Whoa

My oh my have things changed in the last 24 hours! Now I know that I have a secured position with the district for my previous job but I'm still going to go to the interview for this new position. Right now I'm feeling all sorts of anxious.

"Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens." - Epictetus
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one." - Elbert Hubbard

Made a far drive through the rain to get to the Kemah area tonight. It was so worth it because I had a chance to see these lovely ladies. We shared funny and distressing stories, dilemmas, updates, pizza, and dessert. This a reminder to myself that I'm never alone - there's such fabulous people to contact even if they're a drive or a flight away. 

Balance

I got a call back for the interview from Thursday and it's down to one other person and me! How? Either way, I've been fully digesting the position and its responsibilities and I know that it can be done. I have faith in myself! When and if I snag a job, I want to make sure that I keep myself well balanced. I want to continue to be able to go to the gym and visit friends out of town. This picture from Michelle's wedding will always keep me smiling:

Just look at how happy we are :) TCAC FOREVER.

Zumba!

I tried out my first Zumba class today! Clearly the gym near my house hasn't changed by much so the equipment is still old. However, the class was so much fun and kicked my butt! I want to go again tomorrow morning before my interview. Oh by the way, I just e-mailed the principal of my old school to see what's going on with the position I was going to fill. Sigh, I have NO idea what's going to happen in two weeks to two months. I'm excited about the adviser girls to come home this weekend though! Can't wait to see them :)

Be Great

From my conversation with Alex, we each chose three things that we would love to be great at. His priorities are: cooking, web mastering, and fitness. I decided to go with: cooking, running, and Spanish. The beauty behind these goals is that we already kicked off some experience with them and why can't we be straight up awesome at each of those? I'm going to try to make lunch/dinner tomorrow after I get back from 24. Tomorrow I'm trying Zumba for the very first time - not too sure how I'll hold up but I'm excited.

Today's interview went pretty well but I believe the sample lesson plan in the evening tripped me up a bit more. One more interview Thursday. I will keep my head up!

ESL Position?

I got a call a couple weeks ago about interviewing for a charter school near my house. This will be for an elementary ESL position but on Tuesday they want a short lesson plan for any subject in third grade. I'm kind of nervous but excited at the same time. With anyone, this limbo period is can be so nerve-wrenching. Someone give me a chance, please!

Daily Blessings

As I'm onto my last weekday alone at Alex's, I'm slowly cleaning up our clothes and I find that he has a drawer with my clothes in there. Surprisingly, he hasn't said a word about it but occasionally he always knows where my clothes are. Anyways, I just thought it was so sweet! I hope that I can be a more patient person like him.

Olympics in Plano

I've had such a good time watching the Olympics this year! During the day while Alex is at work, they've been showing the events like volleyball and kayaking. At night, they really show the good ones including gymnastics and swimming. It was so epic when the women's gymnastics won gold last night! Also go Phelps for beating the most decorated athlete. I'm also rooting for the women's beach volleyball team. Whoo!!