Tuesday
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| Dress (as skirt): JcPenney Sweater: Ann Taylor Necklace: Premier Jewelry Wedges: Anne Klein |
Wednesday
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| Top: H&M Cardigan: Sears Pants: Cato Fashions Necklace: F21 Flats: Vince Camuto (Dillard's) |
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Saturday, April 11, 2015
Tuesday and Wednesday: Patience, Grasshopper
This group of students is a delight, but also a lesson to me in patience. They are teaching me the meaning of knowing your students. They don't get things as fast as other groups I've had. I have the immediate urge to get frustrated, but that does no one any good. I just need to remember that this group of students is not the same as the last and that they may need extra time to understand things. That's what being a teacher is all about: knowing your students. They are the ultimate teacher for me right now.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
House Hunting Trip
Last weekend was crazy. I had two interviews Thursday afternoon via phone. This was also the second day of parent/teacher conferences. I had permission to leave the conferences for an hour or so in order to hide in my car for said interviews. Also, it was raining. So you can imagine how well the phone interview reception was!
I had one really good phone interview and one really bad phone interview. I wanted to be really upset about the bad interview, but I wasn't. I reflected on it before heading back inside for P/T conferences, and I realized I had done NOTHING wrong. In fact, many of the questions they asked were the same as the one before, and that interview could not have gone better. The first interview I had was for a school similar to the one where I currently teach: it's a demographic of economically disadvantaged students and the school does a LOT to help those kids succeed. This first interview was with the department head. She was friendly and conversational and I felt really good about it. The second interview started out with bad phone reception (which I apologized for, explaining I was in my car in the rain because I was in between meetings with parents). The interview would ask a question and then interrupt me in the middle of my answer to say she could hear me better at that particular second. Or once she asked me a question about my use of technology, and as I was in the middle of a sentence interrupted to ask, "Wait, how big is your school? Do you even have diversity?" Ummm…really?! I felt like this person thought so highly of her school that she didn't even respect me enough to realize I was also interviewing her, that I was also trying to decide if the school would be a good fit for ME.
Obviously, this made my decision really easy. Second school: cross it off my list.
After the end of parent/teacher conferences at 8pm Thursday evening, hubby and I drove nearly three hours to St. Louis to catch a few hours of sleep. Our flight was to leave at 5:30 am Friday morning. And we all know that you have to get to the airport a few hours early to make it through security. After about three hours of shut-eye, we got to the airport around 3:30 in the morning!
Once we got to Phoenix (our new home!) we drove to the high school where I had given my first phone interview. The interviewer (dept. head) had invited me to come visit her classroom and see how I felt about the school! It went really well and I was offered a job on the spot. I feel so blessed to have found a wonderful school family so quickly in the process!
After checking out the school, hubby and I headed to the hotel for a quick change before starting the house hunting. Here's my outfit from AFTER that quick-change:
Ignore the blurry shots and the ugly toes. Day one of house hunting was a bust and hubby and I felt a little discouraged. Day two went much, much better. We found TWO houses we really liked and we put offers out on both. One came back immediately with an acceptance of all our terms! Here's a picture of my outfit that day AND a quick pic of the house:
To recap: In one weekend, I got a job and a house! Not too shabby.
I had one really good phone interview and one really bad phone interview. I wanted to be really upset about the bad interview, but I wasn't. I reflected on it before heading back inside for P/T conferences, and I realized I had done NOTHING wrong. In fact, many of the questions they asked were the same as the one before, and that interview could not have gone better. The first interview I had was for a school similar to the one where I currently teach: it's a demographic of economically disadvantaged students and the school does a LOT to help those kids succeed. This first interview was with the department head. She was friendly and conversational and I felt really good about it. The second interview started out with bad phone reception (which I apologized for, explaining I was in my car in the rain because I was in between meetings with parents). The interview would ask a question and then interrupt me in the middle of my answer to say she could hear me better at that particular second. Or once she asked me a question about my use of technology, and as I was in the middle of a sentence interrupted to ask, "Wait, how big is your school? Do you even have diversity?" Ummm…really?! I felt like this person thought so highly of her school that she didn't even respect me enough to realize I was also interviewing her, that I was also trying to decide if the school would be a good fit for ME.
