One Straight Week of Awesomeness

Okay, so apparently if you post enough depressing blog entries, eventually something non-depressing shall happen.

This past week has been a week of awesomeness. First, I got a new (to me) car! Yes. Super fancy as well, a 2008 Toyota Rav 4, Limited. Yep, have to add the limited part because that is what makes it all fancy like. The, boom, got another interview, and then another! But, that is really not the best part. This is:

TODAY I GOT A JOB! I did it. I landed a full time position. Nervous as all get out. I feel like the bar is very, very far above me, but I am more than willing to make my way up to meeting it. The best part? I feel like I click with this school like a lego. I mean it. I just feel comfortable there, and it is reciprocated. Since I shared a terrible email last time, I am sharing a fantastical one this time:

Hello Sabrina,

 

Thank you for the note.  You have absolutely nothing to worry about!  Your writing sample was for us to see cogent sentences and paragraphs and for us to see that you had an understanding of instructional practices with an understanding of close reading.  You did fine!! 

 

It was an absolute pleasure meeting and interviewing with you.  I am ecstatic about you joining our team and look forward to working with you over the next several years!

 

Kick butt on Tuesday (as I know you will) and keep your eyes and ears open as we'll be contacting you shortly thereafter.

 

I thoroughly enjoy your quirkiness and feel free to ask as many questions as you want.  I too ask several!! 

 

We'll talk soon!

 

The Guy Who Wants to Be Your Boss

So yay! I have some much to do to prepare, but right now I think I am just going to enjoy this feeling of, well joy!

I am very grateful to all the people who have supported me. I feel like I finally did them justice today :)

Renaming of this blog....

I think it is official. I should just rename this blog "Ways I Suck at Life". I had another job interview today. Guess what? I didn't get it. Again. I interviewed at a school that I had interviewed at previously, and did well in. Well, turns out I suck even more this year because I wasn't called for a second interview. Nope, I was emailed:

Good Afternoon,

I tried to phone, but must have missed you when I was making my calls.  I wanted to let you know you did a very nice job interviewing today, but we have decided to go in a different direction at this time.  I do want you to know you were one of the top candidates for this position as you gave a fine interview.  Thank you so much for your interest in the **** Central School and I wish you the best of luck in your search.

Sincerely,

Guy Who Isn't Offering You a Job


Then, I emailed back asking for feedback and just got (like literally as I am writing this post) this response:


Good Afternoon Sabrina,

Your interview went well.  Your answers demonstrated your knowledge and years of experience, but the committee didn’t “connect with you”.  I think what was meant by this was that we saw a very level, soft-spoken personality, but unfortunately we didn’t get to see your excitement and passion for teaching and learning.  If I was to recommend something, I would tell you to think about what  drove you to be a teacher…probably the love of children or the excitement of teaching/learning, and find a way in the interview to let that excitement and passion stand out.

Thank you again for your interest in ****

Guy Who Will Never Email You Again


Why can't I land a job? I mean, what is it about me that makes people like me, but not enough to hire me....I don't know, but I am going to mull it over with a wine slushie or seven.

Case of the Monday's

Ugh, what a day. Not that I actually have any right whatsoever to complain about it being as I slept most of it away. For the first time in my life I slept in to 11:00am today. Correction. I got my butt up at 6:30am, felt like crap, and went back to bed at 8:00am and proceeded to sleep until 11:00am. What a waste of a day.

Seriously, I can't stand sleeping that much, but I didn't feel well so I am chalking it up to that. My stomach was really upset. It was upset yesterday, as well. I don't know why. I do know it is not because I am pregnant, though that is what everyone assumes. I bet it is just stress and heat. It is ungodly hot out. Not really the heat though, as usual, the humidity is what is annoying.

So, no word on a job today. It is depressing. However, I did start painting the kitchen. While some may find this less than exciting news, I find it fascinating. My kitchen is blood red, which, in my less-than-humble opinion, is a terrible color for a kitchen. To me a kitchen should be a bright cheerful place. My kitchen is currently a dark, dismal place. So, I am painting it since I have so much free time on my hands.

I actually had a fantastic weekend. Katherine came to visit and I haven't seen her in forever so it was awesome. I feel a little bad, though. She needed help doing her math course, but I suck at math, so I was no help whatsoever. None. Whatsoever. But we got to hang out and that was fun. :) Then, it was Drew's surprise birthday party. It was a ton of fun. It was good to see him doing well after falling ill. After spending all week by my lonesome, it was pretty awesome to be able to hang out with some fantastic people.