Karrie's Blog: Rolling With the Punches!
A Year Has Passed
I just talked to a friend and realized that this BLOG still existed and it has been o so long since I have written anything. I have great news to anyone who actually reads this thing. I have a teaching contract with the Hamilton Wentworth Board of Education!! July 6th and I have a job already. It is truly exciting...yeehaw!The summer is going well but fast. I love my position with the city, my boss, and my staff are great. In the first three days there was a car accident, a broken-into box, a flat tire, an irate parent, an unfortunate circumstance with one of my staff, someone quitting and me convincing them not to, and for goodness sakes does anyone have glue!?! But I still love it and as long as I don't have to go to the hospital (knock on wood) I am happy.I will try to blog more frequently...post a comment if you are actually reading this!Ciao Amigos.
Working 8am - Midnight
Yes I was a madwoman. I spent the summer working two full-time jobs. So no, I have not fallen off the face of the earth. I am not sure if it was worth it. Ask me in a few weeks! I learned what it feels like to be a workaholic though. There is a sort of high to it sometimes. A feeling of accomplishment if you will. Then exhaustion hits, total burnout, and uhh waking up not knowing what time it is thinking you are late for work and it is 8pm not 8am. It has been an interesting summer to say the least.
Back to school in 3 days. Yes Teacher's College here I come! Look out. Still going to try and work full-time but we shall see how that goes. If anyone out there still reads this (though I have not been a faithful blogger) leave me a comment or be in touch as I do want to see people and start writing more regularly.
Later Blogger Dudes!
Fleeting Time
Some say time flies when you are having fun. I think that is a feeble explanation. Time is flying no matter what. The busier you are the more you may feel as though life is passing you by, especially if you are working a ridiculous amount as I am. I have come to realize however that whether happy or sad, working hard or merely roaming about without much purpose, time is still passing at the same rate. The moment is gone - never to return. The past isn't, and the future is present as soon as you bring it into consciousness. My life is flying by though I recall a time when I thought it was crawling. That is no longer, I have only now. I am in present form what matters. The future is now.
Ode To My Flag
Here's to England and there exceptional effort. Penalty shots is no way to lost a match. Here's to Neville, and to Rooney with his sore foot, he is still a hero to me. Down with rude Portugal fans that rip my flag off my car. Respect people's property people! I am peeved. All I can say now is go Netherlands! Frigin shoot outs suck though.
More later...
By the way vote next week!
Hockey Night in Dundas
I am sad that the Flames lost but that is the life of a sports team. Maybe if they played the last period like they played the last few minutes then they would have won! Wasting power plays is not how you win a hockey game. It would have been nice to see a Canadian team win the cup with the impending lockout just around the corner. Then Canada would have got the cup for two years!
Here are some new opinions that are not hockey related:
1. Shrek 2 = not that funny so don't waste your money
2. Most of the top contendors in American Idol cannot sing at all.
3. Customers that eat 3/4 of their steak and all their fries cannot then complain that it was not cooked to their liking and expect a free meal. (There is a pompous ass of a golfer that always gets his meals free because he whines - then I make no money).
Ok I am falling asleep writing this, therefore I bid you adieu.
The Best Years of My Life?
People say enjoy being young. Have fun while you can. Well... If working two jobs to attempt to pay off debt, and upcoming tuition is what I do in my prime then I hope the best is still yet to come! Honestly though, I am enjoying work so far. I am programming for a free summer rec program for a low-income housing complex in the north end of Hamilton. Sometimes it seems like life is on hold though until I can make enough money to be independent. I am not sure I like that idea but I guess it is neceassary. So I am sorry if I am busy this summer buy I would rather work then sit at home!
Thoughts from the black hole I call by brain...
It has been a tiresome week. Lots of issues from the past creeping up, topped up with some circumstantial and financial inconveniences is almost enough to make me scream. Yet I don't. I am calm as life goes on. Next week I will be working two full-time jobs. It is going to be hectic for a while until hours get sorted out and and the high school kids are available more. So please forgive me if I seem to fall off the face of the earth for a few weeks. But think of me and pray for strength, health, sleep, and endurance (oh and some sort of recreation in my life).
Things are difficult at home but I have come to accept that. Maybe I shouldn't but what choice do I have? The only one I have control over is me. I am far from perfect but I take itsy bitsy strides towards improving whether my family sees it or not. I love them and am thankful for the opportunities they have provided for me, and hopefully they will come to see me as somewhat of a success and as a person who has goals, dreams, and something to offer.
As I was sitting in my car this week in the rain, just listening to it (and some Dave Matthews...there is nothing like a little Dave in the rain) I started composing a few sentences. This is what I wrote...
Sometimes my faith seems scarce and seemingly nonexistent. Then comes the rain. The rain makes me think that God is crying. As God's heart breaks, the deluge begins splattering all my sin and the sin of others. Yet there is hope. My windshield wipers remind me of God's infinite forgiveness. Just as they monotonously perform the same task,God repeatedly and consistently forgives me without fail.
That's all and maybe it sounds juvenile or silly to some but it comforted me so I decided to share. Sharing is a good lesson.
