"I Hate To Break It To You Babe, But I'm Not Drowning."

What an eventful past month. Anyone who has followed this blog knows that I am always lacking in time and energy during the summer. Because I only work, eat and sleep, I really don’t have time to keep the blog up and going regularly. With that said, I have to say that this summer has been nice. Besides the constant rain, the summer has been moving along rather swiftly.

As I said, I’ve been working a good deal. I’ve had a few 60 hour work weeks and have never had less than 45 hours a week. It’s good for me to keep busy and good for the bank account. I’m very lucky to have a job that I enjoy and can put in a lot of hours at. I’m also very lucky that the majority of people I work with are pretty dang awesome.

Right after graduating I was very nervous about finding a job or even landing interviews. I was beginning to think that I had missed my opportunity at a job for this next school year but then I was hired on in my hometown, home school district. So yay, I have a job. I will be teaching 3^rd grade and I’m a little nervous about the age but I’m also very excited.

Now, the hard part. Moving.

I don’t think people realize, and I myself hadn’t really thought about it, but I have been in Juneau since 2009. Come January I would have been here four years. Wow. I’m not really sure how I came to this point in my life where I am an adult and am independent and am enjoying life, but I certainly am not willing to lose that. Now, I’m moving back to my hometown, a place that I swore I would never live in again. I’m excited to live close to my family again but I’m not thrilled that my family is located in Missouri…the good old bible pounding…biased…sometimes racist…and totally close minded Midwest.

Don’t get me wrong, not all the people there are that way. But man, are the people different here in Alaska.

It’s also hard to think of packing up my entire life and moving it. Since I am no longer driving across the US, I am selling my car and that makes things more difficult. I have accumulated so much stuff. I mean…what am I going to do with my TV and DVD player? What about my longboard, and all the clothes and shoes. I’m exhausted thinking about it. I have already shipped eight boxes of books back to Missouri. I guess I'll figure the rest out eventually.

Let the fun begin.

The sun will come out tomorrow.

AH! It’s been too long. See this is what happens when summer comes. I start working and forget about everything except sleep and money. Haha. Anyways, I graduated May 6^th with my degree in Elementary Education. I should have posted something right away but I was just overwhelmingly busy. My family came to visit and despite the crossed fingers, it rained every day they were here. We didn’t let it deter us and still got around to see the major sites. I was even able to get my mom and Kinsey up on a helicopter flight. They seemed to enjoy it. 

Since graduation I have been submitting resumes and applications like crazy. I think I have applied to every school district in Georgia as well as places in Indiana and Illinois. I don’t want to move back to Missouri but I would like to be within one short flight. Unfortunately, I’m not hearing too much back from anyone. I may end up jobless and homeless come September.

Otherwise, things are going good. Summer work at Era is well underway and the days are getting longer and busier by the minute. I’m able to pay the bills and still put away some money into savings and that is all that matters right now. With every new season comes new employees and eventually new friendships. It’s a great job to have from year to year because faces are always changing and new and interesting people are always being hired. Every years is a new dynamic. This year, I’m thinking that I really like how the summer is starting out.

Overall, I’m doing well, keeping busy, and trying to get enough sleep. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I hear back from one of these schools soon. Until then, I’m saving my money and making new friends. Life is good.