Obviously, this made my decision really easy. Second school: cross it off my list.
After the end of parent/teacher conferences at 8pm Thursday evening, hubby and I drove nearly three hours to St. Louis to catch a few hours of sleep. Our flight was to leave at 5:30 am Friday morning. And we all know that you have to get to the airport a few hours early to make it through security. After about three hours of shut-eye, we got to the airport around 3:30 in the morning!
Once we got to Phoenix (our new home!) we drove to the high school where I had given my first phone interview. The interviewer (dept. head) had invited me to come visit her classroom and see how I felt about the school! It went really well and I was offered a job on the spot. I feel so blessed to have found a wonderful school family so quickly in the process!
After checking out the school, hubby and I headed to the hotel for a quick change before starting the house hunting. Here's my outfit from AFTER that quick-change:
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| Top: H&M Undershirt: The Limited Jeans: Mudd (Kohl's) Sandals: Toms Necklace: Gift from hubby |
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| Bow Top: Dillard's Lattice Pants: Cato Fashion Necklace: Gift from hubby Sandals: Toms |
Since we had an offer on the house, Sunday was spent by the pool as we waited for paperwork to be finalized so that we could sign off on things before heading back to MO.
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| Maxi Dress used as coverup: Kohl's |
To recap: In one weekend, I got a job and a house! Not too shabby.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Finding Beauty
I've been working really hard this week to find the beauty in things no matter what's going on. Putting on those rosy glasses isn't that easy for me, come to find out. I have been trying, though. Any time I feel like venting my frustrations or feel the urge to throw my hands up in a gesture of anger, I have been forcing myself to find the good (in either the situation or the person). It seems to be working a little. I'm feeling a little less burnt out. I am finding I do have a little more to give at my job. I just needed to change my perspective.
Friday the staff and students were asked to wear purple in honor of the student who passed away this week. This student had Cystic Fibrosis, and purple is the awareness color. Due to my going to a capsule wardrobe, the only purple I currently have in my closet is through accessories.
I woke up with a migraine today and, on top of that, it had snowed last night, so I wasn't able to go to my writing group today. I really enjoy meeting with those ladies; we have been meeting for over five years now. We eat and we talk and we write and we share our writing. It's awesome. Fortunately, I was able to take some migraine medicine early enough and it seems to be working. Fingers crossed this thing totally goes away. The dizziness and head-cloudiness (I think I just made that word up) I get with these headaches is terrible.
Friday the staff and students were asked to wear purple in honor of the student who passed away this week. This student had Cystic Fibrosis, and purple is the awareness color. Due to my going to a capsule wardrobe, the only purple I currently have in my closet is through accessories.
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| Top: Kohl's Skirt: Walmart Necklace: Francesca's Tights: Walmart Kitten Heels: Union Bay |
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| Lace Top: H&M Blue Tank (not well seen): Old Navy found at Goodwill Flyaway Cardigan: Charlotte Russe Jeans: Mudd from Kohl's Boots: Kohl's Necklace: Premier Jewelry |
I woke up with a migraine today and, on top of that, it had snowed last night, so I wasn't able to go to my writing group today. I really enjoy meeting with those ladies; we have been meeting for over five years now. We eat and we talk and we write and we share our writing. It's awesome. Fortunately, I was able to take some migraine medicine early enough and it seems to be working. Fingers crossed this thing totally goes away. The dizziness and head-cloudiness (I think I just made that word up) I get with these headaches is terrible.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Thursday's Feminine Look
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| Lace Top: H&M Pink Undershirt: The Limited Pleated Skirt: Target Gray Tights: Kohl's Gray Boots: Payless Silver Ball Necklace: Gift from husband |
My students keep thinking I look naked when I wear this shirt. It makes me laugh. In the winter, the undershirt is the same color as my skin.
I originally planned to wear a cute blazer with this outfit, but the blazer looked weird. Sometimes what it looks like in your head and what it looks like in reality is not the same. Like my curled hair. Even the second day, I couldn't get it to look like beach waves.
I am simultaneously looking forward to Friday and dreading the experience of Friday the 13th combined with the day before Valentine's Day. As a high school teacher, these things are important. So much hormone activity! So much drama! Thank goodness for chocolates.
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