Life has been hectic but the good news is I’ve successfully moved, and I’ve started my new position…
Unpacking is hard.
Being the boss is harder… especially when your employee is late… oh well :/
My schedule has been crazy, this was yesterday:
6:00A wake up & get ready
7:00A meet my carpool
8:00A-3:30P regular school day
3:30P-6:30P after school program (a trip to the local community room for playtime)
6:30P-7:30P long commute (extra long because I was confused with the new location)
7:30P-8:30P grocery shopping
8:30P-9:30P System Analysis and Design Exam
9:30P-10:30P Computer Security and Forensics Exam
10:30P-11:30P Operations Systems HW
11:30P-6:00A Sleep
Good Times
My eating has been pretty random but I’ve discovered a new love:
I know I say I want to marry my food often but nothing in this world is better than a honeycrisp apple. Why didn’t I know this before? They are worth every penny for the juicy sweetness. I’ve had one for “lunch” dessert at work for a couple of weeks and have completely eliminated my nagging desire to hit up the vending machine post-meal. Try one ASAP! In the end, each (huge) apple is probably 75 cents which is what a small bag of chips costs, and less than a candy bar, in our machine. Such a worthy investment though!
I’ve also discovered a slight obsession with fruit snacks. More accurately rediscovered. In the early days of middle-school, pre-ED, I used to eat a package of these every day. I think I may have to invest in a case because they’ve saved me from many bowls of leftover Halloween candy. For 80kcals they’re not too bad as far as candy goes (although I’m going to lookout for a *healthy* version of fruit snacks too!).
To the real news? Diana of The Chic Life is hosting Flaunt It Week. What does that mean!? If you’ve got it, flaunt it. Right?
Diana says it best when she says that this is not a call to be arrogant, instead it is to be confident. Does this mean that every day you’re going to walk out of your front door strutting? No. Does it mean that you must have the prettiest face, the best abs and ___(fill in the blank)___ . No.
That means that for the rest of this week, look at yourself and pick something that you love about your appearance and celebrate it!
(Mine is strange) It’s been unseasonably warm here in our nation’s capital and I’ve been taking full advantage of the 70+ degree weather with flip flops and open sandals. One of my favorite body parts is my feet. I know it’s weird, but they never fail me. No matter what the scale says my feet stay the same. I’m always a “size 6″ when it comes to shoes and frankly that’s a wonderful feeling. They have a natural arch so (the right) heels are just as comfortable as flats, and they look great in a pair of sandals. I know some people a wary of feet but I celebrate mine.
Not only do they look good(ish… I mean I haven’t had a pedi in ages!) but they carry me everywhere. Today, I walked around my new complex, did a funny dance for my students at their breakfast table, played tag at recess, walked with my afterschool group to the local library and they still stuck with me on my commute home.
What are you flaunting today?
My life is so full. Unfortunately, I won’t be moving today which is at once sad and a relief. It will all work out eventually and hopefully I’ll be cooking in that gorgeous kitchen in mid-November.
I’ve also accepted a new position as an after school program director. Seeing as a full time job and a full time course load wasn’t quite enough, I figured I needed another challenge in my life. I am actually incredibly excited about this and will surely be a fun experience. The children in the program are fabulous, their parents really care (which is why they aren’t in the regular school-sponsored program), and they already like me. My biggest concerns are securing a location for rainy/snowy days and having to approach my boss now as a both his employee during the school day, and as a colleague when we meet about the students we are responsible for. That should be interesting.
It’s also been one of the most encouraging weeks for me as a person. All of the parents coming out in support of me running the program, and their votes of confidence in my ability is something of a surprise but is pretty wonderful. At times, I think that people don’t see me or see how hard I work for their children, but apparently they do. It’s so wonderful to feel appreciated, right?
Life is ever changing, evolving, growing. I used to be afraid to try things and always went for the safe, easy choice. In adulthood, I’ve realized that sometimes the road that seems the hardest, the one you aren’t sure you can traverse, the one that may leave you with some bumps and bruises, is the one thatyou must enjoy and the one that makes you a better version of you.
The best news of all? Eastern Market, the last remaining Victorian-era market in the district is on my way home. These killer cupcakes are made fresh daily and may be the most exciting part of my day. Thursday night it my late(r?) night so I treat myself with a cupcake. I couldn’t pick one so I grabbed a German chocolate, carrot and pumpkin spice. This pumpkin spice one is the best cupcake EVER. The cake itself moist from the pureed pumpkin although not dense like most pumpkin desserts I’ve had. The cream cheese frosting is creamy as expected but is impossibly light. It’s not overly sweet and while I have yet to try the other two, I think chocolate cake has been replaced!
Have you ever taken a leap of faith even when you knew it might be difficult? What’s your favorite kind of cupcake?
No updates for a week!?!?!?!?
My bad friends… but you see this week I had:
- FOUR Midterms
- a cold + allergies kicking my butt
Oh and I’m MOVING on SATURDAY
I like to live my life following the course that it leads me on. The opportunity arose, the new apartment is significantly bigger and only 100 dollars more a month, which in all honesty may make things harder but it will be so worth it to live in a place where I have a bedroom (rather than a studio) and a place to sit outside and enjoy nature (as opposed to the high rise downtown that I do like but I missed the outdoors this summer).
Plus- who wouldn’t want to work out in this gym…
Or cook in this kitchen 
So happy!
