So, I was able to go back to work today after being sick for 4 days. I no like be sick :(
I went to work on Thursday morning after having been sick on Wednesday. I had a fever for like an hour, and a sore throat and a head ache. after a nap and some fresh soup made by my spectacularly wonderful boyfriend, I was feeling much better. Short lived. Thursday, I stupidly decided to go to work, and needless to say, afterward, I got really sick again, and went straight back to bed with a fever and the chills. I had to miss my class that night because I was too cold to get out of bed and too sweaty to be okay with people seeing me. And it's only the second week. There goes my one free skip :(
But Saturday I felt much better so I went to visit a friend for the day. I had hopped that getting away for a day would help me relieve stress and get a little better. It was a good time, but unfortunately my throat is still very sore, my cough is worse than ever, and my voice sounds like that of a demon.
But... The good news is, I have a job interview at an elementary school on Tuesday! :) I'm nervous though, only because I would really like to be fully healthy at my interview so I can make as good an impression as I can. Plus, I doubt they would want to hire a sweet looking girl with a demon voice. I really, really want to get this job. It's a temporary position as the principal's secretary, while her usual secretary takes a six month leave of absence.
I've already picked out my outfit; black pants and a red sweater so that I stick out and hopefully they remember me. Over all, I feel pretty confident about it. I just have a really good feeling concerning the whole matter.
But, when Tuesday comes, we shall see :)
Here is a blog I found from a secretary. it's mildly entertaining. enjoy. and wish me luck!
http://www.secretary4life.com/
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Beginning of the Semester Woes
So today was awesome-- not.
After signing up for all my classes this semester, I checked out my financial aide and for 16 credit hours I was only getting 300 dollars to cover my books. Not enough. So I called up Florida prepaid to find out why, and they said it was because I only had 14 hours left that they could cover. Right. So I dropped a class and am down to 13 hours (which really just means more summer classes, boo). But it seemed to solve the problem. I would then be getting 700 dollars back for books and such. So, I bought my books. $350. Not too bad. That meant $350 dollars in my pocket.
Well, apparently not.
So I got an email saying that I would be receiving 130 dollars back. What? I need way more than that. So I went down to financial aide as well as two other offices they sent me to figure out why. Instead of finding out why my financial aide was much less than I thought it would be, I found out even worse news. It turns out that prepaid gave me aide to cover 14 credit hours instead of 13 by mistake which means instead of getting money back, I actually owe the school money. Awesome.
It makes no sense, but that’s the deal.
I hate College.
p.s. Here is a blog I found that relates to money and financial stuff:
http://www.mymoneyblog.com/
After signing up for all my classes this semester, I checked out my financial aide and for 16 credit hours I was only getting 300 dollars to cover my books. Not enough. So I called up Florida prepaid to find out why, and they said it was because I only had 14 hours left that they could cover. Right. So I dropped a class and am down to 13 hours (which really just means more summer classes, boo). But it seemed to solve the problem. I would then be getting 700 dollars back for books and such. So, I bought my books. $350. Not too bad. That meant $350 dollars in my pocket.
Well, apparently not.
So I got an email saying that I would be receiving 130 dollars back. What? I need way more than that. So I went down to financial aide as well as two other offices they sent me to figure out why. Instead of finding out why my financial aide was much less than I thought it would be, I found out even worse news. It turns out that prepaid gave me aide to cover 14 credit hours instead of 13 by mistake which means instead of getting money back, I actually owe the school money. Awesome.
It makes no sense, but that’s the deal.
I hate College.
p.s. Here is a blog I found that relates to money and financial stuff:
http://www.mymoneyblog.com/
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Writing With a Purpose
I find that when I’m brainstorming and just trying so hard to figure something out or come up with an idea for something, the perfect idea never comes until after I go over everything and see what I’ve missed.
As I sat in front of my computer today staring at my first blog entry, I was thinking about where I am in life right now. I am a college student on the verge of graduation. That’s probably one of the hardest places to be, especially with this economy. And so, here is what I decided: I am going to blog about where I am in college and when I get to it, the graduation process and job hunting process. Its relatable and I think it could prove interesting. Lets find out…
Here is where I am right now.
I am in my last semester of college (excluding summer, because I do have to finish up some required summer hours after this semester) and if all goes accordingly to plan, I will be graduating in august of 2011, only a few months later than I had originally planned on graduating when I first started school.
My major - English. Emphasis on creative writing.
I originally started out as a psych major, but quickly came to find that it really wasn’t for me. After I dropped my third psych class I sat outside the psych building and just wondered what the heck I was going to do. I had thought long and hard in high school about what my major in college would be and I knew for so long that Psychology was what I was going to do. But I was wrong. Very wrong. I felt lost. There I was in my third semester of college, and I had no idea where I was going with my life. And you know what, I still really don’t know. I have a plan, but I don’t know that it will work out, and I cant assume that it will.
Writing has always been something that I’ve loved doing, but I never thought about trying to turn it into a career. It wasn’t until that night, sitting outside of the psych building that I realized I could do this, what I love. I may not be very good, and people may think that I have no mind to be writing, but I enjoy it, and for now it’s my college major. Whether or not I turn it into a career, I really don’t know.
