Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Happy Day!
This made my smile widen a couple of weeks ago.
Today seemed like a good day to share it with the world. :)
Today seemed like a good day to share it with the world. :)
Friday, April 16, 2010
Hmm...
Recently life has hit me pretty hard in the face.
The semester is almost over which means I only have one full year left until I will be job searching. Teaching positions have been dramatically cut in Illinois, especially in the NW suburbs. A lot of Special Education classes have increased in size so that they can reduce the number of teachers they're hiring. As a future Special Educator I find this super disturbing--most SE kids need smaller classrooms, not bigger ones! They need more individualized attention and accommodations to help them adapt to the curriculum and they just won't be getting it in larger classrooms. Not to mention that the teachers who are in charge of all this will get burnt out quickly which just makes things worse for the students! UGHHH. Why can't I be in charge of the Board of Education for Illinois?
Since all of this is happening because of budget cuts and state not paying back what they owe to school districts. This just makes me wonder--will I get a job? Will the district be financially stable? Most first year teachers already make close to nothing so how much worse can this get for me? Just two days ago a law was passed that now teachers need to work until they're 67 in order to get full benefits when they retire. 67?! Are you effing kidding me? That means I'll be working in the school systems for 45 years before I can retire. That's so overwhelming to me right now. AH.
And on the emotional home front it's been kinda messy. BF is leaving for his tour in a few weeks and will be gone for 2 months with boys that make him act not so nice. I can't tell him not to go but it super sucks. I'm worried about how he's going to be acting while he's gone but he's not even gone yet! I don't like the person who he is when he's with "the guys" but I can't really figure out what/why that is. He just becomes a different person--I can't describe it. Hopefully it won't happen again but you never know.
And he's missing our two year anniversary. Last year he almost missed my birthday. I don't want to make it all about me but that really sucks. It all makes me feel a whole lot less important than I should be. Is this even worth being upset over? Probably not but since it really hurts me I think it should be something taken into consideration. Now, I'll shut up and stop being a whiny bitch.
Summer is coming soon. I hate summer. I hate sweating. But I do love baseball! :) Hopefully I'll get to see a few games with my step dad, cousin, and a few other people this summer. I definitely won't make the 23 games like I did last summer but I can sure try.
Anyone out in cyber space have good Mothers/Fathers Day gifts that are simple and cheap? I'm broke but I want to do something nice for my parents. Get at me.
Peace. (I've always wanted to end something like this)
The semester is almost over which means I only have one full year left until I will be job searching. Teaching positions have been dramatically cut in Illinois, especially in the NW suburbs. A lot of Special Education classes have increased in size so that they can reduce the number of teachers they're hiring. As a future Special Educator I find this super disturbing--most SE kids need smaller classrooms, not bigger ones! They need more individualized attention and accommodations to help them adapt to the curriculum and they just won't be getting it in larger classrooms. Not to mention that the teachers who are in charge of all this will get burnt out quickly which just makes things worse for the students! UGHHH. Why can't I be in charge of the Board of Education for Illinois?
Since all of this is happening because of budget cuts and state not paying back what they owe to school districts. This just makes me wonder--will I get a job? Will the district be financially stable? Most first year teachers already make close to nothing so how much worse can this get for me? Just two days ago a law was passed that now teachers need to work until they're 67 in order to get full benefits when they retire. 67?! Are you effing kidding me? That means I'll be working in the school systems for 45 years before I can retire. That's so overwhelming to me right now. AH.
And on the emotional home front it's been kinda messy. BF is leaving for his tour in a few weeks and will be gone for 2 months with boys that make him act not so nice. I can't tell him not to go but it super sucks. I'm worried about how he's going to be acting while he's gone but he's not even gone yet! I don't like the person who he is when he's with "the guys" but I can't really figure out what/why that is. He just becomes a different person--I can't describe it. Hopefully it won't happen again but you never know.
And he's missing our two year anniversary. Last year he almost missed my birthday. I don't want to make it all about me but that really sucks. It all makes me feel a whole lot less important than I should be. Is this even worth being upset over? Probably not but since it really hurts me I think it should be something taken into consideration. Now, I'll shut up and stop being a whiny bitch.
Summer is coming soon. I hate summer. I hate sweating. But I do love baseball! :) Hopefully I'll get to see a few games with my step dad, cousin, and a few other people this summer. I definitely won't make the 23 games like I did last summer but I can sure try.
Anyone out in cyber space have good Mothers/Fathers Day gifts that are simple and cheap? I'm broke but I want to do something nice for my parents. Get at me.
Peace. (I've always wanted to end something like this)
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