal for this coming year and I hope you will take it into consideration for yours too! Being 1600 miles away from most of the people I love makes every moment a little hard, so I definitely need to make them count! Anyone who knows me knows that I wear my heart on my sleeve, so putting my heart into it will definitely be easy.
Enjoy the pictures below!
The Theme
Only in Texas would someone be waving the state flag to get the attention of their group members to find them. This definitely wouldn't happen in CA!
Me :)
One of the quotes I liked
New tagline for CM
I got to stand up at this point
Thank you!
Another quote I liked
Asha Moran, me, Debbie, and Dawn Edens (all from Corporate)
Two ladies that I sat next to all weekend and became friends with. They live in Corpus Christi, TX... which is a few hours south of me.
As you can see by the title it is about the passions of my life. I had just attended the Regional Convention for Creative Memories (which is what the photos below are from). I have been a Consultant for CM for ten years now, and I know that I am a lifetime consultant. I love CM because it combines my top two passions, teaching and photography.
I love teaching people how to preserve their life story through the photos they are taking. It is so sad to me that there are so many people out there that aren't taking the time to do this. Most people use the excuse that they don't have time, or they aren't crafty, or they don't have the money. Well, first of all, you need to make the time, even if it is just once a month or so. Second of all, you don't have to be crafty, CM has never been about being crafty. Yes, we sell stickers and other decorative items, but that isn't what it is about. It is about your photos and the stories behind them, and it always has been. CM was founded on the mission of Preserving the Past, Enriching the Present and Inspiring hope for the Future. And as far as not having the money, well you spent money on your camera, and your computer and when there was film, or if you still have film, you spent money on developing that. Keeping those photos only on your camera, or computer, or blog, or facebook, or myspace, or cell phone.... they are just going to get lost and those things don't last forever.
If you don't already scrapbook, then you should. And you should only buy CM products because we are the only company that researches every product we sell before we ever release it to make sure that it will not harm your photos and therefore ruining your story from being told to future generations. CM spends a million dollars a year on research. I can guarantee you all those other companies combined don't even spend one thousand. Because they all jumped on the band wagon, they don't care about your story, they care about your money.
Anyway, the theme this year was Put Your Heart Into It and the new tagline is Make Every Moment Count. So, that is my goal for this coming year and I hope you will take it into consideration for yours too! Being 1600 miles away from most of the people I love makes every moment a little hard, so I definitely need to make them count! Anyone who knows me knows that I wear my heart on my sleeve, so putting my heart into it will definitely be easy.
Enjoy the pictures below!
The Theme
Only in Texas would someone be waving the state flag to get the attention of their group members to find them. This definitely wouldn't happen in CA!
Me :)
One of the quotes I liked
New tagline for CM
I got to stand up at this point
Thank you!
Another quote I liked
Asha Moran, me, Debbie, and Dawn Edens (all from Corporate)
Two ladies that I sat next to all weekend and became friends with. They live in Corpus Christi, TX... which is a few hours south of me.Wednesday, February 4, 2009
It hasn't been a good health week :(
So, a week ago Monday I started coming down with something. I thought it was a virus. I had to call out of waitressing Tuesday night, Subbing Wednesday morning, Camp Fire Wednesday afternoon, Subbing Thursday morning (which was a Thurs/Friday job)... by then I was out almost $300... so Thursday night even though I was only at about 50% energy I dragged myself into waitressing. Well, Friday morning I really regretted it! So, no Camp Fire on Friday afternoon either. Saturday morning, I drag myself again in to my double shift at waitressing. Almost everyone is sniffing, coughing and sneezing. I learned that I most likely have Cedar Fever... which, being from CA, had never heard of. (you should Google "Cedar Fever"... I did, and wished I hadn't) It is an allergy special to central Texas because of all the Cedar trees in the area. It is not just a normal allergy though! I guess there are several degrees of it... but I had it bad! I had fevers off and on, lots of congestion/drainage/coughing... I basically didn't get out of my pajamas for 4 days straight. I also only got up to eat or go to the bathroom... and check email and facebook of-course. :) Sunday I also didn't get out of my pajamas... I thought it was bad after a single shift... oh man I thought I was going to die after 13 hours!
Anyway... it seems to be getting better. Today is the first day that I didn't have to blow my nose and cough up stuff (sorry!) for an hour after being awake. It is also the first day I haven't had to go back to sleep after only being up a few hours. I actually had energy to go to the store.
