I just recently taught colonization and have been dying to use that joke.
I am finally feeling at peace with the whole work situation. I still don't have a job, I have had several interviews but no offers. It always comes back with "its not you, its me" or "we hired someone with more experience" or "we reposted the job because we need a perfect fit..." blah blah blah. Who knows. I recently had an interview at a charter school I would very much like to work at. I should hear back very soon (like by Wednesday) if I got it or not. I really hope I did. Its a combined 6th, 7th, 8th position at a smaller charter school, class sizes of 24, lots of room for creativity and collaboration, two things that were sorely missing from my old job. But even if I don't get it, I am sure something will come along shortly. If not, I feel at peace. I want to enjoy my summer with my rapidly growing little man. I can't believe how big Eli has gotten. He is so thoughtful and polite and silly. I know "polite" is not a word people usually use to describe 2 year olds, but I get compliments all the time from complete strangers about how good he is at using his manners or how he uses his words so nicely. He is incredible and I want to focus on him. I am still so bitter over the last year, I feel like that whole 9 months was lost and I gained little. I gained experience, which is definitely valued, but I kept telling myself "just get through this year, next year will be so much better". I kept my lessons carefully organized and filed so I could refer to them again for next year, and now who knows. I have nothing. I am trying to let it all go and be at peace with my situation, but its difficult.
I spent some time today doing something I love. I made two cakes for a friend's daughter for graduation. It felt so good to be back in the kitchen. I have realized I NEED a creative outlet. That means I need to set aside time each week for ME to do something creative. I am going to focus on getting E's scrapbook caught up this summer. I am so behind on pictures and the whole thing. I am going to go to dollar tree and look for some cheap stickers and paper for Eli to scrap book with me :) I think he'd love it. I also have a new sewing machine I haven't gotten to use, and I am SO excited to learn! I would love to be able to sew a few things for the baby we are HOPING to add to our family next year! Geoff and I decided to TTC this summer. I am so excited. I have had baby fever for months now :) The other thing I have been enjoying greatly is gardening. We have been working on our vegetable garden for weeks now and we have a whole lot of little green sprouts coming up. We recently planted strawberries and tomatoes, and roses! I love rose bushes. They are blooming and looking beautiful. My goals this summer
- walk every day
- lose 15lbs before I get pregnant
- learn to sew
- continue gardening
- get Eli's scrap book up to date
- relax and enjoy the summer with Eli. I have only seen him 3 hours a day for 9 months. I am ready for some baby time
On a related note- Geoff just got promoted to be an assistant manager, which means in a year he will be promotable to a co-manager and he would make a lot more money than he is making now. I could possibly stay home for a year or so at that point if I wanted to. We just have to get through this year. Lots of love and peace for the Robinson family. I hope your summer is great too! Thanks for reading.
