Haha I was right, no one even came here and checked this!
I was able to wake up and be on campus at 8 am this morning! I worked on it straight until 1, and I went to work until 5. Technically that means I skipped class, but it was still a very productive day.
Now I have to get into bed because it is almost midnight, I still have to shower, and MOST IMPORTANTLY I still have to memorize my speech for tomorrow.
Luckily we are allowed to use notes and therefore I don't actually have to memorize it. In fact other students have practically read off theirs. Its just nice to know it well enough that if you get lost you know where you are. Which sounds weird but I think you know what I mean.
I'm going to wake up early tomorrow morning too and get to campus early enough to run through it some, print a final copy of the speech to use in class and just get everything together. Then my partner and I are skipping our class at 12 (we have that class together too), so we'll have an hour to go over it together and make sure it flows.
Ish. I'm a mix of nervous and not nervous. Which is weird, because normally I'm pure nerves. I am nervous, cause, well its a presentation. I'm not nervous because I feel kinda confident in the material, and I really really really just want to be done.
Anyway, wish me luck! Next time you see me I'll be done! I'm jealous of you, where you just get to read this and not do it!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Regret?
Ok, what do you think...will I regret this decision?
Its 10pm at night. I need to work on my French presentation. Though I got home about 2 hrs ago, I haven't started it yet. (Bad of me, I know-- writing blogs, checking up on internets and news - it takes a lot time!)
My partner never really said when she would need the stuff by, but I know her work schedule and I know she would prefer it before midday tomorrow but would be able to take care of it afterwork too. Therefore there isn't an immediate rush to get my information into her mailbox.
As you can tell, this sounds like the beginning of a long winded excuse.
The real reason that I am talking about this: I went to open up powerpoint, all my word documents (with links, outlines, the start of my speech, etc) -- myfiles is not working. Myfiles has actually be out of a while because they're changing the system, but because I rarely use it I didn't even think about it.
That means what am I left with: she did email me the powerpoint (rough draft), and I have some ideas from yesterday, though not the beginning of the speech, more recent sources and a more detailed outline.
I also know that I work better in the library. Here, I get distracted by internet. I think of random things to google and that leads me into a tangent that amazingly takes an hour. I mean, just look here: three posts in one night. Ridiculous.
So, though I could work here, it isn't as good of an environment and I don't have all my comfort resources laid out nice. The reason I asked to be taken home instead of to the library was because home sounded more fun for 8pm. I would probably make that decision again, to be honest, but it may not have been the right one: I get a lot more done at the library.
So this is what I am thinking. It is only 10:10. If I shower real quick (to get the smell of cat poop off me, I'll tell you about that later, its not that exciting), I could be in bed by 10:30. If I get a full nights sleep, I could still be on campus at 8. I start work at 10, which means I would have 2 early morning hours to work. I may need coffee, but they could, in theory, be very productive. The plus side is all I have is work, not class. That means if I'm on a role I can always cancel work.
Though it smells like procrastination to me, hence my long defense, I think there is some logic in it. If it works out. If in the morning I decide, eh, well I have tonight...then I will be screwed. In order to make sure this actually happens I have to a) get to bed ASAP and b) think of this as a MUST DO, that this is last minute, it is a fucking presentation = scary. Things are less scary when you finish them ahead of time. Therefore if I can come home from work tomorrow evening with a finished powerpoint and speech, all I would have to do is practice = not scary. I just have to drill that into my head and allow NO change of opinion tomorrow morning.
So...what do you think? Will I do it? Does this sound reasonable and logical to you? Do you think I will get more done tomorrow morning than tonight? Will I regret this?
Let me know what you think! Technically I'll know the answer when I check this next, and seeing as no one checks this that frequently anyway, I'll prolly post the answer before people comment....
*Sigh*
That was long.
Amy
PS. I guess my logic is this: I predict I will get nothing done tonight, due to lack of resources, knowing myself and the general harderness of working at home. Basically I want to get to bed early enough to get work done tomorrow. Problem is, going to bed w/o doing HW = extremely guilty feeling.
Its 10pm at night. I need to work on my French presentation. Though I got home about 2 hrs ago, I haven't started it yet. (Bad of me, I know-- writing blogs, checking up on internets and news - it takes a lot time!)
My partner never really said when she would need the stuff by, but I know her work schedule and I know she would prefer it before midday tomorrow but would be able to take care of it afterwork too. Therefore there isn't an immediate rush to get my information into her mailbox.
As you can tell, this sounds like the beginning of a long winded excuse.
