Student: "How do I know which teacher to pick?" Me: "... ... Well, if you know of the teacher and know that they're good, you pick them. If not, you just choose one and meet them when class starts."
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The List From Forever Ago (Day 29): Favorite Foods 1. Anything chocolate 2. Mostly anything Italian (pasta) 3. Mostly anything Mexican ---------- The Other List From Forever Ago (Day 30): Today's To Do List The day's over, but here's what I did today: 1. Had my interview 2. Ate lunch with my colleagues 3. Worked a little And tonight I'm... 1. Going tanning 2. Eating dinner 3. Watching How I Met Your Mother 4. Being happy that my interview is over 5. Sleeeeeping
In the midst of my crazy night as I'm putting the finishing touches on my presentations for tomorrow's interviews, I caught a glimpse of my own smile in the mirror and I noticed how pretty and straight my teeth are. Thanks Mom and Dad, for my pretty, straight teeth (or really... three years of expensive braces).
Sadly, I'm going to be a few days behind on my 30 Days of Lists list. Tonight I'm trying to clean up the Turner's house because they return tomorrow afternoon/evening. The air conditioning isn't working at their house right now (it's just a toasty 82 degrees in here), so I'm waiting on the Bratcher man to come fix it. There's no way I could sleep here tonight if it's not fixed. The basement is even hot; the upstairs bedroom that I sleep in that has two windows facing south and west (with sun just blaring in all day) is just miserable right now. I'm also trying to work on my presentations for Friday, but my concentration is lacking due to being warm and feeling like I have a lot of other things to be doing. (So what do I do when I feel like I have a lot to be doing? I procrastinate. Counterproductive, right?) I talked to Cecilia today about my interview and she reassured me that there's no reason why I won't be picked and that I shouldn&
"'Good enough' is a divine concept." My former supervisor at Advocate BroMenn, Bill, left this comment on a facebook status update of a former chaplain colleague. I had heard other former colleagues say this phrase before about being a "good enough" chaplain and I was always intrigued by the idea. I'm not sure how "good enough" translates into other types of work. I would venture to say that being "good enough" is looked down upon in every other profession. We always have to be above and beyond the norm or the expected. I cannot be "good enough" in my interview. I cannot be just "good enough" at my job. I have to outshine all the others... at least for now. I think we are all raised to think that "good enough" is not good enough. That makes no sense, but at the same time, it does. "Good enough" is not actually enough unless it is better than others. I guess in chaplain-world, there is no com
Today's List (Day 28): Vacations To Take My favorite thing to think about. Of course we have to go back to Las Vegas. Niagara Falls is on the list. I'd like to go to Atlanta (Marietta) to visit my brother if he doesn't move back soon. Playa del Carmen, because Philip's parents are always trying to go. Hawaii, just because we have to, right? And back to England to show Cambridge to everyone I love and to stay at the Lake District, because it's gorgeous.
Today has felt really long, even though I slept past 11:00. It was so nice to sleep in at my own house and in my own bed. I felt guilty for sleeping at home this weekend, but I just needed to be in my own space for more than an hour. I spent the majority of today here and I'm sure the animals are happier, even though all they do is sit and lay around. They're always near me, though. :) I worked on my advising philosophy off and on today. I wish that I could've gotten more done, but it's actually a lot more complicated than I thought it would be. I feel like I have a lot to say, but putting it all together cohesively has been the challenge. I'm such a stickler for having things flow and make sense in a sequential way. It'll all come together. I have a few things going on this week after work that will give me less time to work on this stuff, which makes me nervous, but I'm not too worried about it. Right now I'm actually not even all that nervous for Fr
Today's List (Day 27): Lessons Learned A lot. Here are a few... 1) Don't take people for granted. You never know when they'll be taken from you. 2) Realize you are lucky no matter what you have or don't have. 3) Take a look around once in a while. All things have beauty. 4) Life is what you make it. Attitude and choices are everything. 5) Be open-minded and embrace the gray area because little in life is cut and dry.