Which brings me to my next thing... last night at work, I burned several layers of skin off of my finger at work. (If you have me on Facebook, you already know that). I was getting a Fajita skillet out of the window and someone started talking to me, so I turned my head. Now, our skillets have two parts. A black plastic part, that the metal silver plate sits in, and the metal silver plate. Now the metal silver plates are stored in the oven.... the whole night... they go straight from being washed to the HOT oven. Okay, so back to my story... I was holding onto the black part before I turned my head and didn't have a good enough grip so I slid my pointer finger a little bit further up... thinking I had room. Well, not so much! I felt the most pain I have ever experienced in my life (I've broken bones, and had root canals!) I touched the silver part. Only for the amount of time it took my nerves to tell my brain... but that was long enough! I immediately went to the sink and ran it under cold water... but I still had customers... so I had to continue my shift.
I sprayed burn cream on it about 50 million times, I also got a cup of ice and was holding my finger on it as much as I could..... which apparently you should not do. (I'll explain in a bit). So I continued my shift marveling at the inch by half inch of skin that no longer existed on my finger. When I got done, I went to my car, and got my phone and called my mom. Well, she has bible study on Tuesday nights, and they weren't done yet (and probably praying) and so I got the answering machine. So, I called Sue Donaldson (she's family, and her husband is a doctor!) Well, Mark was asleep. But I started crying about how much it hurt and I didn't know what to do to it... it was 11:00 pm in Texas, which means everything is closed. So, she said she would call around and call me back. So she called Megan Boragine and Megan said I needed to go to a MedStop or the ER. Well, MedStops aren't open that late, and I didn't want to go to the ER fearing the cost... and not knowing where a hospital is around here. So, Sue said she would try and find more info and call me back. In the meantime, my mom calls me back and I start crying again... but then Sue called and I got off the phone with my mom to find out what Sue had found out. She looked up online, and was reading stuff to me that would help burns. While she was reading we found out that ice is the worst thing to put on a burn, because it is too cold (cool water is fine... but not ice), HELLO... it's the reason you get frostbite if you are in ice too long! So, it is probably partially my fault that it hurt for 3 1/2 hours... but it was warm to the touch for most of that time. So I went home and put some Vitamin E lotion on my burn, and then took 3 advil before going to bed. When I woke up this morning... there was NO PAIN!!!! Also, my top layer of skin had completely grown back!!!! God is so AMAZING!!! Can you believe that in 7 hours my skin had grown back???!!!! Sorry... that's not evolution! That is a creator who loves us and wants our bodies to heal!
Anyway, that's why you still don't have pictures of my apartment... b/c I've done nothing but sleep, watch TV, blow my nose, cough, eat chicken noodle soup, and drink as much Vitamin C and EmergenC as possible for the last 8 days! (oh and 3 waitressing shifts)
I can't believe that it is February already... where did January go???? I miss everyone so much! Especially last night when I was thinking if I was in SLO I could've gone straight to the Donaldson's, Leece's, Woods', Boragine's or the Rowan's and gotten some "medical help"... I really need to make some Doctor and Nurse friends here!!! :) Miss you all and love you!!! I'll post pictures of the apartment soon.... promise!
Anyway... it seems to be getting better. Today is the first day that I didn't have to blow my nose and cough up stuff (sorry!) for an hour after being awake. It is also the first day I haven't had to go back to sleep after only being up a few hours. I actually had energy to go to the store.
Which brings me to my next thing... last night at work, I burned several layers of skin off of my finger at work. (If you have me on Facebook, you already know that). I was getting a Fajita skillet out of the window and someone started talking to me, so I turned my head. Now, our skillets have two parts. A black plastic part, that the metal silver plate sits in, and the metal silver plate. Now the metal silver plates are stored in the oven.... the whole night... they go straight from being washed to the HOT oven. Okay, so back to my story... I was holding onto the black part before I turned my head and didn't have a good enough grip so I slid my pointer finger a little bit further up... thinking I had room. Well, not so much! I felt the most pain I have ever experienced in my life (I've broken bones, and had root canals!) I touched the silver part. Only for the amount of time it took my nerves to tell my brain... but that was long enough! I immediately went to the sink and ran it under cold water... but I still had customers... so I had to continue my shift.
