Hey there peoples! So there is much to update. Let us not waste time with frivolous words and niceties. There are some newsworthy headlines in the life of me. You may find all of them boring or you may be so tightly gripped by the events of the past few weeks that you'll be full of emotion and compelled to do something tactile like bite a pillow or mold some modeling clay into a vase or exotic bird.
My Healthy New Approach to Life
The good news, I have managed to lose enough weight so far that my underwear are too big and I am developing new interpretive dance-like moves to remedy a chronic wedgie situation that I have going on downstairs. "Oooh, Amy has a little swaaaang to her walk lately!". Nope, that's just me trying to get my fancy Target underwear out of my ass.
The other health news is basically that I am still unable to fall asleep much before 2:00 a.m. I truly wish I had a secret obsession like online gambling, Pay-Per-View porn, or an artistic talent like making dream catchers or some shit so I could actually USE the time that I am taking away from sleep. Unfortunately, I've USED my time watching many DVR'd (when did that unofficially become a verb?) episodes of Intervention, making financial planning spreadsheets (This is actually a good thing for those who actually have something of financial substance with which to plan. I, however, do not. So it's really more like looking at the 30-day weather forecast during the monsoon season.)
Ooh! Wait, I did, however, go to our local library looking extra guilty and pitiful so as to plead for their mercy as they gave me the grand total of our library fines. You see, a little over a year ago, I was teaching a kindergarten class for children with severe emotional and behavioral challenges. The school had $0 in a budget for me to use, so I began using every free resource I could find to develop some kind of programming. Because I was at the library so often, my children became avid borrowers. Within a couple of months, I had a plethora (that word just doesn't get old) of library books floating around my house, the car, and my classroom. Luckily, I was organized enough not to leave any of the books behind at the school when I left, but the books in my house and car were a different story (ooh, that was an unintentional pun - pause, now, for laughter). I returned what I thought was everything I had, but it was over the course of a few months. Unfortunately, a couple of book-men were left behind and became prisoners of... warrr....w-w-w-w...procrastination. I finally returned those but I learned I had a balance of many, many, many dollars (closely approaching the three-digit mark). I was able to negotiate a bit since many of the charges were replacement fees for books that were returned. I felt much better without this hanging over my head. Owing that much in fees to the library is a little like owing money to the little old lady next door or your five year-old sister. It's just wrong.
FINALLY
School starts this week. In addition to being nervously eager and cautiously optimistic, I am happily overextended as I was offered, and have accepted, a GA position within the minority affairs office (because I'm so down with the people). It means my tuition is free, my health insurance is VERY affordable, and I'll officially be someone's bitch for the next 39 weeks. In all honestly, I'm pretty happy with the opportunity and I think I'll do well in the position. It's just always a little nerve-wracking when you spend forty-five minutes talking yourself up to someone and then they hire you and you realize you have to actually BE all the things you convinced someone else that you already are. I didn't lie. I just left out certain details that may have hindered my chances. I don't think an interview such as this would get my foot in the door:
Interviewer: So, this position requires that you are organized and manage time
well. Do you feel you possess those qualities?
Me: Oh, absolutely not. I think I do, but the reality is that I often bite off
more than I can chew and wind up working feverishly at the 11th hour to
compensate for my poor time management.
Interviewer: What do you feel
you will bring to this position and this department.
Me: Umm....baked
goods every so often? Let's see, what else. OH, my children...and often.
Aaannny-shoe, it's a good opportunity and I'll make it work.
The Wind Storm
When I say those words in my head, I hear it being said in a Will Arnett kind of deep, gritty voice. Yes, apparently Ike had some relatives up here in the Midwest to visit. Pictures and fun to follow in an upcoming post. Stay tuned!
xoxo
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