The real reason that I am talking about this: I went to open up powerpoint, all my word documents (with links, outlines, the start of my speech, etc) -- myfiles is not working. Myfiles has actually be out of a while because they're changing the system, but because I rarely use it I didn't even think about it.
That means what am I left with: she did email me the powerpoint (rough draft), and I have some ideas from yesterday, though not the beginning of the speech, more recent sources and a more detailed outline.
I also know that I work better in the library. Here, I get distracted by internet. I think of random things to google and that leads me into a tangent that amazingly takes an hour. I mean, just look here: three posts in one night. Ridiculous.
So, though I could work here, it isn't as good of an environment and I don't have all my comfort resources laid out nice. The reason I asked to be taken home instead of to the library was because home sounded more fun for 8pm. I would probably make that decision again, to be honest, but it may not have been the right one: I get a lot more done at the library.
So this is what I am thinking. It is only 10:10. If I shower real quick (to get the smell of cat poop off me, I'll tell you about that later, its not that exciting), I could be in bed by 10:30. If I get a full nights sleep, I could still be on campus at 8. I start work at 10, which means I would have 2 early morning hours to work. I may need coffee, but they could, in theory, be very productive. The plus side is all I have is work, not class. That means if I'm on a role I can always cancel work.
Though it smells like procrastination to me, hence my long defense, I think there is some logic in it. If it works out. If in the morning I decide, eh, well I have tonight...then I will be screwed. In order to make sure this actually happens I have to a) get to bed ASAP and b) think of this as a MUST DO, that this is last minute, it is a fucking presentation = scary. Things are less scary when you finish them ahead of time. Therefore if I can come home from work tomorrow evening with a finished powerpoint and speech, all I would have to do is practice = not scary. I just have to drill that into my head and allow NO change of opinion tomorrow morning.
So...what do you think? Will I do it? Does this sound reasonable and logical to you? Do you think I will get more done tomorrow morning than tonight? Will I regret this?
Let me know what you think! Technically I'll know the answer when I check this next, and seeing as no one checks this that frequently anyway, I'll prolly post the answer before people comment....
*Sigh*
That was long.
Amy
PS. I guess my logic is this: I predict I will get nothing done tonight, due to lack of resources, knowing myself and the general harderness of working at home. Basically I want to get to bed early enough to get work done tomorrow. Problem is, going to bed w/o doing HW = extremely guilty feeling.
Impressed
Oh, I wanted to emphasize in a separate post just how impressed I am by his french acquiring skills. Obviously we've only had two lessons, so its not like there's been much covered at all, but I think I've forgotten just how absorbent a young mind is! Its possible he worked with his older sister (who knows some French), but either way, he remembered phrases that we had only briefly talked about last week and that weren't written down for him. He is very good at copying short words or phrases very accurately, though with longer ones he gets messed up.
Ie. And you may need some knowledge of French to understand the coolness of this, when I said "un", he NASALIZED it! Most people focus less on the sound and get distracted by what they know in English, while he just copied what he heard! Same with "trois" and "quatre", the rs weren't rolled expertly or anything, but he did the next best thing and just moved them to the back of the both and made them breathy and small!
Anyhoo, this'll be really fun! And if you haven't noticed, I'm going to try and document this seeing as its pretty important for me to learn from!
Ie. And you may need some knowledge of French to understand the coolness of this, when I said "un", he NASALIZED it! Most people focus less on the sound and get distracted by what they know in English, while he just copied what he heard! Same with "trois" and "quatre", the rs weren't rolled expertly or anything, but he did the next best thing and just moved them to the back of the both and made them breathy and small!
Anyhoo, this'll be really fun! And if you haven't noticed, I'm going to try and document this seeing as its pretty important for me to learn from!
Second French Lesson
The second lesson went very well!
Last time right after we entered the boss asked if we wanted to do French, I agreed, but it was so immediate that I didn't really know him at all or how well he would do a lesson. Therefore we did a really brief lesson on introductory comments and just played some games and bonded.
That worked really well! This time when we got there he showed me his collection of squishies (all the new rage, apparently!), so we were able to visit and talk and kind of catch up. Then we wandered into the other room where we did some french. We were a lot more comfortable with each other, which means I was able to joke and talk about what we were learning more. I was impressed with some of the things he remembered (I didn't leave any papers for him, I accidentally took it when I left - it was in my notebook, afterall!). The review of last time went really well and then we talked about saying how old you are and numbers.