So here I am, in my last semester as a creative writing major. I know I’ll be graduating soon, and I know that I probably wont be able to find a job right when I graduate, and I know that serving at an on campus restaurant with poor college students who don’t tip well isn’t gonna cut it. Plus I’m just plain sick of it. So, I am currently on the prowl for a new job. Right now I’m trying to find a secretarial job at a school so that I can get some experience working in the school system and have a more steady and better paying job until I can find a more permanent job after graduation. Hopefully as an English teacher, eventually.
And that’s it, that’s where I am right now. I’m trying to graduate and I’m trying to find a new job. The purpose of my blog is to tell everyone my story about how I get through this tough stage in life and maybe help some people out who are in the same place as me right now and in the future.
As I sat in front of my computer today staring at my first blog entry, I was thinking about where I am in life right now. I am a college student on the verge of graduation. That’s probably one of the hardest places to be, especially with this economy. And so, here is what I decided: I am going to blog about where I am in college and when I get to it, the graduation process and job hunting process. Its relatable and I think it could prove interesting. Lets find out…
Here is where I am right now.
I am in my last semester of college (excluding summer, because I do have to finish up some required summer hours after this semester) and if all goes accordingly to plan, I will be graduating in august of 2011, only a few months later than I had originally planned on graduating when I first started school.
My major - English. Emphasis on creative writing.
I originally started out as a psych major, but quickly came to find that it really wasn’t for me. After I dropped my third psych class I sat outside the psych building and just wondered what the heck I was going to do. I had thought long and hard in high school about what my major in college would be and I knew for so long that Psychology was what I was going to do. But I was wrong. Very wrong. I felt lost. There I was in my third semester of college, and I had no idea where I was going with my life. And you know what, I still really don’t know. I have a plan, but I don’t know that it will work out, and I cant assume that it will.
Writing has always been something that I’ve loved doing, but I never thought about trying to turn it into a career. It wasn’t until that night, sitting outside of the psych building that I realized I could do this, what I love. I may not be very good, and people may think that I have no mind to be writing, but I enjoy it, and for now it’s my college major. Whether or not I turn it into a career, I really don’t know.
So here I am, in my last semester as a creative writing major. I know I’ll be graduating soon, and I know that I probably wont be able to find a job right when I graduate, and I know that serving at an on campus restaurant with poor college students who don’t tip well isn’t gonna cut it. Plus I’m just plain sick of it. So, I am currently on the prowl for a new job. Right now I’m trying to find a secretarial job at a school so that I can get some experience working in the school system and have a more steady and better paying job until I can find a more permanent job after graduation. Hopefully as an English teacher, eventually.
And that’s it, that’s where I am right now. I’m trying to graduate and I’m trying to find a new job. The purpose of my blog is to tell everyone my story about how I get through this tough stage in life and maybe help some people out who are in the same place as me right now and in the future.
The Perfect Topic
For some reason I always seem to find myself sitting on the floor in my room staring at my computer screen and just wishing that I knew of a good blog to follow, or at least was interested in something enough to find a blog about it. Why is this? Because I really want to write a blog. But, how can I expect people to be interested in what I have to say if I don’t take the time to follow other people’s blogs, and take a look at what they have to say. I’m sure there are plenty of people out there with more interesting and more important things to say than I. So, here’s my new years resolution: I am going to start writing a blog of my own, as well as search other blogs as often as I can until I find one that I really like. I’ll link any that I find interesting to my blog so that I can help other people have their voice heard as well. This way, I can feel good about trying to get people to hear my voice, because I will be hearing other peoples voices and helping them be heard, which I already said.
Okay, so first things first, I suppose I need a topic for my blog. A person cant just blog on nonsense, there needs to be a purpose behind all the rambling. I just don’t quite know what mine is yet. I’ve considered a few things. One. Since I plan on reading other peoples blogs and sharing them with other people, I was thinking I could just blog about others people’s blogs, and just give my two cents on their topic. But then I thought, well that might get boring, especially since their blog is already talking about what they want to talk about. So here is my next idea. Idea number two. Being an English major in college, means I have a lot of lit classes, which means a lot of reading. So, I thought that maybe I could blog about the books I’m reading. That might be interesting for some people, but I don’t really know. Third. I am a server at a restaurant on a college campus, and it can get pretty crazy, and extremely frustrating. Perhaps blogging about the trials and tribulations of such a job would appeal to the masses. Who knows.
All I know is that I want to write a blog that people will want to read, and want to follow. I just need a topic. I need the right topic, the perfect topic. I Just don’t know what it is yet.
Okay, so first things first, I suppose I need a topic for my blog. A person cant just blog on nonsense, there needs to be a purpose behind all the rambling. I just don’t quite know what mine is yet. I’ve considered a few things. One. Since I plan on reading other peoples blogs and sharing them with other people, I was thinking I could just blog about others people’s blogs, and just give my two cents on their topic. But then I thought, well that might get boring, especially since their blog is already talking about what they want to talk about. So here is my next idea. Idea number two. Being an English major in college, means I have a lot of lit classes, which means a lot of reading. So, I thought that maybe I could blog about the books I’m reading. That might be interesting for some people, but I don’t really know. Third. I am a server at a restaurant on a college campus, and it can get pretty crazy, and extremely frustrating. Perhaps blogging about the trials and tribulations of such a job would appeal to the masses. Who knows.
All I know is that I want to write a blog that people will want to read, and want to follow. I just need a topic. I need the right topic, the perfect topic. I Just don’t know what it is yet.
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