Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Yay for Hump Days!

I love Wednesdays - partly because it's the middle of the week and I know that the weekend is getting closer and also because once a month me and a few of my girlfriends get together and have Bunko Night!! For those of you who don't know what Bunko (also spelled Bunco) is, it's a group dice game and it's basically like a girls version of poker night. We all get together at someone's house and they make dinner, we eat together, then we start drinking and play Bunko- super fun! Tonight, Shanna will be hosting at Brittani's house and I'm excited because we all get to finally see Kelli's engagement ring!

In other news, I am thinking about a career change. I looooove my job at Farmers and I love the agency I work for, but I'm worried about job stability in this economy and the money just isn't there yet. I know if I stick with it I can make some awesome money, but I'm just not sure this is the right time in my life to get myself into further debt.

So, the field that I'm thinking about going into is.......................


















TEACHING!

It's something that I've thought long and hard about, and while it's still not set in stone for the immediate future, it's something I'm going to be working towards in the future sometime.

Now I just have to figure out what grade I want to teach! I'm leaning toward 2nd grade, but I also like the idea of teaching high school. Any advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I'm planning on going through the Alternative Teaching program through Region IV which is an online program that takes about 4 months. If I do decide to do this I will start the classes on May 6th and finish on August 29th.

NOW- the good thing about teaching is that you have summers off and with that I can still sell insurance during the summers and throughout the year, so that is something I am very excited about as well.

Wish me luck and please please please keep me in your prayers as this is going to be a difficult decision to make and an even more difficult next few months!

1 comment:

  1. I've also thought about teaching lately. When I was still in college I did a lot of assisting for teachers & I really liked it. I almost taught high school photography in Arlington, but I backed out & decided to move to Houston to freelance instead. Needless to say, that didn't really work for me because it was just too unstable. Now that we are having a baby, the idea is popping up again. Chicago public schools are kind of scary though, so I need to do a bit of research. I remember how tough it was for nanny when she was teaching, but it can also be totally rewarding. It's always a hard decision to completely change gears, but you'll know if it's right. Best of luck to you!

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