I have five days left of student teaching.
Five.
I'm super stoked for summer.
Not only will I no longer be spending all my time working at school and Target, but summer is going to be a time of change.
Great change.
Mostly with health.
I am determined to change my diet habits.
And my exercise.
And I'm hoping the free time of no longer student teaching will give me the time, energy, and motivation to make the changes I desire to make.
I may be skinny, I may not need to lose weight, but just because I'm skinny doesn't mean that I am healthy or fit.
Because I'm not.
First step I took in my changes was to eliminate soda.
Well, just dark soda...
...baby steps, right?
I drink far too much soda.
I drink far too much soda.
At least a can a day.
And I want to cut down, so first I stepped down to crisp, clean sodas like Sprite and Sierra Mist only.
And I'm down to maybe 3 cans a week.
A [big] improvement for me.
Now that it's summer time, I want to be eating so much more fresh food.
Fresh fruits, fresh veggies.
That's the best part of summer, right?
Home gardens.
Home gardens.
Farmers' Markets.
I love it!
I'm going to try cutting fast food out of my diet.
I'm going to try cutting fast food out of my diet.
Start eating the right food.
I've decided it doesn't matter that fast food and junk food don't affect my body - - It's still not healthy. I need to change.
I also want to start exercising.
I'm hoping now that my body is on an internal clock where it's virtually impossible for me to sleep past six or seven, I'll be able to get up and workout every morning...or at least most mornings...
I fell in love with Zumba while I was at Skyview, and I really want to get back into doing that. It's a {fun} way to workout.
As a side note: I've started looking for careers outside of teaching.
I just don't feel hopeful any more.
I feel deflated.
I've decided I need to start exploring other options.
I can't put all my eggs into one basket.
It's been two months and a dozens of applications, and not a word from anyone, so I just don't feel hopeful.
I used to have this fire burning inside of me, so excited to teach, and it's been blown out.
I'm not going to stop applying, because teaching is my passion, and I dream to have my own classroom of students someday, but I'm starting to search other avenues as well.
Maybe I'll find out teaching just wasn't in my cards.
Maybe I'll find out God had something else up his sleeve.
And even if I don't teach this year, I still plan on applying again next year for positions.
I guess what I'm saying is I'm going to stop trying to control my life, and just see where the wind blows me.
You'll be great at whatever you do and you will be an awesome teacher! The best things come to those who wait.
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