Month: May 2024

We have positive news. The day is good. I get a single piece – though, it is significant, it is still only one single thing – of stress-inducing news, and I am suddenly on a state of depression the rest of the evening.

Seriously?!

I suppose it definitely doesn’t help that tomorrow is my last day at work. I’m still frustrated about how much of that all went.

Nonetheless, it will be good to be rid of that energy and of those who are against me.

God gives us a path forward. Always. Perhaps it is a matter of our being willing to look in a different direction and take a turn before we can find it. Perhaps, I have slowly been removing my blinders this year, and am learning to turn my head another way.

Thank you, God, for this new employment and for the love of and gratitude for me that they so clearly have. Help us to be mutually beneficial to each other, all while being those who you call us to be. Keep me and my family safe, please, healthy and holy all. Heal what is hurt, what is broken, please. Help us all to be the best we can be, the people you call us to be. Help me to find ease and trust in you fully. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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I love my husband. I also am exhausted and have no excuse for going to bed after two AM. But I got a lot done by staying up so late, including the unexpected trivia night participation with my husband over dinner at the wings place.

Thank you, God, for my family. Keep us safe and well, please. Heal us where we need and want to heal. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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So, the interview went very well. The round of golf, not so much. We got there, only to find out it was now canceled. Not rescheduled. Just canceled. That was frustrating. Several of us decided to go ahead and play, anyway, since we were there, though it was no longer paid for by the school. But it was the first twilight pricing, so it was a reasonable price for a round of golf. However, as I went up to tee off at the first hole, the storm arrived in full force, and we had to stop. We waited in the pro shop for close to an hour until the rain stopped, got a rain check to play another day, and then went all the way back home.

So, still haven’t played that first round of golf. But we definitely looked like a very cute couple today. And I filled it the background check paperwork on my phone while we waited in the pro shop. The lady was very impressed that I sent it all back to her so quickly. 😛 Silver linings, I suppose… that and the fact that I didn’t have to interact with any administration who might secretly hate me (still unsure on that one, so prefer to keep my distance from them all, really… sadly…).

Anyway… we were both exhausted, though. After we got home, I lay down to watch a movie. My husband did a few things in the yard for maybe half an hour, then he came in and sat down. He said he was doing e-mail before going back outside. Not even twenty minutes later, he had switched chairs and was passed out, phone in hand. He didn’t get up for another few hours.

He was a tired pup. I opted to stay awake until bedtime, but just take it easy, so I passively watched some shows and a movie before trying to go to bed. At which point he woke up, went outside briefly, and then wanted to eat something and watch another couple shows with me… but then he finally went to the gym and I came to get ready for bed.

We are exhausted.

God, help us to rejuvenate. Help us to be our best selves. Keep us all safe here, please. And thank you. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Post-a-day 2024

So, the interview went very well. The round of golf, not so much. We got there, only to find out it was now canceled. Not rescheduled. Just canceled. That was frustrating. Several of us decided to go ahead and play, anyway, since we were there, though it was no longer paid for by the school. But it was the first twilight pricing, so it was a reasonable price for a round of golf. However, as I went up to tee off at the first hole, the storm arrived in full force, and we had to stop. We waited in the pro shop for close to an hour until the rain stopped, got a rain check to play another day, and then went all the way back home.

So, still haven’t played that first round of golf. But we definitely looked like a very cute couple today. And I filled it the background check paperwork on my phone while we waited in the pro shop. The lady was very impressed that I sent it all back to her so quickly. 😛 Silver linings, I suppose… that and the fact that I didn’t have to interact with any administration who might secretly hate me (still unsure on that one, so prefer to keep my distance from them all, really… sadly…).

Anyway… we were both exhausted, though. After we got home, I lay down to watch a movie. My husband did a few things in the yard for maybe half an hour, then he came in and sat down. He said he was doing e-mail before going back outside. Not even twenty minutes later, he had switched chairs and was passed out, phone in hand. He didn’t get up for another few hours.

