Many of you already know that I've been working on being a teacher. This has been a long journey and I am pleased to say that I am very near having a California Teaching Credential. There have been a few hiccups on the way to my credential, but it's almost my turn.
Let me just say. The credential program was hard. Really, really hard. For the first semester, I taught fourth grade Monday through Wednesday, and took graduate courses on Thursday and Friday. Busy, busy, busy. For the second semester, I taught Kindergarten Monday through Friday, and took graduate courses at night. I'll admist. First semester was a breeze. Second semester nearly killed me. Don't get me wrong. I loved teaching kindergarten, but when you combine a full teaching schedule with night classes... I was not a happy camper. But while I know that it was totally worth it, there were moments where I honestly didn't think I'd make it through.
Second semester was hard, PACT was hard, and RICA was hard, but in the end, it all pulled me towards my goal of finally having my own classroom. I want my own classroom so badly. I didn't realize this until recently. There was a time when I thought about changing my goals. There was a time when I was discouraged and just wanted to take the easy road. I know that's a very bad habit, but I was tired, I was discouraged, I was defeated. However, I have a handful of mottos that I live by...
Personal Motto #1: Fake it until you make it. I am by no means perfect. I know what I am capable of and have had to fake my abilities in order to be given a chance to prove that I can do it. Sometimes in life, you might have to fake it until you prove to others that you can do it. Personal Motto #2: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. This is oh so true. If things are easy, they are not worth doing for a long period of time. Doing those hard, difficult challenging things push you to be a better person, push you to be a hard worker and instill many admirable qualities. Personal Motto #3: One Foot Other Foot. My grandpa used to say this all the time. It's just a reminder to take things one step at a time. slowly but surely. One foot other foot gets the job done. It's a great thing to remember when the road seems long and harsh. Just take it one step at a time. Personal Motto #4: If it doesn't scare you, It's probably too easy. Okay. I'll be the first to admit that sometimes easy is not a bad thing. But if you are always taking the easy road, you are not challenging yourself. You are not stretching and growing, you are not evolving. It's important to provide challenge and change in your life, or it just gets boring. You become complacent.
I sat down and thought about the path I was on, and I knew that I had made good choices. I was constantly being challenged and for a moment, that terrified me. Constant challenge is hard. It's hard work, but in the end it is so very worth it....
I find myself excited for the future. I still don't know what's in store, but I know that I am ready for the challenges that life will throw at me. Hopefully a classroom, but at this point, I'm ready to accept whatever is tossed my way.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Polyvore, Pinterest and Procrastination
This edition is all about my three favorite P's.
Polyvore, Pinterest and Procrastination.
(the first two are excellent ways to accomplish the third.)
If you haven't heard, there is a wonderful new way to waste your time and make collections of stuff you love. It is called Pinterest. The best new little time-waster on the internet. Polyvore, like Pinterest is an excellent time waster, only on Polyvore, you make collections of clothes, housewares, architecture and such and can then post them to Pinterest.
I am a self professed Pinterest addict! I can't get enough of pinning fabulous things, ideas and recipes to my many pinboards. Pinterest is not only a fabulous place to create fabulous collections, but it is a fabulous waste of time. While on pinterest I can collect hoards and hoards of wonderful things to create while also collecting wonderful recipes I would love to create, but without ever creating anything, or making progress on any projects. If my closet, or my craft room were anything like they are on pinterest I would be a very happy girl.
That brings me to the next P. Polyvore. I stumbled upon Polyvore while pinning on Pinterest. (See, my three favorite P's are all connected in a gigantic web of fabulously wasted time.) Polyvore is magnificent. I can create outfits, and collections of outfits, or things I would want to wear and pretend that my closet is vast and expansive when in reality it is not. I love Polyvore.
Finally Procrastination. This has always been a favored pastime. I have spent many hours in the pursuit of procrastination perfection, and I will admit that I am an expert in the subtle art that is procrastination. It takes time to master the craft of procrastination. It also takes time to master the craft of catching up and accomplishing the task you were using procrastination to avoid. I have never let a task fail because of my procrastination, but instead I get the task done, while also finding wonderful new ways of wasting time.
As we speak I am procrastinating. I'll bet you thought I actually sat down to write this post. That my friends, would be wrong. I sat down because I have homework to write, things to read, and online classes to pay attention to, but after having spent a few hours already today on both Pinterest and Polyvore, and now writing not one, but TWO blog entries, I have successfully wasted much of this wonderful wednesday on procrastination.
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