The lesson lasted a little longer but was still brief. We played some video games, and I would have him tell me the level we were going to play in french (ie the number of the level). It worked well and he got some practice looking at his sheet and then memorizing a few really quickly. I could tell this time that he had wanted to work on what we talked about, but couldn't because there was no paper. Therefore I have a feeling he will look at what I left him this time. He also said there is a French book in his library (though he wasn't positive, so technically it could be Spanish or something) and he seemed to think that was really cool. Therefore I'm going to bring some of my french books and comic books just to show him, cause he also seemed to like how I said we could look through them/learn with them/eventually read them!
Anyhoo, the video game playing was really fun and we got even more comfortable with each other. Which is very key, because as most of you know, leading a conversation completely when you're the one giving info can be kinda stressful, and made a lot easier if you are really comfortable with the other person.
I may babysit this weekend, though she said that a friends boyfriend may be unavailable to come, and since the point of their hanging out was to meet him, it may be canceled. Regardless, she said that next Wednesday will be the first time she's going to hang out with friends, and so it'll actually be babysitting/tutoring, instead of tutoring/video game playing. :)
I guess I should of said this at the beginning, but I was really really close to not going at all today. I have a french presentation this Friday that I was going to work on (make the slides and the speech), and I was going to be good and put school first. However, I decided I didn't want to get into the habit of canceling, and seeing as I have no HW for tomorrow I have lots of time in the evening free, so I ended up deciding to go. I am very glad I did!!
And I am very excited to plan what we'll learn next and how we'll make what we already know more exciting!
Last time right after we entered the boss asked if we wanted to do French, I agreed, but it was so immediate that I didn't really know him at all or how well he would do a lesson. Therefore we did a really brief lesson on introductory comments and just played some games and bonded.
That worked really well! This time when we got there he showed me his collection of squishies (all the new rage, apparently!), so we were able to visit and talk and kind of catch up. Then we wandered into the other room where we did some french. We were a lot more comfortable with each other, which means I was able to joke and talk about what we were learning more. I was impressed with some of the things he remembered (I didn't leave any papers for him, I accidentally took it when I left - it was in my notebook, afterall!). The review of last time went really well and then we talked about saying how old you are and numbers.
The lesson lasted a little longer but was still brief. We played some video games, and I would have him tell me the level we were going to play in french (ie the number of the level). It worked well and he got some practice looking at his sheet and then memorizing a few really quickly. I could tell this time that he had wanted to work on what we talked about, but couldn't because there was no paper. Therefore I have a feeling he will look at what I left him this time. He also said there is a French book in his library (though he wasn't positive, so technically it could be Spanish or something) and he seemed to think that was really cool. Therefore I'm going to bring some of my french books and comic books just to show him, cause he also seemed to like how I said we could look through them/learn with them/eventually read them!
Anyhoo, the video game playing was really fun and we got even more comfortable with each other. Which is very key, because as most of you know, leading a conversation completely when you're the one giving info can be kinda stressful, and made a lot easier if you are really comfortable with the other person.
I may babysit this weekend, though she said that a friends boyfriend may be unavailable to come, and since the point of their hanging out was to meet him, it may be canceled. Regardless, she said that next Wednesday will be the first time she's going to hang out with friends, and so it'll actually be babysitting/tutoring, instead of tutoring/video game playing. :)
I guess I should of said this at the beginning, but I was really really close to not going at all today. I have a french presentation this Friday that I was going to work on (make the slides and the speech), and I was going to be good and put school first. However, I decided I didn't want to get into the habit of canceling, and seeing as I have no HW for tomorrow I have lots of time in the evening free, so I ended up deciding to go. I am very glad I did!!
And I am very excited to plan what we'll learn next and how we'll make what we already know more exciting!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Long overdue update!
Wow, so its been (not that long of) a while. I guess there are a few things to update on!
I had my first french babysitting thing on Wednesday. It went really well. We didn't do too much French, because the point was largely to get to know each other. I could tell hes interested in learning the french, but that I'm going to have to work really hard to make it interesting.
On a similar note, my boss mentioned how she wished I had a car so that I could do afterschool care for him. Just out of curiously I decided to ask my Dad what would be the logistics of me buying the red car from him. He said that it would be 400/year for the insurance (very good!), that it would still be in their name, so I wouldn't have to buy it, and that all I would really have to pay for is gas. Which is very tempting. Before I get it I have to make sure that a) Brian, who has been using it, is positive he won't need it (he seems pretty sure) b) that I actually want to have that responsibility up here c) I can find a place to park it (don't like my parking lot) and finally, d) that I make enough money through having the car to make it worth buying it.
