How Do You Spell B-O-R-I-N-G?

I have all of my work done at school-work school that is. I still have 8 pages to go on my research paper and a handout to design. I sit in front of my computer most days and look for things to do. I have played Zuma, shopped, checked my bank balance, email, blogs etc. I'd love to watch tv shows, but my hearing is so bad that others in the office would know what I am doing and I'd feel guilty. Only a little over a month to go. I keep looking for reasons to skip work, or parts of days of work. Since I have to stay for a school board meeting tonight, I came in at 11:45. I got to knit, watch Brothers and Sisters on the computer, work on my research paper and do a little, very little housework b4 leaving. I know next year I'll wish I had these days back.

Movin' On

I am leaving my present job. I just can't force myself to do it any more. It's been a great 15 years, but I need to cut back on the hours I work and get something a little closer to home. I am very lucky that I have already found another job. I'll be only 6 miles away with a 10 minute commute! I'll have a combined 5th & 6th grade class of ESL students with a full time aide. I hope I enjoy it as much as I anticipate. I still need to finish my classes for certification. I'll be taking 2 classes this summer-one in June and one in July. Then in the fall, I'll take one more class and do my practicum and I'll have my certification. Boy, I work a lot!

What Happened to the Last 15 Years?

I got a job offer today from the local public school district for next school year as a 5&6th grade English as Second Language teacher. Yeah! Only trouble is that they don't want to put me any higher on the pay scale than a teacher with a master's degree and 4 years of experience! I don't think so. The human resources lady is to check with the superintendant and let me know on Monday if they can do any better than that. It would be a $10,000 salary decrease and I value my experience more than to accept that. ThinkPositive!