He was a tired pup. I opted to stay awake until bedtime, but just take it easy, so I passively watched some shows and a movie before trying to go to bed. At which point he woke up, went outside briefly, and then wanted to eat something and watch another couple shows with me… but then he finally went to the gym and I came to get ready for bed.

We are exhausted.

God, help us to rejuvenate. Help us to be our best selves. Keep us all safe here, please. And thank you. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Post-a-day 2024

So, the interview went very well. The round of golf, not so much. We got there, only to find out it was now canceled. Not rescheduled. Just canceled. That was frustrating. Several of us decided to go ahead and play, anyway, since we were there, though it was no longer paid for by the school. But it was the first twilight pricing, so it was a reasonable price for a round of golf. However, as I went up to tee off at the first hole, the storm arrived in full force, and we had to stop. We waited in the pro shop for close to an hour until the rain stopped, got a rain check to play another day, and then went all the way back home.

So, still haven’t played that first round of golf. But we definitely looked like a very cute couple today. And I filled it the background check paperwork on my phone while we waited in the pro shop. The lady was very impressed that I sent it all back to her so quickly. 😛 Silver linings, I suppose… that and the fact that I didn’t have to interact with any administration who might secretly hate me (still unsure on that one, so prefer to keep my distance from them all, really… sadly…).

Anyway… we were both exhausted, though. After we got home, I lay down to watch a movie. My husband did a few things in the yard for maybe half an hour, then he came in and sat down. He said he was doing e-mail before going back outside. Not even twenty minutes later, he had switched chairs and was passed out, phone in hand. He didn’t get up for another few hours.

He was a tired pup. I opted to stay awake until bedtime, but just take it easy, so I passively watched some shows and a movie before trying to go to bed. At which point he woke up, went outside briefly, and then wanted to eat something and watch another couple shows with me… but then he finally went to the gym and I came to get ready for bed.

We are exhausted.

God, help us to rejuvenate. Help us to be our best selves. Keep us all safe here, please. And thank you. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Post-a-day 2024

I have an interview in the morning, second-round. I have not ever been much concerned when I’ve had an upcoming interview, but this one is different. I have to teach a sample lesson. I was given a set of topics to address. They are all things I haven’t taught in over three and a half years. And how I normally teach requires a whole setup for the class, and I’m not sure this school wants that level of intensity. Nor that one of the assessors actually speaks much French, so half of my “class” wouldn’t understand what’s going on… ugh.

I probably still will print the language tools I always use, and bring them. I’ll know whether to use them or not when the time comes.

God, grant me easy sleep tonight and the right words tomorrow. Help me to be myself and to honor my work and you. Thank you for this opportunity. Please, keep my husband safe. Please, also, help us to keep our money safe, too. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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I’m mostly ready for bed. Just have to go brush my teeth and such, and get into bed. It’s just after ten o’clock, and I keep falling forward, falling asleep in the chair In the living room. My husband asked me what I was doing, and I said I was trying to stay up to spend time with him. We both agreed that I need to go to bed… just after a brief foot rub, yes??

Thank you, my love.

Thank you, God, for my love and my home. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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After so many days with almost no sleep, a single night of good sleep was not enough. Tonight is round two for good sleep, I hope.

Thank you, God, for air conditioning. I am truly grateful. Keep us well and safe, please. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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I am delighted to be going to bed just after nine PM tonight. I got so little and such terrible sleep while the power was out and it was so hot overnight in the house. We’ve had two brief nights with the power back so far, but it hasn’t been enough to make up for nearly a week of not sleeping. Not to mention that they’ve both been shorter nights. Tomorrow is Saturday, and I get to sleep without an alarm tonight. And going to bed early basically will guarantee a positive chance at a good night’s sleep tonight.

(My brain is barely functioning right now, I know…)

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You know when you say something new aloud, and you have never said it before, but it rings incredibly true, surprising even you with its unexpected truth?

I had that in a job interview today, a couple times, even. It was even a bit shocking for me… but they were all true statements, and important for me both to say and to hear for myself.

Thank you, God. Please, guide me to pursue your will and be my best self. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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