Got my money!

I got my money from that stuborn lawyer!!!! I honestly wanted to prove to her that she can’t just lie and say I didn’t work that last day. But I didn’t have to. Since she provided no evidence or waited to long to reply to my claim my Labor Officer dismissed her claim and I won. It’s a great feeling to win, but I wanted to fight. She, being a lawyer, needed to be put in her place. She abandons her clients and I know this because I lied for her so she could miss a hearing. I later went home and cried because of that! Then, the next day I had to deal with her husband, the representative of the district!, missing his hearing! That’s the day I decided I can’t deal with this. It’s not right! … Well, if I had to prove I worked that last day it wouldn’t of been difficult. Phone records would be the most substantial evidence I could have. And let me say, I’m not a freaking idiot! I’m just unlucky. LOL! I got my money! I got my money!

Also, I got my license to teach Journalism! It came in the mail today. On May 30th, I’m taking the test for Art and Speech/Drama/Debate. A month later I will know if I passed, then I can add those subject areas to my license. Saweet!!!

Another thing, I went to visit my Nanny in Marlow, OK, this past weekend. She’s doing good and if it wasn’t for the Sisters of Mercy Nanny would be so depressed. They paid 100 percent of her major doctor bills she requested help for. It was somewhere around $12,ooo. I teared up when she told me they did that for her. I know Nanny supports us all. And to think with a broken leg and knee ,and not being able to work, how was she to pay for all of that. I’m so so happy for her. She says that the Sisters of Mercy in Marlow, OK, deserve donations. I plan to donate as much as possible as soon as I can. God bless them so much.

I’m second guessing this teaching thing

The odds are against me, this may not be meant for me, or it’s a simple sign saying, “Hey, you aren’t suppose to be teaching!” Whatever it is, I don’t know if I’m going after the right thing. I’m so close, yet so far away from landing a job. All I lack is a license and I should have that in July. No later than August!!!!

April 9, I went to my interview. It went so well. I was skipping out of the office and down the hall. Totally confident that I will get my license the first week of May like they said. Downside was I had learned that April 18 was the next test date I can sign up for, but I had registered to enter a climbing competition. It was a big conflict of interest and I had to go with climbing. The next test date was May 30. Test results take a month. Once I get notice that I passed I must send an add form toward my license plus $10. Then a couple weeks later I get a new license. I’m guessing that will be by the end of July. I also learned that day of the interview — on April 9 — that a job fair will be April 29 in OKC and April 30 in Tulsa. Well, ….

Earlier this week a friend asked how the teaching job hunt was going. I replied with the plan to attend the job fair. She raved about how her friend says that’s the way to go about getting a job. I asked for tips and she replie yesterday that I need to prepare a teaching philosophy, updated resume, and have a cover letter. Yesterday, I was working an odd shift, so when I got home I dove right into writing. It took me 3 hours to research and write a teaching philosophy and a cover letter. The resume was a snap. I already updated it. The last time I looked at the time before bed was 12:36am. Then, it took me forever to rest my mind to actually go to sleep.

I woke up around 7:30, but I didn’t get out of bed til 8ish. I got my things together went to see when the Barbershop was open for my haircut and highlight. I wanted to look really nice for this big event and I figured if I go around noon I will be one of the last applicants they will remember. As far as I knew it was a great strategy. Hmm. The Barbershop opened at 10am it took 2 hours for my hair. I didn’t leave my house til 12:45pm. Got to the job fair at 1:45pm. When I walked in there were empty tables and I overheard a volunteer telling another person that about 25 districts left around noon. I only saw 5 tables with representatives. What a waste of my time!!! Oh I was so mad. I went to the tables, gave 3 packets of the 12 I had prepared last night, and only one district was hiring an art teacher. And the ironic thing was that I has already applied through the www.teachers-teachers.com Web site. Great. I take the man’s advice from that district and the flying guiding to the application process online. I checked it out and it’s a lengthy application. I’m doing it tomorrow.

Seriously though, I don’t know if this is what I want anymore. I’m so fed up with rejection. I keep telling myself it’s all part of the process. Someone will hire me. I feel once I get my license I may be worthy of hiring. … Geez, this sucks.