One Month

I have been unemployed for one full month as of yesterday. I think I am going to really lose my mind pretty soon. I have been working on keeping some sort of structure to my days; trying not to go to bed too late or sleep in too much. I've gotten into a good rhythm of getting up early-ish every morning, working out every other day or so. The apartment is looking cleaner than any apartment I've ever called home.

School started last week (thank goodness). I am still anxiously awaiting a book in the mail. I have a lot of reading to do once that gets here. I'm not usually an over-the-top kind of student. I do what I need to do to get a decent grade, but I think the topics are increasingly more interesting this time around. The classes I'm taking are semi-overlapping one another which is helpful and confusing when I'm doing short anwer quizzes. It's all about how children perceive their surroundings, how it influences them, how researchers study child behaviors in certain situations and who plays a role in a child's development. For some that may be boring, for me it is very interesting. I wanted to say it's fascinating, but I think that would put me in the "big dork" group for being so interested in school. Except that I do find it fascinating. Oh well. Big dork it is.

I had a job interview last week. I haven't heard from the guy, so I'm thinking I haven't been chosen. I am currently going through the application process to become an extended-day care assistant. At least that would put me a classroom or at least in charge of a group of little people. Eventually, things will come together for me to start substitute teaching. I am anxious to see what it's like to stand in front of a group of children, without the help of a teacher who actually knows what he or she is doing. Anyway, I need a job and I need it soon.