Been sometime...

So, my thoughts are swarming and I am thinking that I am not doing too good on keeping this up-to-date. With student teaching going on, I am busy, but feel like I am just jumping through the hoops to make D.P.I. happy. I mean, I have a good teacher to work with, who I consider a friend, but still feel as though I would be happier if I just have my own classroom at this point. I have been working extremely hard to get everything finished to move on. I was a social worker for a whole 5 months because I hated it. I finished my master's in 18 months and have been completing other classes for the last year and am not student teaching. It's like I am in the home stretch, but at times I feel like I've barely left home plate. I am counting down the days until the 'final' freedom is here, 74 days! I've already got a long-term job lined up for part of January through part of March. Then, hopefully I will be interviewing for 2nd or 3 rd jobs in the area by then and will know where exactly I will be teaching next school year. I feel like at times I am rushing things through and not truly enjoying it, but when I get to that point I think things will just be much easier and happier! We'll see though, I guess just ask me in 365 days!