I sprayed burn cream on it about 50 million times, I also got a cup of ice and was holding my finger on it as much as I could..... which apparently you should not do. (I'll explain in a bit). So I continued my shift marveling at the inch by half inch of skin that no longer existed on my finger. When I got done, I went to my car, and got my phone and called my mom. Well, she has bible study on Tuesday nights, and they weren't done yet (and probably praying) and so I got the answering machine. So, I called Sue Donaldson (she's family, and her husband is a doctor!) Well, Mark was asleep. But I started crying about how much it hurt and I didn't know what to do to it... it was 11:00 pm in Texas, which means everything is closed. So, she said she would call around and call me back. So she called Megan Boragine and Megan said I needed to go to a MedStop or the ER. Well, MedStops aren't open that late, and I didn't want to go to the ER fearing the cost... and not knowing where a hospital is around here. So, Sue said she would try and find more info and call me back. In the meantime, my mom calls me back and I start crying again... but then Sue called and I got off the phone with my mom to find out what Sue had found out. She looked up online, and was reading stuff to me that would help burns. While she was reading we found out that ice is the worst thing to put on a burn, because it is too cold (cool water is fine... but not ice), HELLO... it's the reason you get frostbite if you are in ice too long! So, it is probably partially my fault that it hurt for 3 1/2 hours... but it was warm to the touch for most of that time. So I went home and put some Vitamin E lotion on my burn, and then took 3 advil before going to bed. When I woke up this morning... there was NO PAIN!!!! Also, my top layer of skin had completely grown back!!!! God is so AMAZING!!! Can you believe that in 7 hours my skin had grown back???!!!! Sorry... that's not evolution! That is a creator who loves us and wants our bodies to heal!
Anyway, that's why you still don't have pictures of my apartment... b/c I've done nothing but sleep, watch TV, blow my nose, cough, eat chicken noodle soup, and drink as much Vitamin C and EmergenC as possible for the last 8 days! (oh and 3 waitressing shifts)
I can't believe that it is February already... where did January go???? I miss everyone so much! Especially last night when I was thinking if I was in SLO I could've gone straight to the Donaldson's, Leece's, Woods', Boragine's or the Rowan's and gotten some "medical help"... I really need to make some Doctor and Nurse friends here!!! :) Miss you all and love you!!! I'll post pictures of the apartment soon.... promise!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Update :)
Geez! I'm not very good at keeping this thing updated! I am starting to get settled into my apartment... well I was until a 24 foot truck arrived with all of my stuff from CA! Yowzers! But that story will have to wait until those pictures are uploaded. For now you will have to be satisfied with pictures from my Best Friend's Birthday last Thursday. We had so much fun! Fifteen women, ages 29-41, went out on the town! I reserved a booth at a bar downtown (our favorite bar, owned by Brad Womack and his brothers) named The Marq and we had our own personal bartender, Amber (also our favorite). We danced the night away... it was so fun!!! Here are some pics! If you have facebook... you've probably already seen them b/c I just uploaded them there too!
Greg rented a limo for us so we didn't have to worry about who was driving!
Everyone from the limo, and those on time, and Amber our favorite bartender!
Steph, Amber and I
Friends of Steph
Dancin', Dancin' Dancin'.....
Showing off my dance skills :)
Besties! Self-Portrait (one of many!)
Some guy offered to take our picture... so we accepted... Steph is laughing at him
The reason I am in Texas!
Johnny... the man who made the evening possible and did all the decorating!
The Hot DJ... he played 80's and 90's music for us all night!
My new friend Karyl... we are the 3 musketeers!
Amber and Johnny!
My turn!!!!
Who was left at 1:00 am when the limo arrived, and Curtis our driver!
Before we left the house... Daniella really want to go with us!
The group who went in the limo from Steph's
Greg rented a limo for us so we didn't have to worry about who was driving!
In the limo... ready to roll!
Self-portrait in the limo!
Everyone from the limo, and those on time, and Amber our favorite bartender!
Steph, Amber and IFriends of Steph
Dancin', Dancin' Dancin'.....
Showing off my dance skills :)
Besties! Self-Portrait (one of many!)
Some guy offered to take our picture... so we accepted... Steph is laughing at him
The reason I am in Texas!
Johnny... the man who made the evening possible and did all the decorating!
The Hot DJ... he played 80's and 90's music for us all night!
My new friend Karyl... we are the 3 musketeers!
Amber and Johnny!
My turn!!!!
Birthday girl!
Who was left at 1:00 am when the limo arrived, and Curtis our driver! It was such a fun, much needed, night out! I was the only single one and the only one who didn't have kids (but I do have 3 jobs... so almost as much energy is used! LOL!) We decided we will definitely be doing this for my 35th... in July!
Okay, I promise I will do my best to get the move-in photos uploaded in the next week! Love and miss you all!!!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Good-bye 2008, Hello 2009
What a year this has been! Last December I finished my Teaching Credential, and I definitely thought that right now I would be on my first "Christmas Break" as an official Teacher. Well, God had different plans!
