Thursday Thoughts - What's New With Me

If I had been on top of my shit you would have had a post from me every single day last week.  You also would have had one on Monday.  But life is a thing and last week included the end of the school year, packing up my apartment, moving all of my stuff into storage, & driving 1100 miles between Texas & Minnesota.  So instead you got 1 post, Monday Morning Coffee Vol 13.

That's not to say I didn't have posts drafted, because I did.  I had one drafted for every single day of the week.  Posts I started but never finished included:

-7 Years of Teaching

-What's Up Wednesday

-Summer Goals

-Friday Favorites

-Monday Morning Coffee Vol 14

Now of course if everything goes according to schedule MMC V. 14 will be popping up this coming Monday, but the rest, they probably won't get their own posts.  Well maybe I'll get it together & What's Up Wednesday will make an appearance at the end of this month, I've been saying that for a couple of months though & haven't actually posted one since March.

So instead of individual posts, here are some random thoughts & what I've been up to recently.

**I mentioned it about a week & a half ago, but I had a phone interview for a new job.  The interview was for an 11th grade US History teaching position at a newer high school down near Houston, WITHOUT coaching!  The interview happened on Wednesday May 29th at 9 am.  2 days later while I was somewhere in Missouri I got a call saying that they were still playing phone tag with my assistant principal, & it had to be approved by the board, but they'd like to offer me the position.  Monday morning I got an email from HR saying that I was officially being recommended to the board for employment.  So sometime next week I should be able to officially do my paperwork.**

**Besides family, I have told very few people about this, and other than my assistant principal & athletic coordinator at my current job, only 2 other people I work with even know that I interviewed.  Even though the job is basically mine, I don't want to make a deal about it or tell anyone until it's official.  AKA most people don't know that when I go back to Texas in July I won't be returning to my current job, and won't even be returning to the Dallas-Fort Worth area.  So if you're reading this & know me in real life... surprise!**

**I finished Blue Highways & started listening to Where The Crawdads Sing on Audible**

**I chopped my hair off.  I've only been saying I was going to since November**

**Nash & I spent 2 days driving from Texas to Minnesota, with a stop in Wichita, KS.  Since being back in Minnesota we've been enjoying the nice weather & being in the country.  This is the life we were meant for**

**I've been trying to find a roommate, & a place to live for when I move back down to Texas next month.  I'm fairly certain I've found a roommate, but I'm still looking for a place.  Fingers crossed it all comes together!  I've been looking at houses because a)I want a yard for Nash b)I'm tired of sharing apartment walls with other people & c)a 2 bed 2 bath house is less per month than a 2 bed 2 bath apartment**

**I am in need of a new laptop, or will be very shortly.  My personal laptop conveniently died about the time I started my current job in which I got a work laptop.  However, the second I resign from my current job, which will have to be before July 1, I'm going to have to surrender the only laptop I've been using for the past 2 years...  Sooo I have to get a new one ASAP**

Linking up with Kristen.

Running Through My Mind

I can feel myself falling off the blogging bandwagon again.  The only post I had for this week was Monday's weekend recap.  I wasn't going to blog today, & I'm still not sure about tomorrow, but then I thought that the longer I didn't blog the harder it would be to start up again.  Plus, I had a goal of writing 50 posts for one of my spring goals & this is only post 27.  

So here are some random thoughts that have been running through my mind because it's Thursday & that's what people do on Thursdays...

-I finally went on a date for the first time in 5 months & I'm really starting to think that maybe being the single one is just my thing.

-Do you ever just need to get out of town for a bit?  That's where I'm at right now.  I don't really care where I go, or even for how long, I just need to get away

-When I started coaching my goal was never to become a head coach.  However after being the interim head coach pretty much this entire season, I do kind of want to work towards that.

-I had to start putting Nash back in a crate when I go to work because he tore up more carpet & I wanted to cry that first day I walked out of the house with him in a crate because I felt so bad taking away his free reign of the house.

-I have a gif downloaded on my phone for each day until the end of softball season to send to one of the other coaches.  4 more days people, 2 games & 2 days of practice.

-I have basically checked out of the school year.... we have 30 days left & yet the content that needs to be taught before finals has essentially ended...  There is nothing left to be taught so now it's a month of "hey kids, I know you're beyond ready for summer & we aren't learning anything new, but you have to do all of these big projects so we're not just sitting here for a month."

-Now that it's warm & sunny more often than not, I just want to be drinking on patios at all times.

Coffee Date Vol. 1

I've never done a coffee date/chat post before, & I honestly didn't originally plan on doing one today.  But then I had thoughts so I figured what better way to get them out than with a little "Thursday Thoughts" meets "Coffee Date/Chat" post.

So here goes.

If we met for coffee I would tell you that the countdown is on until the end of the year.  49, there are 49 more days left of the school year.  I truly have enjoyed working for this school district more than any other, but I am still beyond ready for this year to end.

I would also tell you that I intend to get my real estate license by the end of summer.  This is something that I have considered in the past, pretty much since my first or second year of teaching actually, but I have never done anything about it.  After year 10 I want to get out of education & I need to start working on a solid back-up plan.  Enter real estate.  I figure that gives me 4 years to get my license, work at it part-time, get good at it, & then leave education.  ...or I could wind up finding out that education really is where I want to be after trying another career path.

I would casually bring up that I met a boy I kind of like and am curious to see where it could go.

Before I started overthinking too much about the previous piece of information I would tell you that I am ready for the softball season to end because the long hours, lack of wins, & apparent lack of caring about said losses by the players makes it really hard for me to want to spend the extra 12+ hours a week there.  (We're 0-4 so far in district with a total of 8 runs... while the other 4 teams have a combined 92 runs against us.  It hurt just to type that...)

I would get super excited about the fact that the weather seems to be finally warming up at least more consistently if not for good.

I would probably show you a dozen pictures of Nash because gosh darn it he is so cute & even though he pisses me off sometimes, he's my little buddy.

Random Thursday: Favorite Things To Do In The Fall

 

 

1. Drinking hot chocolate

 

2. Taking pictures of fall leaves

 

3. Getting to wear sweaters

 

4. Making delicious soups

 

Random Thursday: Random Facts That Blew My Mind

 

 

 

 

 

Random Thursday: Things That Help Me Relax

 

 

1. Music

Parmalee "Carolina"

 

2. Driving

Spring Break 2009

 

3. A Drink

Fall Bonfire 2010

 

4. Reading

I am in love with this book.  I need to read his newest one.

 

5. Napping

Nothing recharges you like a good ol nap.

 

 

Random Thursday: Where Do You Like To Go On Vacation

 

 

1. Colorado

 

2. Charleston, SC

 

3. Northern MN

 

4. NOLA

 

5. Austin, TX

 

Random Thursday: 5 Things On Your Bucket List

 

 

 

These come from my current 101 in 1001 which expires in June of 2015.

 

1. Throw a dart at a map & go.

 

2. Have 30% of my student loans paid off.

 

3. Sleep in the bed of a truck under the stars.

 

4. Learn to speak Spanish.

 

5. Be a part of a flash mob.