So I mentioned to my boss that I casually talked to my Dad about getting the car, and asked her if I were to do the afterschool care stuff, what would the details be.. She said I would get paid very well, it would start in September and that I would be perfect for the job. I told her I was worried because I can't know my schedule ahead of time, and that its possible I could have a class that goes past 3:30. She said that is her one worry and we'll just have to wait and see, think about it some. We have some time to figure out the logistics.
If I were to do this, I wouldn't be able to work at my current job from 3-5, M-F, which is 10 hours. That isn't to say that I'll only get 9 hrs/week though (19 is the maximum), I could start earlier in the day and I may be able to get close to 19. She said specifically that she still wants me to work at this job, so if she were to hire be as a nanny/babysitter, that I should keep two jobs. I would definitely make enough to make getting the car worth it. Plus I would love to have a car up here this summer when there are not that many people about, I'll be able to go home whenever I want!, and even though I'll have less friends up here, I'll still be able to get around! Wow!
So both those points are kind of at a standstill (getting the car, nannying regularly) but if both happen, it could be awesome! It would also help with babysitting others, as well, so it may open a whole new world. (those last four words are of course said in song form)
Ok wow, so that was a ramble and probably not said as easily and directly as it could have. But hmm...what other updates are there?
Oh yea, well this is kind of related, but it has to do with graduation and moving and all that good stuff. So when I was talking to her, I was thinking how if I only plan on having 2 more quarters, I would leave her without a nanny mid year through, and that isn't cool. Therefore if I do get this job then I would have part-time job security through June, and possibly full-time job security the next summer. This means I would stay in bellingham longer. I'm not sure how I feel about this...let me explain..
Ok, so I love Edmonds and want to move back down there. However, once I move down there, it is so permanent. Unless there is some unforeseen circumstance, I would never live in Bellingham again. That seems very severe and extreme, and very immediate considering how soon I'm graduating. I was thinking that it would be very stressful to a) find a 6 month lease and b) have to move out immediately after graduation. Plus, friends will still be up here, even the ones who may move back to the same area, so I would be strangely alone (Anna won't even be down there!).
So I mentioned to Rachael (we think we're going to live together next year) and she said that she too plans on staying up for more than 6 months - apparently she changed her major and will take longer to graduate - I didn't get details so she should use her lovely blog to explain that, or just tell me in person. :) So, it could be that I would stay in Bellingham longer. I would have a job from 3-6 M-F, but I would have my daytime free meaning I could do babysitting/nannying/working in a daycare like never before.
Assuming that I actually do graduate in winter. Oh, and I would have to do the online classes route like Laura did in order to keep my health insurance. (I obviously still want a break before I go for my ECE degree).
Hmmm, ok so now THIS is a long rant, and I'm surprised if anyone is still reading. I think thats the main new news. Talk to you later!
I had my first french babysitting thing on Wednesday. It went really well. We didn't do too much French, because the point was largely to get to know each other. I could tell hes interested in learning the french, but that I'm going to have to work really hard to make it interesting.
On a similar note, my boss mentioned how she wished I had a car so that I could do afterschool care for him. Just out of curiously I decided to ask my Dad what would be the logistics of me buying the red car from him. He said that it would be 400/year for the insurance (very good!), that it would still be in their name, so I wouldn't have to buy it, and that all I would really have to pay for is gas. Which is very tempting. Before I get it I have to make sure that a) Brian, who has been using it, is positive he won't need it (he seems pretty sure) b) that I actually want to have that responsibility up here c) I can find a place to park it (don't like my parking lot) and finally, d) that I make enough money through having the car to make it worth buying it.
So I mentioned to my boss that I casually talked to my Dad about getting the car, and asked her if I were to do the afterschool care stuff, what would the details be.. She said I would get paid very well, it would start in September and that I would be perfect for the job. I told her I was worried because I can't know my schedule ahead of time, and that its possible I could have a class that goes past 3:30. She said that is her one worry and we'll just have to wait and see, think about it some. We have some time to figure out the logistics.
If I were to do this, I wouldn't be able to work at my current job from 3-5, M-F, which is 10 hours. That isn't to say that I'll only get 9 hrs/week though (19 is the maximum), I could start earlier in the day and I may be able to get close to 19. She said specifically that she still wants me to work at this job, so if she were to hire be as a nanny/babysitter, that I should keep two jobs. I would definitely make enough to make getting the car worth it. Plus I would love to have a car up here this summer when there are not that many people about, I'll be able to go home whenever I want!, and even though I'll have less friends up here, I'll still be able to get around! Wow!
