My Archives: March 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
I was searching through the Care.com job posts and thought that maybe I would try to get a full time job back home. I just started to help in the care of a little boy at ABC who is barely 3 months old, so I thought it would be good if I were to seek a babysitting position with another little one, just for the experience. :) I've found and applied to 3 so far, and the suspense is killing me. Anyone know of any other good websites? I already have an account on Sitter City, but there aren't too many other good ones. Guess I just need to wait.
Yeah, so I woke up this morning and went outside to drop Matt off at class. IT WAS SNOWING!!!!!! First day of spring and it snows...go figure...
I'm meeting Kelly for lunch today. I haven't seen her in so long. I've missed her! I hope we can start hanging out more. :)
Posted by Katie @ 09:24 AM EST [Link]
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
On Tuesday I went to look at this room in this townhouse that someone was renting out for next year. It was REALLY nice, but I can't afford the deposit. =( I'm trying to find another place, but at this point it is really difficult to find anything. I posted something on Craigslist that said what I was looking for, and I already had someone reply...with an offer for a place that has too many rooms. Grrrr. Goes to show you how people DON'T read your entire ad before they hit the "reply" button!!!
Work has been awesome in some ways, and not so awesome in other ways. I feel like I'm a social outcast. Don't get me wrong, the kids love me! I read to them, I push them on the swings, they draw me pictures and tell me their life stories. Today we took the kids to the bathroom and they were waiting in line for some of the kids to come out of the bathroom, the kids were trying to guess my age. This one little girl asked me if I was 2010, and when I said that was too high, she asked if I was 10? She said this with a completely serious face. Very serious. I love four-year olds. :P
I mean I'm a social outcast with the teachers. They NEVER talk to me unless they have to tell me to do something or ask me an important question, like, "Did so-and-so use the bathroom yet?" or something. Matt asked if it was because I am younger than they are but I'm not! Two of the teachers are my age, one of them is turning 30 which, when you think about it, isn't all that far away (scary!). The rest are in their 40's or older, but still...why do they do that? It's almost like their snobby and stuck up about the fact that they've been there longer.
But as Matt said (and he made a good point), as long as the director and the kids like me...who really cares? Still, it is really hard getting through my shifts knowing that the other teachers (and I say other because I'm technically a teacher too) don't like me. :(
I might get a babysitting job for a 6-month old little boy. I sent my resume to someone who responded to my Craigslist ad that said I was available for babysitting. She responded within ten minutes of my posting the ad. I was SO happy, but I hope it doesn't fall through. I've been getting lots of good practice with younger kids, first with the 6 - 10 month old kids, and now there is a 3-month old baby in the infant room at work. I really really want this job. Hope I get it!
Tonight I am going to Champs (restaurant and bar) with Matt and my one friend. It's going to be annoying though, because Jay and I are 21 but Matt's not, so we won't be able to have anything alcoholic at the table. We'll have to leave him and go to the bar and I'd feel so bad! I want a margarita SO bad right now! Okay, I'm done for real this time. :)
Posted by Katie @ 08:34 PM EST [Link]
Saturday, March 14, 2009
I loved babysitting the other day. The kids are so much fun! I put Mara in the stroller and went to the bus stop to get Brendan, then we came home and they played while I made them macaroni and cheese for lunch. Mara drank a cup of milk and had three bowls! Brendan ate his one bowl so I ended up giving him two graham crackers several hours later because I didn't know how much longer it would take his parents to get home for dinner. Brendan also wanted to go for a bike ride. I figured it was better than letting them watch Spongebob and Dora all day long, so I helped him get is elbow and knee pads on, and his helmet. It was so cute seeing him pedal up and down the street on his new bike, and having Mara in the stroller. They are two of the cutest kids!!! I am considering bringing over more arts and crafts for them to do when I come back this summer (if I do).
