30 Something

Wow, I've started 2008 with a bang. It has been nonstop work since the beginning of the year.

Of course I have my day job which includes dealing with over 100 different emotional beings--my students. That in itself is a lotta lotta work. There are some teachers who spend 60 hours making sure that they have everything that they need to teach their students. I'm sure most students don't appreciate half of it.

I've agreed to be apart of a team who put together curriculum for a program for ex-offenders. The students have to go through 25 hours of soft skills training in order to get jobs working in the union. The classes include self-esteem, attitude in the workplace, dealing with change, and motivation and goals setting. After putting together the curriculum, I was selected to be one of the teachers. So I teach night school too.

Then I have my personal night job coordinating the after school program at my school. Another fulltime job that was packed into a parttime position. I've spent almost more hours doing after school stuff than doing during school stuff.

Am I complaining, NOT AT ALL. I love to work because it keeps my mind busy--it keeps me distracted from anything negative that may be going on. I have less time to worry about my problems because I have to use my time to do work. I love it. However, it can take a toll on the body. I'm realizing I'm not superwoman. But, I do know that there is a lot of good coming out of it. So, this week has been a long week. I've worked from sun up to sun down and I need to rest.

It was funny, I asked a student what he was gonna do when he graduated from high school. His response, "Sleep." I laughed because I feel like that sometime. My plan was to sleep as much on tomorrow because I knew I had a lot of catching up to do, but I have another meeting/work day tomorrow. So, I'm gonna sleep as much as I can on Sunday to make up for the sleep that I've lost this week.

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Well, I've been working with my church on a set of classes that we got a grant to offer. These classes are for ex-offenders who are entering the workplace. There are several different community partners to assist these people in getting back on their feet so that they can be productive members of the community. I'm over the teachers and I also teach one of the classes.

I teach the class on Attitudes in the Workplace. I wasn't the one who put together the curriculum so I'm a little nervous as to how it will be recieved. I put together the Self-esteem curriculum and would have loved to teach it, but one of our teachers wasn't able to teach so I had to take over her class. We'll see how that goes. It's a two week class and I can't wait until it's over...only because I want to see the outcome. I want these people to get something out of the lessons and I want them to say good things about what we are doing for them. We've spent hours creating this curriculum and meeting to make sure that it happens, I just hope they appreciate it.

I did want to take a class this semester at UIS, but with the after school program it's gonna be difficult. I still have time to register as nondegree students, but I need to get persmission from the teacher to sign up for the class I want to take. I don't know if the instructor will give me permission. Also, I haven't tallied up how much it would cost me. Also, the class starts at 6, so I will need to leave school by 5 to get there. Man, I really want to take the class, but I don't know if it's a good time. I do know that this summer I want to take as many as possible. I"m going to apply for the program this spring.

There is another project that I want to volunteer for. The Dove, Inc. got a new grant for Project Read. I really want to do that program. I need to contact them to see when I can take the class.

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