So both those points are kind of at a standstill (getting the car, nannying regularly) but if both happen, it could be awesome! It would also help with babysitting others, as well, so it may open a whole new world. (those last four words are of course said in song form)
Ok wow, so that was a ramble and probably not said as easily and directly as it could have. But hmm...what other updates are there?
Oh yea, well this is kind of related, but it has to do with graduation and moving and all that good stuff. So when I was talking to her, I was thinking how if I only plan on having 2 more quarters, I would leave her without a nanny mid year through, and that isn't cool. Therefore if I do get this job then I would have part-time job security through June, and possibly full-time job security the next summer. This means I would stay in bellingham longer. I'm not sure how I feel about this...let me explain..
Ok, so I love Edmonds and want to move back down there. However, once I move down there, it is so permanent. Unless there is some unforeseen circumstance, I would never live in Bellingham again. That seems very severe and extreme, and very immediate considering how soon I'm graduating. I was thinking that it would be very stressful to a) find a 6 month lease and b) have to move out immediately after graduation. Plus, friends will still be up here, even the ones who may move back to the same area, so I would be strangely alone (Anna won't even be down there!).
So I mentioned to Rachael (we think we're going to live together next year) and she said that she too plans on staying up for more than 6 months - apparently she changed her major and will take longer to graduate - I didn't get details so she should use her lovely blog to explain that, or just tell me in person. :) So, it could be that I would stay in Bellingham longer. I would have a job from 3-6 M-F, but I would have my daytime free meaning I could do babysitting/nannying/working in a daycare like never before.
Assuming that I actually do graduate in winter. Oh, and I would have to do the online classes route like Laura did in order to keep my health insurance. (I obviously still want a break before I go for my ECE degree).
Hmmm, ok so now THIS is a long rant, and I'm surprised if anyone is still reading. I think thats the main new news. Talk to you later!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Its official!
Its official, I am now a french tutor. Every Wednesday I will drive home with my boss, where I will stay throughout the evening hanging out with her son/teaching him french. Most likely, she will go have drinks with friends (she used to do that regularly, but since her daughter moved out she is sans babysitter).
In addition to doing that every Wednesday, I'm also going to babysit him on Saturday the 27th! It was a productive day in the acquiring babysitting plans world.
(And a productive month considering that I am going to babysit (eventually) for another family with their 7 mo old daughter.)
In addition to doing that every Wednesday, I'm also going to babysit him on Saturday the 27th! It was a productive day in the acquiring babysitting plans world.
(And a productive month considering that I am going to babysit (eventually) for another family with their 7 mo old daughter.)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Teaching French
Ok, so I was at work this afternoon thinking about teaching French. This is something I find myself doing a lot, because there is a lot that goes into it! How do you make it interesting? How can you be solely in charge of teaching someone something as HUMONGOUS as a language?! Etc. Well anyway, the idea popped into my head of teaching my Boss's son, who is 7. This is something I've thought of before, and I've always imagined offering to do it for free, in exchange for giving me the opportunity to practice. But I've never actually done anything about it.
Well, I very randomly decided to be proactive. Only a couple minutes after this idea came into my head, I wrote an email. A minute or two later I decided to put her name in the "to" field and I hit send! Here's what I wrote:
"Hey, I have a random question. :)
Well, I very randomly decided to be proactive. Only a couple minutes after this idea came into my head, I wrote an email. A minute or two later I decided to put her name in the "to" field and I hit send! Here's what I wrote:
"Hey, I have a random question. :)
Would [your son] be interested in learning French? As you probably know, I plan on teaching French to children, and it’s very…daunting? Basically, I want practice. Not to say that I’m using your son as a test subject or anything :), but I’d be willing to give free lessons (ie free babysitting, too) if you guys are interested…
Haha I know its really random, so if you guys are too busy or anything I definitely understand!
Amy"
She responded rather quickly with,"Let me talk to him about it tonight, I think it’s a great idea so I’m up for it.
Thanks!
[Your boss]"
Yay! I mean, its not like he has said yes or anything, so its not for sure. I'm just proud of myself for actually bringing it up! And even if he doesn't want to do it, its just cool that she likes the idea. I do hope he likes the idea, but if he doesn't I won't complain. Wouldn't want to teach french to a 7 year old who doesn't want to learn it! :)
I'll keep you guys updated!
Amy
PS. And man, if he says he does want to do it...you will be hearing a LOT about me freaking out and planning and making lessons and games and figuring out how to make this fun and easy.
You guys fail....