I've loved this song for a long time. It's from the movie A Walk to Remember . It sort of reminds me of my mom because she loved it. Mandy Moore sings it in the movie, but I like this version too. Switchfoot originally performed it. I'm trying to teach myself how to play it on piano while I'm here housesitting. I have like 16 counts done haha. Just listening to it a lot tonight and loving it and thought I would share.
Today's List (Day 26): Books I'd Like to Read This Year There are a lot of books that I bought from Amazon last year that I still haven't gotten to. I had asked for suggestions from friends and I'm currently working on this one: I can't get into it and I hate putting down books and starting others. I have a lot of books that I would like to read again, like Eat Pray Love (for about the fourth time), the Harry Potters, and Commitment (another book by the author of Eat Pray Love ). Add to that all of the other books that I have from last year and I have plenty of things to work on. I think I'm choosing not to read because I'm still savoring the fact that I don't have to. I did a lot of reading in grad school and am glad to not do it anymore, even though I can now choose to read what I want. We'll see if in the next few months I feel like not watching tv and movies.
These two presentations for my interview are reminding me of homework and I'm not liking the feeling. This time next week I'm going to be fa-reaking out. Tomorrow night I'm going to see Harry Potter with five of my colleagues from Heartland and Becky. I'm sooooo excited. I just got done watching two hours on the Biography channel about the actors and special effects in the movies. It was actually really interesting. I'm totally going to cry at this movie and it's going to be silly, but I just love it so much! Stay tuned for a review...
Today's List (Day 24): I Make Lists For... I'm actually not much of a list-maker. About mid-semester in grad school I would make a list of all the homework, papers, and projects I still had left to finish. Around the holidays I will write down what all I have purchased for people for gifts just because I think it's fun to keep track of that. Now, though... don't really do lists. I am super organized in other ways, though. My personal calendar has to be updated at the very moment I make an appointment or have plans to do something. This is mostly because I would absolutely forget if I don't write it down. That's it, though, for today's list about lists. Until tomorrow...
Welp, the suspense is over. I know what the topics of my presentation and idea pitch will be for the interview at Heartland. My "short" presentation (10-15 minutes) will be on my academic advising philosophy. She included a lot of good prompting questions with things to consider when talking about it, so I think it'll be fairly easy. Well, not easy . I think it'll be easy to come up with ideas about things to say, since it's about myself. Putting it all into a cohesive presentation will be challenging and the actual delivery will, of course, be nerve racking. The idea pitch portion is about the Heartland GPS program that's starting up. I basically have to come up with ideas about the program and talk about how I would make it successful. Again, she gave lots of good background information on what they want the program to achieve, so I think it'll be okay coming up with the ideas for it. This part, though, is supposed to commence for 40 minutes, so I
Today's List (Day 23): Guilty Pleasures I'm not really sure if I have any guilty pleasures besides gorging myself on chocolate all of the time. Also I guess lately it's been looking at wedding-related things on the internetz. I don't talk about it much, but I'm also semi-obsessed with the Royals. Oh... to be Kate Middleton.
Yesterday's List (Day 21): Things To Do This Fall The list actually said "Things to Do This Spring," but since spring is so far and I haven't even thought about it, I'm doing fall instead. Visit Starved Rock and see this waterfall. Go to a Blues game and spend some time in St. Louis. Get back into an exercise routine / work out with Arnold. -------------------- Today's List (Day 22): Today I Saw... My kitty, who wanted a lot of love and clearly misses me. My dad, very briefly. An angry parent that was bullshitting me in order to get her way. (Didn't work.) Grateful, nice students. A lot of grateful, nice students. Myself, becoming frustrated. A dark sky and rain.