Here I am in Austin, TX in my own apartment (as of almost two weeks ago) alone on New Year's Eve (by choice, didn't really feel like being around a bunch of couples) and thinking about all that has gone on in the last year.
Well, even though 2008 didn't go as I had planned, I know it went as God had planned, and He definitely knows better than I do! All I can do now is look forward to this new year and be patient as He unfolds the plan for the coming year.
Things I'm hoping for the coming year: a couple trips to SLO :); the rest of my furniture and belongings to be in TX; a Full Time Teaching position (sooner rather than later would be nice!); if we could throw in a nice Christian boyfriend somewhere, that would be cool; more friends here in Austin; being involved in a Bible teaching church here in Austin; success in my CM business, including earning a trip to Ireland for my mom and I; visits from friends in CA.... I'm sure there is more if I really sit and think about it, and of-course the above things are in no particular order :)
As far as pictures of the new apartment, they will have to wait until a few more boxes are unpacked... but I will tell you it is a 1 bedroom with a study and an attached garage. I think I like it, it's not perfect, but it is mine for now (and for the next 10 months). It is definitely conveniently located close to a lot of things (shopping, freeways, restaurants, etc.) and it is a nice complex.
Well, I hope that as you look back on 2008 that you can see the blessings God provided you (even if they were different than what you had wanted) and that you can look forward to the blessings that He will give you in 2009.
Please pray for me as I wait for His timing in providing a full time teaching job, and that I will be able to get lots of subbing jobs, and good tips at the restaurant now that I have rent and bills to pay!
Love and miss you all! I hear there are some good deals on Airline tickets the next week or so... so book a flight to Austin and come visit! :)
Here I am in Austin, TX in my own apartment (as of almost two weeks ago) alone on New Year's Eve (by choice, didn't really feel like being around a bunch of couples) and thinking about all that has gone on in the last year.
Well, even though 2008 didn't go as I had planned, I know it went as God had planned, and He definitely knows better than I do! All I can do now is look forward to this new year and be patient as He unfolds the plan for the coming year.
Things I'm hoping for the coming year: a couple trips to SLO :); the rest of my furniture and belongings to be in TX; a Full Time Teaching position (sooner rather than later would be nice!); if we could throw in a nice Christian boyfriend somewhere, that would be cool; more friends here in Austin; being involved in a Bible teaching church here in Austin; success in my CM business, including earning a trip to Ireland for my mom and I; visits from friends in CA.... I'm sure there is more if I really sit and think about it, and of-course the above things are in no particular order :)
As far as pictures of the new apartment, they will have to wait until a few more boxes are unpacked... but I will tell you it is a 1 bedroom with a study and an attached garage. I think I like it, it's not perfect, but it is mine for now (and for the next 10 months). It is definitely conveniently located close to a lot of things (shopping, freeways, restaurants, etc.) and it is a nice complex.
Well, I hope that as you look back on 2008 that you can see the blessings God provided you (even if they were different than what you had wanted) and that you can look forward to the blessings that He will give you in 2009.
Please pray for me as I wait for His timing in providing a full time teaching job, and that I will be able to get lots of subbing jobs, and good tips at the restaurant now that I have rent and bills to pay!
Love and miss you all! I hear there are some good deals on Airline tickets the next week or so... so book a flight to Austin and come visit! :)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Answered Prayer!!!!!
I got an apartment!!!!!! Yippee!!!!
I found out today that I got an apartment that I applied for!!!! It is a 1 bedroom with a study (in Texas you can get a "second bedroom" for cheaper, by them calling it a den or study) and an ATTACHED GARAGE!!!! This is such a blessing because I come home late by myself with cash and didn't want to have to walk across a parking lot by myself! It also provides a little extra storage :)
The "study" will be my office/guest room. It is big enough that I will be able to have room for my teaching stuff and my Creative Memories stuff. And, I'm on the second floor! A little more security :) SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited!!!
Thank you so much for all your prayers!!!!!
I'll post pictures after I get in... I start moving on Friday! :)
I found out today that I got an apartment that I applied for!!!! It is a 1 bedroom with a study (in Texas you can get a "second bedroom" for cheaper, by them calling it a den or study) and an ATTACHED GARAGE!!!! This is such a blessing because I come home late by myself with cash and didn't want to have to walk across a parking lot by myself! It also provides a little extra storage :)
The "study" will be my office/guest room. It is big enough that I will be able to have room for my teaching stuff and my Creative Memories stuff. And, I'm on the second floor! A little more security :) SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited!!!
Thank you so much for all your prayers!!!!!
I'll post pictures after I get in... I start moving on Friday! :)
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