Ok, so no one checked my blog and/or saw that I had a poll posted! Apparently I have to post them for a long time if I want anyone to see them! Based on my 2 votes and Laura's 1 vote, I've decided the poll rocks. :)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
A day off :)
Haha, ok so I was really bad today. Technically I don't work Tuesdays. However, since I'm leaving early on Friday I will miss 3 hours of work, so its in my best interest to make up hours. Meaning I should have worked a few hours today. But...I never told my boss that I was going to come in, making it oh so easy to decide not to.
The morning progressed as such:
9 am this morning, when I have to wake up to shower and be at work by 10. I'm very sleepy. I decide, heck, I can work for just 2 hours.
10 am this morning, when I have to wake up to shower and be at work by 11. I'm still very sleepy. I decide, hey, why not, I'll just work for one hour (12-1) and come back to work after classes in the afternoon.
11am this morning, when I would be getting to work at noon. I decide, well its not really that good to work in one hour shifts, so I'll just not go to work today. I'm free until class at 1!
12am this morning, when I would be going to French class. I sit and think about this. I've been really good about going to classes (besides Psych). Like, I've never missed a class (besides Psych). My purpose in being good was to save up any skipping leeway for the perfect skip. I decided, that this would be the day where I take the whole.day.off. :)
So, I woke up at noon anyway, but was able to watch two of my favorite TV shows (CHUCK! and Castle!), and just be all leisurely all day. It was AMAZING.
Buuuut now its 11pm. I have to do HW. I'm very awake from sleeping so much today. I have an 8am class tomorrow. I guess this means back to my real life?
But its ok, I get coffee tomorrow, so I'm happy. And I found long lost Christmas candy, which is making up for my depressingly empty kitchen. Which probably isn't a good replacement. I should probably go shopping when I'm back from Edmonds this weekend.
The morning progressed as such:
9 am this morning, when I have to wake up to shower and be at work by 10. I'm very sleepy. I decide, heck, I can work for just 2 hours.
10 am this morning, when I have to wake up to shower and be at work by 11. I'm still very sleepy. I decide, hey, why not, I'll just work for one hour (12-1) and come back to work after classes in the afternoon.
11am this morning, when I would be getting to work at noon. I decide, well its not really that good to work in one hour shifts, so I'll just not go to work today. I'm free until class at 1!
12am this morning, when I would be going to French class. I sit and think about this. I've been really good about going to classes (besides Psych). Like, I've never missed a class (besides Psych). My purpose in being good was to save up any skipping leeway for the perfect skip. I decided, that this would be the day where I take the whole.day.off. :)
So, I woke up at noon anyway, but was able to watch two of my favorite TV shows (CHUCK! and Castle!), and just be all leisurely all day. It was AMAZING.
Buuuut now its 11pm. I have to do HW. I'm very awake from sleeping so much today. I have an 8am class tomorrow. I guess this means back to my real life?
But its ok, I get coffee tomorrow, so I'm happy. And I found long lost Christmas candy, which is making up for my depressingly empty kitchen. Which probably isn't a good replacement. I should probably go shopping when I'm back from Edmonds this weekend.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Got a ride!
Just so y'all are updated, Karisa verified that she will in fact be going down south this weekend, meaning I am for sure going to Edmonds! Woot!
Another weekend gone by...
Weekends go too quickly! At least weeks go pretty quickly themselves...
I was thinking about it, and I understand why I like to stay up so late now. I like to stay up late, cause its the only way to have more freetime. I have to wake up early and go to work, go to class and work on HW. I'm not home until 5, at which time I have to eat dinner, shower, and work on even more HW. If I go to bed at the time my body needs (probably 10) I would have only a couple hours of freetime a night. I know thats probably normal, but its pretty...lame. If I want freetime I can't cut it out of the day, so I cut it out of the night...
What I think is really funny about this, and something I definitely noticed this weekend is: I go to bed earlier on the weekends. I don't have to stay up late thinking, I'm going to lay my head down, and in 2 seconds I'll be waking up way too early to go to class. Instead, I know I get to sleep in and do whatever I want right when I wake up. Therefore going to bed isn't bad, if waking up isn't bad. So its 12:30 now and I'm making myself go to bed, even though I don't want to. If I had gone to bed at 12:30 last night, it would of been no big deal!
On a sad note, I think I might be getting sick? I hope not, but today I've started to notice a sore throat.. Sometimes that happens when I spend too much time in my room (which I did this weekend), so I'll hope its just that. Buuut illness has been making its rounds at my work and I'm the last one unaffected. Lets hope I don't get sick, or if I do its quick and I'm healthy and not contagious by next weekend! (Hopefully going to Edmonds.)
Anyhoo, goodnight! Oh darn...I should probably shower... Won't want to do that at 6:45 am!
