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Sinking Feeling in (W)hole
I’m feeling blah. Desperate. Sad. Lonely. Piteous. I need a new start. I need a new house, a new life, a new job (CAREER) and a new significant other, and a new everything. You Know Who has bee ...
Unpolished. in (W)hole
I had a very strange afternoon. On Tuesday, I went for a job interview at PHH, which is a residential treatment facility for teens with a history of trauma or abuse. They were advertising for an ...
Could cry... in (W)hole
I could cry. Milo just went to his check up with his psychologist / behavioral specialist who diagnosed his ADHD and prescribes his meds... he watched Milo being horribly defiant and told me basi...
Catching the WRONG kind of breaks... in (W)hole
Holy frijoles. So. Yesterday was horrifying. I only had Scarlet for a couple of hours in the morning, she left around 12:30, and I got Milo down for a nap around 1, and then I took Isaac and Ka...
No Jobs For Meeeeeeee in (W)hole
Welp. That's all there is to say about that. There's one last interview that I haven't heard back about, the K/1 position at Arctic Light, which is the school on the army base here. I did that in...
No News Is... in (W)hole
....NOTTTTTTTTTTTTT good news in this situation. I'm waiting and waiting to hear back from either of the schools I interviewed with last week. I sent follow-up emails to both principals, thanking...
Interviewed in (W)hole
Phew, okay. I've got three interviews under my belt. It seems like such a crazy, grown up world to be living in, where I go to interviews for CAREERS with other people who I really appreciate and...
Drowning the bad news in good news? in (W)hole
So, I interviewed pretty well for Watershed, but I fumbled on a really important question. Something that I didn't know about Watershed is that they don't follow the district's reading program. T...
Oh MY! It's ME! in (W)hole
Today, during my post-nap time lull, I got a phone call from the school district. I saw and recognized the number on my phone, and I answered right away, hopeful that this was relevant to my appl...
I feel like this summer is breezing by.. way too quickly. WAAAY too quickly. I got 5 rejection letters from the school district. One for the position I wanted at Denali, the 3 openings at Anne ...
Getting it together. in (W)hole
Alright. I've got my head screwed on tight, I'm getting my shit together and acting more like a human. I have applied for 4 more (brand new, recently posted) job openings with the school distric...
More Pity Party... in (W)hole
Feel free to ignore this. lol I spent all day looking at Teachers Pay Teachers and downloading materials and resources for my future classroom. I'm focusing on K-3 (primary grades), since I real...
State VS. Me in (W)hole
I'm beginning to feel that the State Education Department has something against me, personally. I sent out my huge, complicated, multiple-steps-long application for my teaching certificate/licens...
Terrible Threes. in (W)hole
I hashtagged an argument with Milo on FB as "Terrible3s" and it got me to thinking... I'm not sure I believe in "the Terrible Twos!" or "the Terrible Threes!" etc... any toddler can be difficul...
So many lunches in (W)hole
I just made lunch for the zoo animals here ;) Scarlet and Summer brought left over pizza, chicken alfredo, and corn on the cob. Lots of reheating there. I had to cut up Scarlet's into little bite...
Happy Place in (W)hole
Okay, so, everyone has a happy place, right? The place you go to when you need to cry, you want to be alone, you want to read in peace, the place you go to when you're upset and need to escape, e...
Are you KiDdInG? in (W)hole
Yanno, I don't know if it's because I live in Alaska, or because of the luck I've had, but I have NEVER experienced any prejudice against breastfeeding in my entire life. I see people post things...
Too many cough drops in (W)hole
So, Milo thinks he's helping me (I have strep and pharyngitis/laryngitis? my discharge papers list all three...) by shoving every single cough drop in the bag into my mouth at once. TOO MENTHOLAT...
Primarily... in (W)hole
I just applied online this morning for a WHOLE bunch of open teaching positions in our school district. Pray for me. If you are the hoping/praying type in ANY way, please mention or think of me....
It's just a good word. I like it. I feel like I've been wanting to write more and more here, because a.) It's cathartic. b.) There are more and more people on my facebook feed that I don't want t...
Just Us, Plus in (W)hole
So- first off- Milo had his first dose of Dexedrine this morning. It's the oldest stimulant med used to treat ADHD, and it's approved for kids 3 and up... so lets hope this helps, because we're k...
Worry wart in (W)hole
Man, I'm starting to have little panic attacks about the fall. So far there are NO positions for teachers posted for our school district... good thing that's what my degree is for. FABULOUS. Half...
Babysitting City in (W)hole
Since Milo got kicked out of daycare, I decided to look for a nanny position for the summer... I was hoping to work in someone else's house, but nothing worked out. So now, here I am, surrounded ...
So, I've been doing a lot of reading about ADHD since I finished my internship at Ladd and finished student teaching. I've been home more, and Milo has been having continuing difficulties. He fit...
With Laundry Upon Mine Feet in (W)hole
Im cozied up in my bed, feet warming under a pile of laundry, drinking a raspberry iced tea, and feeling pretty mellow. My feet and legs are killing me, but it's been a fairly chill day and I am ...
