It's Been Awhile

Remember on August 1st when I shared my goals & one of them was to blog every single day in August & then I didn't blog again until right now...

I actually didn't really complete any of those goals.  I'm also only really back because Jess sent me a message the other day on Instagram & told me I had to write an update lol.

I had set the following goals for August:

1. Start Transform20 again
Instead I cancelled my Beachbody On Demand altogether...

2. Get through 2 grad school classes
I also quit grad school... not only was I set back because of being in a new district & not having any data, I also realized just how much I actually hate teaching & have no desire to work on a degree that will only get me further in teaching...

3. Blog every day

4. Get my new apartment set up
I did do this one!

5. Get my new classroom set up
I found out the very next day that I wasn't actually going to be teaching US History but instead 9th grade World Geography so my theme & joy went right out the window... if you've read any of my posts about teaching you know just how much I HATE teaching 9th grade world geo...

6. No fast food
7. Meal plan/prep each week
8. Track spending
9. Restart a gratitude journal

10. Find a new hobby

I didn't really find a new hobby but pretty much right after I moved into my apartment I got myself a boyfriend & a group of friends to hang out with all the time sooo same difference.

Because it's been nearly 2 months since I last posted a blog post, it's also been 2 months since I last did a Currently post.  So what better, and easier, way to update ya'll on what I've been up to.

Accomplishing getting rid of things that no longer matter to me & are/were causing stress.

Buying mostly food...

Day Dreaming about no longer being a teacher.  Ya'll it's bad.  My new district isn't even bad.  I have been thinking about getting out of education for awhile but this year has just shown me just how much I actually dislike being a teacher.  I've been looking at non-teaching jobs since about day 18 of this school year...

Drinking lots of water

Eating "like a king" according to my roommate.  Mostly because I cook for Danny & I every night to every other night.  And because I have someone else to cook for rather than just myself, I put more of an effort into it.  This week for example I've made both pulled pork stuffed poblano peppers & pulled pork nachos.

Enjoying that my drive to work is now only 35 min instead of over an hour

Feeling grateful

Knowing that everything happens for a reason.  If you all remember, all the way up until about July 23 I was still holding out hope that I would get a teaching job in Minnesota & I wouldn't have to move back to Texas.  Ya'll I sobbed when I realized I was moving back to Texas.  I got ready to start my grad school classes August 1st so that I could finish by the end of January & be able to apply for jobs back in Minnesota.  But then I did move back to Texas & 4 days after I moved into my apartment I met Danny & we have basically been inseparable since.  He is everything I wanted & didn't know I needed.

Listening to a lot of Chris Young

Looking at Indeed.com pretty much daily.  If I was offered a job today that paid me at least what I'm making right now I would walk away tomorrow & not even feel bad...

Loving Danny

Making lots of new to me recipes

Needing a long break from work... and it's only the end of week 5.  Luckily there is a 4 day weekend coming up in October!

Waiting impatiently for next weekend when Danny & I are going out of town together for the first time for a wedding.

Wanting to get my refund from school so that I can pay off some debt.

Wearing a lot of dresses.  I'm still refusing to wear dress pants so that means I wear dresses 3 days a week to work & jeans the 2 days I'm allowed to wear jeans.  As soon as I get home though I'm in yoga pants & a tank top.

Wondering what kind of job I could get that would pay me at least the same amount that I am making now as a teacher but doesn't require a master's degree & I could preferably do from home at least some of the time.