I was thinking about it, and I understand why I like to stay up so late now. I like to stay up late, cause its the only way to have more freetime. I have to wake up early and go to work, go to class and work on HW. I'm not home until 5, at which time I have to eat dinner, shower, and work on even more HW. If I go to bed at the time my body needs (probably 10) I would have only a couple hours of freetime a night. I know thats probably normal, but its pretty...lame. If I want freetime I can't cut it out of the day, so I cut it out of the night...
What I think is really funny about this, and something I definitely noticed this weekend is: I go to bed earlier on the weekends. I don't have to stay up late thinking, I'm going to lay my head down, and in 2 seconds I'll be waking up way too early to go to class. Instead, I know I get to sleep in and do whatever I want right when I wake up. Therefore going to bed isn't bad, if waking up isn't bad. So its 12:30 now and I'm making myself go to bed, even though I don't want to. If I had gone to bed at 12:30 last night, it would of been no big deal!
On a sad note, I think I might be getting sick? I hope not, but today I've started to notice a sore throat.. Sometimes that happens when I spend too much time in my room (which I did this weekend), so I'll hope its just that. Buuut illness has been making its rounds at my work and I'm the last one unaffected. Lets hope I don't get sick, or if I do its quick and I'm healthy and not contagious by next weekend! (Hopefully going to Edmonds.)
Anyhoo, goodnight! Oh darn...I should probably shower... Won't want to do that at 6:45 am!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
The Little Piano Thing
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It may not last long there, but I was just playing around at possible gadgets and decided to try it out, for a bit at least!
It may not last long there, but I was just playing around at possible gadgets and decided to try it out, for a bit at least!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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Since I told everyone the babysitting story in person, there are no comments. How sad! How I LOVE comments...
Babysitting
So, obviously I love babysitting. Sadly, I haven't had any opportunities to babysit while up here. (Though I do get to babysit Evan sometimes while I'm down in Edmonds). I was hoping to change this, but not really taking any action yet to find families. I figured volunteering would get me connections, but I haven't made any steps towards that either. This is one of those things that fell into the "I think about" category, instead of the "I do something about". I'm trying to make more and more things fall into the action category.
Anyhoo, today while at work at previous employee came in with her 7 mo old daughter. (The reason she is a previous employee instead of a current employee). It was great to see her and her daughter is adorable. We visited for a little bit, then I had to get back to work and she continued to visit with my boss. (And of course while there were visiting and I was working I was jealous and wishing I could smile at the baby more..)
So, while shes walking out she stepped into my office (which I technically share with my bosses boss, but she wasn't there, so I get to be all cool and have my own office). She said:
"Hey Amy, I actually wanted to ask you something. Would you be interested in babysitting?"
"Yes," I said, without any hesitation and a bit grin starting on my face. "Of course!"
"Oh great! When I was trying to think of a babysitter I thought of you, but I don't actually know your last name (its an informal office) and I don't have your email!"
"Oh! I'll get you that!" I'm still grinning, of course.
"My husband and I like to go dancing on Saturday nights."
"Oh cool!" I start to try and find a paper. That makes it sound more smooth then it was..it was more like this:
"Ok, well let me write my stuff down for you." Looks around. "Hmm...I probably shouldn't use a sticky note. But thats all I have... Hmmm" Looks around some more. "Oh, I probably have something in here! Yea! Paper! That makes sense!"
So I grab the paper and give her my information, very messily because by this time I was shaking with glee. Sounds lame, I know, but ...well you guys know me.
She asks if I have a car, which sadly I don't. She said "oh, well we'll figure something out! We can always just drive you!"
I should have responded with a, "well I can take the bus too", but I didn't think of it til after the fact. I'll mention that when she contacts me.
So then she said goodbye, and with a smile said "We'll definitely be getting in contact with you soon!". She seemed pretty excited that I was excited. :)
Anyhoo, so yea...that news this afternoon plus coffee this morning has made this a very energetic and giddy day! Now I'm going to go and research my butt off her age group, even though I already know lots of it its just really fun to plan/know as much as I can!
I was wondering -- do you think its weird to ask/offer to come over before I babysit and just visit while she is there? That way her daughter can get to know me, and I can learn about her daughter and what makes her happy/what calms her down... Plus I could learn where things are in the house, etc.. I haven't babysat for a new family in years, so I don't know if they would appreciate that or if they would find it an inconvenience. What do you think?
