Sore Feet
Well, I've been working at this daycare for a little over a month now.. it's not bad.. the only real complaint(s) are the wages and having to clean. On the bright side, the children are really cute.. though it's amazing how much mediating you have to do with two year olds.. ha! Its especially hard trying to teach them what it means when you say "don't do that" because they really don't understand.. they just look up at you with their cute little faces that are SMILING :P
Anyways, I'm still applying for some work.. I have a lead, but I don't want to curse it so I'll just keep it to myself for a while.
I'm throughly exhausted today. Wednesdays are especially hard because all the 2 year olds are in attendance. All five of them. Plus, it's a half day for the after-schoolers and the place is insane. Kids all over the place. Throw rain into the equation, and we have a bunch of pent up, high-energy children running around. On those days, I usually walk out of the place with a headache.
I do have some funny stories from the children. Mostly potty stories which most of you probably may not want to hear about. Just know that they know that it stinks. It's absolutely hilarious what they say about it and their reactions are priceless. Their speech has yet to develop to the point where you fully understand everything they say, so when they say something thats comprehendible, it's such a 'kodak moment'. They now also know my name and are knowing to come to me when they have a problem.. my heart just melts when one of them grabs my leg because they are scared or they just want a hug. Even the naughty ones can melt my heart by doing that.. perhaps I'm just too soft :P
Anyways, it's almost time to head out again. I'm on my lunch break. I'm so tired and the afternoon will probably be the loudest and most hectic part of the day..............
Give Me TIME!
It's been quite some time since I've last posted.. perhaps most of you think my blog is dead? Maybe I've lost some readers because of this long vacation.. oh well .. sorry :P
Well, I'm back in Fton now.. haven't really had much time to contact anyone.. its been really busy.. pretty much since the day I got back. Had an interview at the Wandlyn Inn and got a job there as a front desk person.. you know, reservations, check ins and such.. Anyhow.. that lasted all of one day because I detested it. I think I had a sour taste in my mouth even before I began .. multiple reasons, but long story short, mostly because I don't think it was where I wanted to be. I'm now working at a daycare .. wages are not much better, but at least I'm working with children & have a provincial bonus every quarter. I'm still hoping for a teaching job to pop up this year.. though given the past few weeks, I just don't think it's in the stars for me this year.
Here's my story:
1. The day after I leave, a high school in Calgary calls my place in Ottawa. They want an interview. A teaching position for a high school information processing teacher. I find out about the interview the following week .. I guess my roommate wasn't in very much so he didn't have time to pass me the message on time. Anyways, when I call, the position has already been filled. The principal was really nice though, asked me what I wanted to do, what my background was, and offered to be an advocate for getting my name out there. He also said "it's too bad you only just found out, I think it would have been an interesting interview".. dang it! Oh well, I'm not really even sure what an information processing teacher does... and high school??
2. Got a request for an interview at a school in Mississauga. Grade 5. I would have LOVED to teach grade 5. Anyways, scheduled it for the 2nd day of interviews, by phone of course. The day of the interview, I sit by the phone waiting for the call. Wait 45 minutes then decide to call the school. The secretary says "ok, I'll let her know you are waiting and she will call you as soon as she's available". OK. Finally, it's about 1.5 hrs later, I go eat dinner. After dinner (approx 2hrs after my scheduled interview time), I call the school AGAIN. The principal answers. She says "oh, you must have not gotten our message.. we weren't sure if you received it. The job has been filled. We called you this morning to cancel your interview. It must have been frustrating just waiting for my phone call." YES IT WAS! I was pretty pissed. Waiting for 2 hrs, them not having the courtesy to call back when I called them to let me know its not happening, them calling my Ottawa number when my phone interview is at a NB number, them not going through with ALL the interviews BEFORE HIRING SOMEONE!!! WTH.. thats... argghh..
Anyhow.. thats my story. I guess I'm a bit more uplifted now.. at least I've had a call for an interview.. though no job.. my luck really sucks this year. What luck I have.. Anyways, perhaps it will change in the new year.
I'm currently looking after 2 year old children. It's quite different from teaching, not as stressful or as busy... but you still have to change diapers (only way around that is to keep taking them to the bathroom so you can avoid dirty diapers :P). The kids are pretty cute though, and since I love children, it's a nice place to be. They always can make me smile and laugh. The only thing is, after investing this much energy trying to teach them, will I even WANT children for myself?? I will probably have no initiative to teach my own children or even have the energy to try?? HAHAHA! It's only a year, so we'll have to see.
Besides that, I'm also taking a professional development course online at University of Western Ontario. I'm already dragging my feet.. and it's only just started 2 weeks ago. Ugh. I think I'm not going to take another one next term.. which is what I initially had planned to do. I need a break from courses. Oh yes, my course is ESL for anyone who was wondering.
On top of that, I'm working at Kumon math and reading two nights a week. So on Monday & Thursday, I go from the daycare directly to Kumon and don't get home until about 8pm. I try to get myself to bed by 10:30 at the absolute latest.. so you can imagine what I can get done those two nights.
Lastly, the other thing that has been keeping me busy is drinking. Kidding!!! Cleaning is actually what it is. Trying to purge my own junk plus our family junk and also just trying to keep up with weekly chores like laundry, bathroom, mopping, etc.. is enough to tie up all my time.
SOOOOOO, as you can see, there is literally 0 time to do anything! Each Monday, I look at my weekend and shake my head.. thinking.. there's still so much to do. Thinking of this long weekend, I think: OH MAAaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn (just like one of the little kids say), I can't get everything done!!
BTW, went to a party on Saturday night (HAHAHA>. after saying I have no time.. :P.. actually, it was a birthday party and since I've skipped so many invitations to this group's gatherings, I kind of felt guilty, so I went :P). It was indeed a pretty interesting mix of people. Thai, French (from France), Malaysians (the minority actually!), and Canadians. It was particularly intriguing to see so many French people together.. I kept trying to evesdrop on them because I was fascinated to hear their accents (those non-Acadian/Quebecer acccents) and also wanted to find out whether I could understand or not. Result: I could barely hear cuz I didn't want to stand overly close since I'd be too obvious, plus, they were all guys.. (perhaps I SHOULD have gotten closer..hahahah!!!!!)
OK.. I'm losing my mind. Good night!
