Well! I've had an exciting couple of days! I received a call on Wednesday that an Elementary school wanted to interview me for a Resource Room position. As I listened to this voicemail, I was disappointed for some reason. (Note - please don't judge me). I was grocery shopping at the time (alone), so I took the time to ponder on why I felt disappointed. I think I had set myself up to be prepared for the worst as far as the teaching job went for this year. I was fine with working at the bakery and so thankful for having such a wonderful support staff there.
After realizing this, I began to allow myself to feel excited again, but not get my hopes up. I "studied" all night and had a wonderful interview on Thursday. I felt very confident and already loved the school. I was very proud of myself for telling them at the end of the interview that I truly felt like I was a great teacher, and I just need the chance to prove it. Not even an hour after I got home, I got a call from the principal telling me they were very interested, and they needed some more information from me. After giving them a few contacts, I settled in bed for the night. I told myself to be happy no matter the outcome, and I knew I truly would be. Because of this, I think God felt I was truly ready to accept the position. My WONDERFUL supervisor let me leave after half of my shift, and I was off to Human Resources to get my badge, sign papers and then to see my classroom! It felt so amazing...and it STILL does. :)
On another note, I have been doing pretty well with the food guidelines I set for myself. I've been drinking a lot of water, and I was happily surprised to see how many water bottles Bob and I had to refill tonight! Today wasn't the best day (at all! lol), but I'm still happy with how it went so far. I had coffee and water at work, then the day just got ahead of me, and I didn't eat until Bob and I went out to a celebratory dinner (his treat :)). I had fish & chips & diet coke and we shared a brownie & ice cream dessert item. I know this wasn't healthy AT ALL, but I'm still OK with it as it was a celebration and I'm not letting it defeat me.
Well I'm going to go let this all sink in some more. Thanks for reading. :)
