Tuesday, February 23, 2010

A bungalow gigolo(Would this even make sense?Does such a person even exist?)

I'm saturated with body fat right now. Thought I could get a move on with shredding those pounds but it's cold out there and the only form of exercise I can perform is jogging. I really hate jogging around the neighborhood especially when it's dark outside but it's not like I have time during the day when it's bright. I mean there's swimming but the water is getting intensely freezing, and besides it ain't gonna pan out in weather, and hopefully the forecast for sunshine isn't bleak! So I thought about subscribing for a membership package with Gold's Gym. A lot of beefed up people pay frequent visits so I thought why don't I establish my self as one of those body-building health freaks. Flaunting my six packs around the broods is exactly what I'd dream of doing on any given day. How expensive is Gold's Gym?? Let's see.........alright so here's the deal I won't know until I speak with one of the membership counselors. Crimony!! They should have that info on their website. But on a positive note they do offer 1 day free VIP passes which I have downloaded and will be making full use of in the coming days. In the mean time I guess I'll just continue lifting those petite 15 pounders lol while jogging around the gorgeous lake around the neighboring area.

Alright so here's my SHORT-TERM GOAL LIST:
1. Prepare for the math 8-12 exam
2. Develop a thick skin
3. Find out about where to take statistics class for the summer & enroll in it
4. Search for summer teaching opportunities to take part in
5. Continue looking for a job in the staffing industry
6. Prepare all of the necessary documents for my teacher portfolio incase the staffing industry

#2 may be a long shot for the short-term but I might as well practice. After all, any job that I undertake will require me to insulate my nerves, otherwise I'll be kicked to the curb! It's as simple as that. You'll always be receiving criticism from your coworkers or boss on how you're doing your job so rather than sobbing too soon just take it with a grain of salt and say you know what I'm doing my best because that's what I'm always doing. You shouldn't let other people bog you down because you should be immune to how they perceive you. If they wanna perceive you negatively let them, as long as you know that you're a good person deep inside that's all that counts! Personally, however, It will take me awhile to accomplish #2. Job crisis can ax you emotionally so I guess when that occurs we have to go on such a crusade.

And #6 is a maybe while #5 is a hopefully. I really would prefer becoming a staffing recruiter over a high school math teacher but at the same time positions as teachers are more abundant than recruiters. Recruiters are in high demand to especially at this time when the workforce has been slashed and they've been receiving a heavy influx of clients, but the thing is I persistently sent out my resume and cover letter to various staffing agencies around Austin for two months and not even one word leaked about an interview! So I figured I might as well consider taking the test and becoming certified in multiple areas. I'm already certified to teach middle school, but would like to teach high school. And besides there is always demand for math and science teachers. Anyway I still hope I get called in to interview with a staffing firm I just need to try multiple cities this time.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Stress kills!

Ugh....there's too much stress in me right now. Don't know why I put off studying for the math 8-12 exam till now when I had the past two weeks to allot time to studying. Maybe it's because I've been teaching math for the past year and so the majority of the concepts are still fresh in my head. But then there's all these advanced trigonometric lessons, vector calculus, proofs, and lots of crack in the head lessons that I'm not fluent in. AAAAAAAAAA which means I'll have to bust my ass off like anything for the next few days so I wanna make it to the test time on Friday. That gives me four more days and 30 more hours of cramming. I'd say it can be done!! Just had some hot cocoa and sweet tea so should be able to pull through even though I have work in about an hour and a half. Oh well, back to studying.