Hello 2012, Hello Real World

It has been a few months since I have updated my blog. There are a few reasons for this: 1. The end of my student teaching in Charleston was really stressful due to resume writing, job fairs, and last minute paperwork. 2. I graduated from Ashland University on December 17. 3. The holidays were filled with family gatherings, braving the crowds for last minute shopping, and catching up with friends.

I did it. I finally graduated from college after 3 1/2 years. I worked my butt off for the entire duration and I came out with a 3.97 cumulative GPA and was even 4th in my class of about 165 students.

This is all very exciting stuff, but also very scary. Just about everyone I know started another semester today and I didn't I am really done. Sure I have lots of free time, but now I have the daunting task of finding a permanent job in my field. The job fair in Charleston did not go as well as I had planned. Nothing came of it, but there is another job fair there in March. The brand new middle school opening in the fall will be there so a ton of jobs will be open because of it. I am holding on to the hope that I can get a job that takes me back to where the sun always shines.

In the meantime, I am spending a lot of time on Pinterest, making crafts and adding new recipes to try on a dreary day (and there are lots of them in Ohio). I have been spending a lot of quality time with my dog because I don't know how much time the old pup has left. I missed cable while I was gone so I've been watching a lot of show and movies. Right now I'm on a Boy Meets World kick because I discovered its on MTV2 every day. I also just got onto the sub list for Summit County so I hope to be making some money soon. I even applied at Books-a-Million today because I know I need something else and I don't want that something else to be McDonalds anymore.

The "real world" is creeping up on me. Scratch that, it is here. I am going to have to start paying my own phone bill, car insurance, rent, and pretty soon student loans. So this blog has shifted from a student Teacher's adventures in Charleston to a new Teacher's adventures in the real world. Here we go.