Anyhoo, today while at work at previous employee came in with her 7 mo old daughter. (The reason she is a previous employee instead of a current employee). It was great to see her and her daughter is adorable. We visited for a little bit, then I had to get back to work and she continued to visit with my boss. (And of course while there were visiting and I was working I was jealous and wishing I could smile at the baby more..)
So, while shes walking out she stepped into my office (which I technically share with my bosses boss, but she wasn't there, so I get to be all cool and have my own office). She said:
"Hey Amy, I actually wanted to ask you something. Would you be interested in babysitting?"
"Yes," I said, without any hesitation and a bit grin starting on my face. "Of course!"
"Oh great! When I was trying to think of a babysitter I thought of you, but I don't actually know your last name (its an informal office) and I don't have your email!"
"Oh! I'll get you that!" I'm still grinning, of course.
"My husband and I like to go dancing on Saturday nights."
"Oh cool!" I start to try and find a paper. That makes it sound more smooth then it was..it was more like this:
"Ok, well let me write my stuff down for you." Looks around. "Hmm...I probably shouldn't use a sticky note. But thats all I have... Hmmm" Looks around some more. "Oh, I probably have something in here! Yea! Paper! That makes sense!"
So I grab the paper and give her my information, very messily because by this time I was shaking with glee. Sounds lame, I know, but ...well you guys know me.
She asks if I have a car, which sadly I don't. She said "oh, well we'll figure something out! We can always just drive you!"
I should have responded with a, "well I can take the bus too", but I didn't think of it til after the fact. I'll mention that when she contacts me.
So then she said goodbye, and with a smile said "We'll definitely be getting in contact with you soon!". She seemed pretty excited that I was excited. :)
Anyhoo, so yea...that news this afternoon plus coffee this morning has made this a very energetic and giddy day! Now I'm going to go and research my butt off her age group, even though I already know lots of it its just really fun to plan/know as much as I can!
I was wondering -- do you think its weird to ask/offer to come over before I babysit and just visit while she is there? That way her daughter can get to know me, and I can learn about her daughter and what makes her happy/what calms her down... Plus I could learn where things are in the house, etc.. I haven't babysat for a new family in years, so I don't know if they would appreciate that or if they would find it an inconvenience. What do you think?
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Annarose
Guess whose day it is!!
Only this wonderful lady!
Okay, so this isn't that unique of an idea, but I was sitting watching TV and started this list so I decided I should share it...
23 reasons why I love Andarosa:
1. Her flatulence
2. Her taste in movies
3. Her taste in books
4. Her love for adventures
5. Her love for Taco Bell
6. Her house
7. Her backyard
8. Her fashion sense
9. Her cute appearance
10. Her cute demeanor
11. Her family
12. Her "love" of dogs
13. Her intelligence
14. Her love of camping
15. Her affinity for the beach
16. Her love of DQ
17. Her love of traditions (accounting for lots of the previous #s)
18. Her mad essay-writing skills
19. Her love of teaching/kids
20. Her coffee knowledge (she can be my mentor!)
21. Her willingness to drive me around
22. Her indescribable essence of self that I just love to be around
23. Our memories together
I can't wait to "grow old with her" just so that I can add more and more to this list!
Only this wonderful lady!
Okay, so this isn't that unique of an idea, but I was sitting watching TV and started this list so I decided I should share it...
23 reasons why I love Andarosa:
1. Her flatulence
2. Her taste in movies
3. Her taste in books
4. Her love for adventures
5. Her love for Taco Bell
6. Her house
7. Her backyard
8. Her fashion sense
9. Her cute appearance
10. Her cute demeanor
11. Her family
12. Her "love" of dogs
13. Her intelligence
14. Her love of camping
15. Her affinity for the beach
16. Her love of DQ
17. Her love of traditions (accounting for lots of the previous #s)
18. Her mad essay-writing skills
19. Her love of teaching/kids
20. Her coffee knowledge (she can be my mentor!)
21. Her willingness to drive me around
22. Her indescribable essence of self that I just love to be around
23. Our memories together
I can't wait to "grow old with her" just so that I can add more and more to this list!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Something I learned today....
I am amazingly scared of ladybugs. There I was, minding my own business when a lady bug decided to fly its way into my awareness, whilst innocently sitting at the computer. How this lady bug got into my room, I don't know, but those big red wings fluttering about just scare the bejeezus out of me. Buut youd be proud, I successfully trapped it with a cup and paper. Sadly I wanted to keep the paper, but I didn't want to stay and witness its freedom outside, so I had to leave the glass...on its side... so it could get out. On a balcony. I really hope its not windy tonight! Don't need any glass cups deciding to roll and fall down 2 stories!
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