Today's List (Day 19): Recipes I Want to Try Before Pinterest, I would have no idea what to include in this list, because I'm not one to peruse the internet in search of recipes to try (or actually try them). To date, I have pinned 36 recipes on my "Food" board on Pinterest, but here are the ones I will most definitely try when I have a proper kitchen, proper utensils, and someone to share the meals with. Enchilada lasagna Mexican Dorito casserole Crock Pot Taco Chili Dr. Pepper Barbecue Sauce Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese Slow Cooker Cheesy Potato Soup 30 Minute Crusty Baguettes Pioneer Woman's Perfect Iced Coffee Chocolate Pecan Bars Butterbeer Red Velvet Brownies with White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Oreo Brownie Trifle
Today's List (Day 18): Road Trip Must-Haves I've, sadly, never been on a "real" road trip. Two summers ago, we (my aunt and family friends, Pam and Donna) drove down to Alabama to leave for a cruise. We stopped in Mississippi on the way down and in Memphis on the way up. I guess that was sort of a road trip. Someday I would love to have three good, full weeks of vacation and drive to Yellowstone or California, but that probably won't happen for years. In any case, this is what I need on a road trip. Gotta bring my iPod for good music. New magazines... Nothing passes the time like looking at fashion and reading interesting information. Good, thick books. Snackies to keep your mouth occupied. :) This makes me want to go on vacation! *sigh* Maybe someday...
Today's List (Day 17): Words That Are Hard to Spell Hmm... As I've mentioned before, I'm a pretty good speller. There is one word that is difficult for me to spell, but I can't remember it right now, even though I think, "That's tricky," every time I come across it. Sorry my list entries are lame lately! -------------------- So... my interview with Heartland is scheduled. It's the 22nd and it's a little over a half day (8:15 am - 1:30 pm) and includes meeting with Cecilia, meeting with President Goben, meeting with the search committee, giving a presentation, giving an "idea pitch," and having lunch with everyone. It seems like a lot, but Cecilia said it's "pretty low-key." Maybe for me it will seem a little less stressful, but I don't know. It depends on what topic they want me to talk about for the presentation, because I'm worried about it. I just can't wait until it's over. Either way--I just
Monday's List (Day 14): What I Love About Philip So many things, but I will limit myself to 10. This is an easy list to come up with! These things are going to get a little sappy, so brace yourself. I love that he's a hard worker. I love that his eyes get crinkley and his dimples come out when he smiles. I love that he is proud of me and of our relationship. I love his strong shoulders and back. I love that he always wants to spend time with me and never gets tired of me. (Not yet, at least. Or he's good at hiding it.) I love that we have a lot of the same morals, values, and viewpoints. I love that he has style. I love that he loves me! I love that he is just a straight-up, good guy. I love that he's my best friend and my partner in crime. :) Yesterday's List (Day 15): Shopping List Welp, I'm housesitting, so lately I've been eating their food and getting take-out quite a bit. Today I thought to myself that I do need to
Today's List (Day 13): DIYs I Want to Try I guess my answers have been kind of lame lately, but I'm honestly not really a DIY type of person. I suppose I might be someday when I'm bored and feel the need to work on a project for fun or if I have wedding-related things that I feel I could create cheaper than I could buy. There are a lot of things on Pinterest that look fun and easy to do, but there's no reason for me to do those things right now and I really have no interest in doing them either. I'll get back to you on this one with a great answer! -------------------- Gosh, I hope tomorrow is fun. I just love the 4th of July and the past two years I've missed the festivities because I've been out of the country. (First world problems, right?) I've just really missed the fireworks and I'm looking forward to them! I'm housesitting and animalsitting for the next three weeks for the Turner's. This is the longest period of time I
Today's List (Day 12): Weekly Rituals I don't really have anything that I do every week religiously. I'm finally getting into a routine at work and am realizing that I have time to actually do things in the evening, but pretty much I go home after work and watch tv. The evening seems to go so quickly that I can't believe it's already 9:00 and then 10:00 and then it's soon time to get ready to go to sleep. On the weekends I generally see my boyfriend and we struggle to find something to do. Though I am a planner, I'm not sure if I'm really a fan of routine. I like to change things up quite a bit. I must say, though, that I do look forward to having a workout ritual once the fitness center at Heartland is open more hours.
Today's List (Day 11): Date Night Ideas Date night used to be so fun, so if we could do it up old school, I'd be so happy! When we live together, though, date night will probably be How I Met Your Mother marathons. Maybe during hockey season we could frequent Rivermen games. Free tix and food, for sure! Drive-in movies would be fun during the summer. And rollerblading when the weather is ideal, but only if we can wear those shorts.