I'm at a strange place in my life.

Even though I really enjoyed teaching this Spring, it seems like this semester I've fallen out of love with it. Last semester I had a great mentor in my placement teacher, Mrs. Hammonds. She was very organized, articulate, and knew what she was doing. We had a lot in common. However, my placement teacher this semester is a FUCKING NIGHTMARE. She's unorganized, she isn't articulate, and she actually let her students bring in realistic looking fake guns to act out drug deals and gang activity. I cannot make this shit up.
( More of my bitching and moaning.  )That's enough of that.

I just got back from New Orleans with Tyler. We went for 1 night. It was fun, but I hate Bourbon Street. It smells like wet, rotten garbage.

Here's a slideshow of our travels:

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Please, Help me find my puppy, Rufus. He has seizures, and needs his medication. Repost this everywhere! 

I'm alive. Stressed, but alive.

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Just got back from a University paid vacation of sorts. I attended the Student Alabama Education Association meeting in Mobile.  It was really nice, they gave us an upgraded room, free breakfast, they paid for my meals outside of the hotel, and I got to help renovate an elementary school.

The one thing I can say I learned is: 

Our Education System is FUCKED.

I just realized I never talked about my diagnosis. All you know is that I had a colonoscopy a while back. Well, I got a diagnosis and it's called Microscopic Lymphocytic Colitis. It's basically a disorder where my intestines do not absorb water, leaving me constantly dehydrated and miserable all the time. If you are wondering what it is, look it up, as I am too embarassed to write out the symptoms.

Until today, I had been feeling like a new person, because since the diagnosis I've been on steroids three times a day. This is only a treatment that will make it temporarily go into remission, and it will not make me better. I'm still having flare ups, like today, so I don't know how long I'll be on it. Because of the medication, I'm having major vertigo and hallucinations, as well as vivid dreams... but like I said, I'm feeling like a new person.

I'm loving my high school and I wish I could teach there forever. I means it. However, I would like to get out of Alabama some time within the next two years, so I can't exactly pick up the high school and take it with me. Those kids are so awesome though.

GiST

1) Woodchuck Granny Smith Cider

2) Red Velvet cake at work

3) having the creative ability to do things that keep me busy at work

4) my warm clothes

5) the bed I'm about to sleep in.

GiST

1) Etsy.com

2) my earrings from etsy :)

3) Tyler taking me to get taco bell so  I didn't have to eat a hotdog.

4) Good friends to keep me upbeat at work.

5) The ability to have good discussions in my classes.

I am supposed to be reading 40 pages of Robinson Crusoe right now and studying for a test tomorrow, but I'm taking time to breathe for a minute. If I don't I won't be able to get anything accomplished. I'm glad I'm not so uptight anymore. 

GiST

1) My new pink water bottle

2) my mommy

3) finally having my medicine

4) waking up to it being sunny through the window

5) "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier (what I'm currently reading for my CSE 455)



Grace in the Small things is a 365 project where you name five positive things every day. I'm giving it a shot.

This is my list of things to do this year, most of these things I know are going to happen, so here it goes: 

1) Go get a haircut. (that's happening in about an hour.)

2) Get a colonoscopy. (that's happening Monday. long story)

3) Teach at a high school or middle school. (happening in about a month.)

4) Try to eat a little better. (We've already started buying some organic things)

5) Be nicer to Tyler.

6) Build up my reading repertoire. (working on Eats, Shoots and Leaves and Semantic Antics right now.)

7) Stop Leaving my towel on the bed when I get out of the shower.


Here's some things I would like to happen, but I am not going to worry too much about it.

8) Lose at least 20 pounds.

9) Get another tattoo

10) Go to Ikea.

In other news, looks like Tyler and I will be living in our awesome apartment for another year. I'm pretty happy about it, especially since I am getting better with my money and I know I'll be able to save the money for it.

Also, yes, I'm having a colonoscopy on Monday. There, I said it. I've been sick for a long time, and now I finally have a doctor that gives a shit about what's wrong with me. Thankfully, it's in Oneonta, so my mom and dad will take care of me Sunday through Tuesday. Then I start school on Wednesday with a sore ass.