We also played up in Brendan's room, which I quickly realized was a mistake. Mara kept stealing dice from Brendan as he was rolling them (we were playing some card game, kinda like Pokemon, forget the name of it), and I wasn't about to tolerate that. She didn't like me telling her no very much and kept going in the tent and throwing a tantrum. She's normally a really good kid and doesn't throw a lot of tantrums, at least not around me. Maybe I'm just lucky and am there at a good time but she was just having a tough day on Thursday. She's getting better at other things though. When Brendan was playing on my laptop, she didn't touch, she just watched. Also, we played a few games of Candyland and I gave her the extra pieces and a few cards and she pretended to play on the other end of the board. I guess I should be grateful for getting that much from a two-year old. :)
Matt and I are going back to State College tomorrow. I'm going to be homesick again, but I'm kind of glad to be going back. I have my job interview on Tuesday morning. I hope I get the job! Keep your fingers crossed for me. :P
Posted by Katie @ 05:19 PM EST [Link]
Sunday, March 8, 2009
I am home for Spring Break now, so I'm very happy about that! I also figure I should update people on what's been going on lately.
I am more than likely going to be taking a medical leave from Penn State for the rest of this semester and then returning in the fall. If you want to know more about why I'm taking a medical leave, feel free to message me and ask. I would just feel weird putting it right there for everyone to look at.
I have also changed my major from elementary education to HDFS. Again, if you want more information, just ask. Teaching takes a very special kind of person and I just decided I wasn't quite right for it. I still want to work with kids for the rest of my life, so I figured I could get a degree in something like HDFS, which could be helpful in helping me get a job as a nanny. That's something I want to do for the rest of my life. (= Children are such joy.
For the rest of the semester and through the summer, I need to work full time because I need to make up the money I owe Matt for rent, pay off my credit card bill, and save up for next year. I've already started looking for places and I'm going to look at a house when I get back to State College next week.
I also have a computer being shipped that my dad got from eBay. =D
So basically...work full time from now until August, then go back to school for HDFS and work part time, living in a nice house and paying rent. That's my life right now. It was a mess before, but it's getting better, bit by bit. (=
Posted by Katie @ 11:41 PM EST [Link]
Friday, March 6, 2009
Today marks the official beginning of Spring Break, but instead of feeling happy about it, I just sort of shrug it off. I need to be at work at 1:30 today, and after that we are leaving to go home. I need to make a list of stuff to bring home, and then start packing before work.
Posted by Katie @ 12:11 PM EST [Link]
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Today I have an appointment with an adviser from the HDFS department at 10:15. Then I have work at 2:30. I'm trying my best to keep pushing forward, to keep functioning, but it's hard.
I went to see a psychologist yesterday. He's awesome, and I want to go back and keep talking to him, but my health insurance ran out. I have medicine at the Rite Aid here in State College that I'm not sure I can afford to go pick up, and all these bills now because BLUE CROSS SUCKS!!!! They do this all the time! How am I supposed to get better when insurance keeps screwing me over? GRRRRRR... Those doctors aren't cheap either. I don't even want to tell you how expensive the doctor was yesterday, but when I saw it on the receipt, my eyebrows went up. Why would they treat me without telling me about my expired insurance, anyway? That seems kind of corrupt to begin with.
Okay, gotta get ready to go to campus. Later!
Posted by Katie @ 09:27 AM EST [Link]
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
I have zero motivation to go to class. I can no longer see myself as a teacher in the future. I know school is not supposed to be that exciting or even "fun", but come on, the joy used to be there, and it's now as if it has disintegrated. It is really hard for me to talk to people about this, especially my parents, because I know they have difficulty coping with the fact that I am crazy bipolar, but I tell them anyway because they have a right to know.
I am trying to stick to this semester but I've missed so many classes already. I went to Mount Nittany Medical Center on Friday and saw a psychiatrist on Monday afternoon. Things just never seem to get better for me. I wish there was something I could do. I'm considering changing my major to something simple, like HDFS, so that I can at least get a degree and then maybe be a nanny or something.
I miss the old days when teaching kids actually excited me. I still love them and being around them, but now when I think about my intended role as a future teacher, I get depressed. What's wrong with me?