Be Creative; Be You

Working with kids reminds me of how slow I use to think time was moving. They complain a lot. That it's not the weekend yet. It's not summer yet. And on and on. Well I'm sitting over here, and I can't believe it's Friday already. It feels like I just started this job, but I had to sit down with my mentor, Kim, today and fill out my 4th week paperwork. 24 very short days ago, I started at Growing Kids. 10 days ago, I submitted my letter of intent to my director, Jenn, for the Camp Director position. 4 days ago she actually had a spare minute to tell me that I got it! She had a spare minute today as well, to tell me my new pay rate and slip in the fact that this type of position usually starts as a trial basis. I should have had to turn in some ideas and paperwork and such, to be fully established in the job. But my constant anxiety about not giving enough information led me to write her examples of my ideas for camp in my letter of intent. Apparently, with a l...

Sorry for not posting last week. As most of you know, I started a new job last week. My first day was Tuesday, February the 4th. At 6:30am. Which is so, so very early. The morning routine I set up in my second blog is going pretty well. I only skipped breakfast one day, which I think is good. Going to bed at 8pm isn't very fun. If I go right home, I get there about 4-4:15p which means I have 4 hours to do everything I have to do in a day, like cook, clean, pay bills, not completely ignore the cats. But I spent the weekend prepping for this week. Washed all the laundry with Ben during our first date day celebration. Made an egg bake so I had breakfast ready for every day this week, which gives me more time in the morning. Sadly, I only made breakfasts. I gotta make my lunch every night before bed, or rush to make it in the morning if I forget. Gotta load the dishwasher every day, cause otherwise I'm going to run out of Tupperware, or not have a clean to-go cup for coffee or t...