1st Job Interview

So, it finally happened. After all the resumes I've been sending out among like 6 different school systems I FINALLY got a call do to an interview at a school in Shelby. I was super stoked but just a smidge nervous. But after lots of prayer, preparation and getting some advice from a bestie I headed down there ready to wow them. And I must say that I did. I walked out of there with such huge confidence that I beasted that interview and they loved me!! Now it's all just a waiting game to see if I get a call back for a follow up interview. The school secretary was so kind as to let me know that they had interview over 40 people for the 1 5th grade position. That's crazy! So with me being interviewer number 46 I just hope that they hadn't found what they were looking for yet with candidates 1-45 and hopefully they see what they want in a teacher out of me.

But while I'm waiting I'm still going to be applying for jobs elsewhere. Catawba County finally posted its openings, to which there's only 3, 2 4th grades and a 1 5th, so I'm hoping God blesses me and I find some favor and can snag a job before the 2nd week in July. That is my prayer. That way I can start preparing for what I'll need.

Yoga

Fitness update!

I've discovered that I have Fit TV. I found this program called Namaste Yoga and every time it comes on I work out alongside the girls on TV or I DVR it so I can do it when I'm off work. I can feel it working my muscles. I looked in the mirror today and saw that my upper abs were beginning to show through underneath my stomach fat lol. And that was without me flexing anything. I felt pretty accomplished.

I also did this amazing cardio workout on Fit TV. Inspired by Bollywood Dance. Man, let me tell you was I ever sweating. But it felt so good to get my heart rate up. My goal is to workout everyday along to a program on Fit TV, whether its cardio, yoga or pilates. I can keep up with the TV for 30 minutes. Especially now that I'm starting to see results.

I put on a pair of jeans the other day and I didn't have to jump into them. They slid up a little easier. I haven't weighed myself officially, but I count that as progress.

There's also this gym downtown that I took a tour of. Has a yoga class on Mondays and a Zumba class on Saturdays that I'm interested in. It's a pretty cheap monthly membership of $39. Now I just have to gather the courage of going to a gym at regular intervals and working out by myself. 

My fitness goal for August, the start of a new school year where I will Lord willing be living and teaching in Winston-Salem, to have dropped a pants size. My pants size isn't that high as it is, but I want my toned, flexible body back. Not to mention I want to speed up my metabolism. For someone who loves to eat as much as I do. Physical exercise needs to be a regular component in my life.

Power Outage

I haven't written in a while and I was reminded of that today when I got a phone call from one of my good friends who said she enjoyed reading this. It helped her keep up with the news in my life since we were so far apart. That gives me new resolve to write.

So I was inspired today for a new piece of fiction. The power went out today because of a thunderstorm. It happens pretty frequently and generally comes back on again within a half hour. Today's outage time was about 2 hours. But what surprised me is that almost all of Newton's power was out. No grocery store, not CVS, no stoplights, no AC in the house. The power was out. But what surprised me during all of this was having to drive through a major 4 way intersection and people actually stopped, even though they might have had the right of way to let a few cars pass so that people who are not aggressive drivers could get to their destination. I was amazed. There still are kind people in this world.

Having the power out took me back to memories of summer camp last year. It was hot. There were no lights, no fans blowing and no AC. There were no sounds of TV commercials or gunshots on video games. It was quiet. Rather serene. It made me stop and think about live back in "olden" times when there was no electricity and plumbing. They survived it everyday while after 5 minutes of no AC and fan, I was complaining. It gave me inspiration to write a story about a the world 100s of years from now suffering from a statewide power outage. Who would survive and who wouldn't? What dirty traits would being without the usual comforts of life bring out of people. It's an interesting thought and we'll see how it goes. I'll have to log it into my idea book.

Throb, throb, throb

So I've been subbing for the last 5 days straight and I still have another 8 to go till the school year is over, plus I'm working part time at HDD in the evenings 3-4 nights a week. My schedule is super jam packed and I think my body is getting a little exhausted. Who would've thought that I would get so unaccustomed to going to waking up early and going to teach every morning since I ended my student teaching about a month ago. I've had a pesky lil cough that's trying to take root in my body and an intense headache for a solid two days! Oh I'm miserable. What's worse than being sick, is being sick and having to teach. I just want to curl up into a ball and sleep. Too bad sleep doesn't even come easily for me these days. I lay in bed tossing and turning for an hour and then I sleep so light it's like I'm in a state of semi-consciousness. And I'm so tired that when I do have a moment of down time I just plop down on the couch or in front of my computer when I need to be on the Wii working out or taking a walk through the neighborhood. I'm so slack these days and it's ridiculous. Can it be June 11th yet? Then summer vacation really begins...