tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10176850249128237202012-02-16T01:46:16.215-06:00The story of a girl still trying to figure things out...amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-28911199513935062042010-06-05T12:35:00.003-06:002010-06-05T12:47:45.421-06:00

This blog thing really doesn't work so well when you don't have anything to blog about! Certainly I've been doing somethingwith my time, just nothing extraordinary. Warren and I are still together. I moved in with him back in February. Got a job at the Children's Place in Allen and so far that's the only job I have. I really need to find something full time, because even with the weeks I get 30+

amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-23830385469042315402009-11-25T23:54:00.002-06:002009-11-26T00:00:25.826-06:00

I spend so much time reading other people's blogs, and yet I never update my own. I feel like everyone else has so much more to say. Let's see here, since my last post...My sister and I went to a Miley Cyrus concert (not nearly as fun as Taylor Swift), I started dating someone (Warren), and I've still been working at Children's Place. I'm still looking for teaching jobs, though I'm not following

amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-18042986087244102902009-09-11T14:21:00.012-06:002009-09-11T16:01:55.807-06:00

Last night, my sister, two of her friends and I went to go see Taylor Swift in Bossier City, LA. We found the place without getting lost, which was a good thing. We had some pictures taken by the Verizon people, the girls bought their shirts, did a little green screen music video and then we made our way to our seats . We were in Section 221, Row L, Seats 1-4. As usual we were in the nosebleed

amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-35362934378950039452009-07-27T17:31:00.002-06:002009-07-27T17:38:57.483-06:00

Life keeps throwing me curve balls. I finally decided to quit the daycare due to many reasons. Soon after that, I started watching two boys that used to attend the daycare. I was doing that for two weeks and then their dad had a shift change at work, and they didn't need me anymore. So now I'm starting the process of looking for a teaching job now that I passed my tests. This will be a hard

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Okay, so I totally get jealous looking at people's blogs when they know what they're doing! They have super cute headers and layouts, not to mention completely enjoyable writing :) Well, I've found a couple sites I like that help with the backgrounds/layouts, and one actually has matching headers. I know this takes away a bit from the creativity but it makes the blog look cute, and since I'm

amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-40577494081437514552009-05-31T20:47:00.002-06:002009-05-31T21:00:27.155-06:00

Okay, so for those of you following the progress of my wannabe teaching career, I have FINALLY registered for my tests. I am taking the tests for the EC-4 credential first. (Early Childhood-4th grade). Then later, I might do 4th-8th. Clearly that would open up more job opportunities, but I'm more interested in the younger grades, and it's easier to focus on one credential at a time :)In other

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It's been awhile since I've posted, since there isn't much in my life worth blogging about. This isn't really anything overly exciting or significant to anyone else, but I'm sooo happy. The time is almost here for my annual trip home to California. Usually I go in the summer, June or July. However, when I was looking at tickets, I happened to check April and May and found tickets were much

amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-63641970963430330802009-01-01T13:49:00.006-06:002009-01-01T15:04:49.641-06:00

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas and a safe and happy new year's celebration. I spent last night in my living room watching various television shows- not too exciting. My safe fallback plan when I have no plans-which is most of the time. I put a lot of thought into New Year's resolutions this year. I should just say I wont make any, but I did. Rather I made

amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-75610737794038360362008-11-26T17:03:00.000-06:002008-11-26T17:20:51.942-06:00

I can't believe tomorrow is Thanksgiving already! What happened to the year?! I get so excited for this time of year- I'm just like a kid. Even if it's a small Christmas, or gifts aren't involved, it's the decorations and just that feeling in the air. It truly is a magical time of the year. I decorated my room at the preschool for Christmas already. The kids helped me decorate the little tree, we

amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-11943898525589803322008-11-02T22:11:00.000-06:002008-11-02T22:19:46.099-06:00

Nothing much new going on here in small town Texas. Just been working my job as a preschool teacher and spending time with my sister. Things have calmed down at work as the classes were split. This left me with only 6 kids. However, one with extreme behavior issues was asked to leave, so now I have 5. This is a nice manageable number for me to better learn how to manage and teach and handle

amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-76514496657295684612008-09-13T10:58:00.002-06:002008-09-26T18:42:32.153-06:00

I have been working at a daycare for 2 weeks and 1 day now and I am really liking it! I am in the Pre-K room which consists of 3-4 year olds (and for now a 5 year old- dear me). I am having a good time learning exactly what this age group is capable of. Quite the difference from what I'm used to which is in the K-3rd grade age range. This kids have something funny to say everyday, the have

amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-25975567281130011592008-09-05T20:33:00.003-06:002008-09-05T21:26:18.496-06:00

My friend Amanda tagged me in a recent blog, and I am supposed to tell you 7 odd things about myself. So here goes:1. Starting from when I was around two, I "headbanged" meaning I hit my head repeatedly on the mattress to help me fall asleep. I did it pretty much constantly until this last year. Now it happens rarely. I've looked it up online, it's supposed to stop by age 4 or so. Guess they

amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-7668413558081313092008-08-31T23:22:00.001-06:002008-09-05T20:24:33.751-06:00

Hey all! I got a job working at the daycare where my mom works. This is great because since I have no car right now, I can just ride to work with her and it will save a lot on the gas money! I will be in the Pre-K room which is like the 4-5 year olds.. However, until we get attendance up (the place is still fairly new) I have a range from 3-5 year olds. If the boss is in tomorrow, my mom and I

amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-13684725132059013532008-07-31T20:04:00.002-06:002008-08-04T11:35:35.376-06:00

Since everyone is asking me, "What about your teaching stuff?" I figured I'd update that topic. As you know, I received my credential in December 2006, and moved to Texas the week I finished. My plan was to live with family there, find a job and save up to move out on my own. Well, I definitely got the living with my family part down. The rest, not so much. I got a job at the zoo in January of

amy dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928419860581628660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017685024912823720.post-66328486680947536542008-07-26T09:00:00.002-06:002009-06-01T07:27:26.656-06:00

Well, the whole "adventure" in Massachusetts didn't work out. The job wasn't quite what I was expecting. It was more of a nanny/maid instead of just a nanny. Plus, I felt that she would be judgmental about everything I did. I just didn't have a good feeling about it as a whole. I wasn't comfortable. I got there Tuesday. On Thursday I had the worst migraine *of my life*....I was so sick, puking.

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