Sick in H-town

Saturday after the test I drove to Houston. It rained almost the entire way and I realized my tires on the Yukon are in pretty bad shape. I'm going to get that taken care of tomorrow as well as getting an eye exam and new contacts. I've been feeling sick since Friday, but I'm finally starting to get better. I went to Ulta and Target. I've been wanting to try Bare Minerals for awhile now and I finally got it. I haven't used it yet but tomorrow I'll definately post a review.

The Praxis went well. I breezed through the Science part which shocked me. I'm sure I bombed the Math but I did my best. Now I have to just wait it out and see. I have schoolwork to take care of tomorrow night. I have to head home Tuesday morning and back to reality.

Confessions of a Junkaholic

I woke up feeling like death this morning. I've been sippin Day Quil like they're gonna pull it from the shelves, sucking on cough drops non-stop and drinkin my OJ. My fever finally broke and I sweated bullets for 30 minutes or so then drank some water and a Red Bull and cleaned out the Yukon. I found: a Treo car charger (I haven't used the Treo since before I bought the Yukon WTH) my plaid pumps, my hooker heels (black patent peep-toe sky high) a sweater and a jacket. The plaid shoes, sweater and jacket are particularly embarassing to admit because those are clearly WINTER ITEMS and last time I checked, winter done went a long time ago down here in the boot. I also had a mop in the back that I bought at least 3 months ago. This is why I need a 2 door car, but most likely I'd just be hazard on the road cause I couldn't see because there'd be too much junk.

I'm off to read some magazines to ease my anxiety. In the words of Mr. Cajun Onstar, "kids, don't eat pralines while they still hot, you gon get the foie" Pray for me tomorrow, all 0 of you fine folks that read this.

First Test Grade In

I got an 88 on my test! I did so much better than I thought. 2 points away from an A but I'll deal. Tomorrow I have to get dog food and clean out the Yukon then I'm going to go over my Praxis work 1 more time and let God do the rest. I'm not as nervous and stressed as I have been, and I honestly don't know what I'm going to do with myself after it's over since it's consumed me for so long. I refuse to stress myself with packing anything tomorrow for the Houston trip but I am going to get what little bit I have to wash done so Saturday I can pack quickly and get on the road. The forecast shows rain every day into next week. Fabulous. Hopefully I'll get to do some shopping in Houston.

To Medicate or Not

I was sitting here studying when all 3 dogs start barking like the damn house is on fire. I'm in such a mood that I seriously hope that it's someone walking through the yard and they shit their pants trying to get away. The other night I came home and 2 guys were running down the street. They went behind some houses before I could really see them. I used to freak out about noises but the whole neighborhood is afraid of my dogs as well as K and J's so I don't get my panties in such a wad anymore.

Apparently I'm getting so old that I forgot my birthday. I argued with E that it was the weekend after the Praxis test but I neglected to realize that the weekend of the 19th is stuck in between those. Guess it was a blonde moment. Worked sucked tonight and I almost dread the drive to Houston now that the dogs don't get along. While I'm typing this it's Moo-1, Havi flip flop-0. Damn it!

I think I need some anti-anxiety medication

Miss Anti-Social

I wasn't in the spirit for college football but I am now. Of course, my team is LSU. I'm trying to find a few weekends to get some tickets after I get the stress that is the Praxis over with. I decided today that after the test, I'm going to head to Houston and take a little break. I don't have class next Monday, so hopefully I'll be refreshed when I come back. The next weekend is my birthday, so at least the things I have to do now revolve more around my social life than school. It's a much needed break.

I would really love to go to the Chelsea Premium Outlet while I'm in Houston. The outlet is about an hour away in Cypress. They have Burberry, Coach, Kate Spade, BCBG, True Religion, Juicy, 3 sunglasses places. But we'll see. I still can't really let myself think about relaxing at this point. Thank God, tomorrow night is my only scheduled shift.

Stressed

In exactly 7 days, I will be sitting down and taking the Praxis which will determine whether or not I get to teach next year. I've just about completed the study book. I also have a Portfolio assignment and a test on Wednesday. I switched shifts to get off tonight because I didn't wanna deal with all the drama of the 1st LSU game. Apparently, a fight broke out Thursday night. I wasn't there for it but thought about picking up because my class was canceled. Thank God I didn't. I don't need anymore stress this week.

Tomorrow night and Tuesday are my only 2 scheduled nights for the next week so I should be able to get a handle on things and be ready for the test. While I've been in study mode, I didn't really notice all controversy about Obama's speech to students on Tuesday. There is a petition going around locally urging parents to keep their kids home. As a future teacher, the first thing I did was read the memo that was sent to schools. My personal feelings for Obama aside, I will say that the discussion questions and assignments were not Early Childhood friendly. I can understand showing the program to upper Middle and High School students, but there's no way in hell that I'd show it in my classroom. Early Childhood classes are not allowed to watch t.v. 99% of the time and it has to be heavily scrutinized before they view it and cannot be longer than 10 minutes. I honestly don't think they're showing it in the Elementary Schools around here anyway so parents just need to get a grip. He's in charge, was elected by the people, so let him have his time. Most kids aren't gonna be paying attention anyway.

New phone, lots to do

I was so sick of my cell phone company and getting terrible reception at my house so I finally switched to AT&T. They have the Blackberry of course, the same one that I've been using and loved all this time but I decided to be fun and get the i phone. The first night, I hated it and planned on exchanging it for the BB the next day but I didn't. The i phone is growing on me pretty quick.

The Praxis clinic I attended over the weekend was amazing. Rather than focusing on what we needed to study and work on, she taught us simple strategies to figure out the correct answer even if we have no clue. The math portion helped me a great deal. I've had a mental block in the math dept. for years but her little tips and tricks took a lot of my anxiety away.

Tommorrow I have a full day. Moo is getting his tubes removed in the morning, then I'm headed to grocery shop before class. Tommorrow night I have to work on Praxis stuff plus any homework that hasn't been done for the week. I think I might schedule a night of drinks or something this week.