Just got the hair did!

I finally got rid of those orange looking roots yesterday! I just wish I had my hairdresser to fix my hair everyday; you never can get it to look as good as they do!

Now I just have to get everything running smoothly for Catholic Schools Week this week! AHHH!!! lol

Determination...

Today gave me more of a dedication (not that I didn't have it before) to find a teaching job at my level. After talking to a couple people in the school about some things going on next week, I feel even more pissed off. I have all the respect in the world for elementary teachers, because it takes a special type of patience and understanding; I unfortunately don't have those elementary teacher qualities (damn!). I think people forget I'm actually a licensed English teacher and not an elementary teacher. They think I can't handle upper grade activities. I taught seniors in high school for crying out loud!! I know they probably don't mean to be condescending, but it's kind of like a stab in the chest for me (especially when there's a teacher not certified to teach English whose teaching English in the building). It seems to just get harder & harder to work where I am, because I feel like a joke. I'm hoping something pulls through for next school year, because I've done everything possible to make my resume shine with experience.

My Brother

So we just found out this week that my brother is leaving Monday for boot camp. He wasn't supposed to leave until February 22, so this is a big surprise. My poor mom is frantically putting together a going away party for him this Saturday so everyone can say their goodbyes. My mom seems to be doing ok with it all though. She says she's fine since it's just boot camp, but it may be a different story when he actually leaves for good.....