Losing Myself in Trying to Date

Here is my end of the year review for 2019 for dating. I have gone out with over 20 guys, about 12 or 13 just this year. I am still single. It is so hard when I really want to be married but nothing ever works out. It's bad first dates, rejection, or guys who end up not having feelings for me or liking other girls. The guy this past Friday talked about being exclusive with me while also saying there was another girl he wanted to go out with! I called him out on his crap. I have rejected nice guys too. I am hoping I am learning more about myself and what I want. I hope 2020 is better in that regard.

Christmas

Wednesday is Christmas! This is the first Christmas in 3 years I have been well health-wise. Last year I had my horrible sinus infection during California Christmas. I never get to spend Christmas with the Albanos and Pete and Aggie and my misery ruined it. Here's to a better holiday this year. Luckily they have forgiven me for my crankiness in California last year. I am grateful for good health!

The Next Steps

Only one more week left of Summit and Lumen until winter break! Two weeks of sleeping in! It's funny how lack of sleep affects you. So I really wanted to be the NSLC program director for the middle school U.S. history/government program next summer. However, it's almost the end of December and I haven't heard anything so I assume they gave it to someone else or they're doing something different. I, for one, am rather sick of the disorganization. I am either going to apply to be a program lead for Envision Experience next summer or stay in Utah. If I stay in Utah, I am going to apply to be a teacher supervisor at Huntington Learning Center. At least then I could be making some more money now. I will update!

Grandpa

Friday was Grandpa Norregard's birthday. I miss him so much and I still think about him everyday. He truly was a man of Christ although he was never a member of the church. He was one person who was always there for us. When my parents divorced, he was there to hold us together. He always supported my dream of working with animals. I know he is with Leanna's babies right now as they prepare to come down to earth.

Nearing the end of the year

Katie and John went home today. It was nice having her home for about a week. Thanksgiving went well besides my dad being drunk the whole time. We went and saw the temple lights with Leanna, Katie, and John yesterday. It is officially December! There is so much to do. I start back up again at Summit as a clerical aide tomorrow. It will be nice to be making some more money. I also need to buy Christmas presents. Friday is Grandpa's birthday so I will write about him next week.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is on Thursday. Katie is coming into town with her boyfriend, John. I am excited to spend the first Thanksgiving with her in about 11 years. We are all, including Mom, spending it at Papa's and are cooking. Thanksgiving has never been the same since Grandpa passed. Now that the Cressall grandparents have passed, there are no longer the Cressall Thanksgivings either. Life is changing so fast. I hope I accept it.

The Most Important Traits

I have been thinking a lot about character traits I want to refine and develop. I think kindness and bravery are definitely some I want to work on. I actually cannot stand arrogance and pride. Can people really change? Can you overcome your negative qualities that prevent you from being a fully present and Christ-like person? I think that character development will definitely be something I will be working on instead of focusing on my life map and OCD.

You have to kiss a lot of frogs...

It will be a short entry this week. I have done a whole late of dating the past 2.5 to 3 years or so. In early 2017 was when I seriously put effort into dating. I have honestly never made it past the second date. I am hoping "Prince Charming" will come along before I get too old. I am already 26. I went out with a 22 year old on Friday. I am honestly surprised he even wanted to go out with me. But oh well. I have another date tomorrow. I will update next week.

History of Journaling

This blog is my third official journal. I am pretty sure I had a paper journal in elementary school but that is long lost and I think I only wrote 1 or 2 entries My first journal was the blog I kept while I was teaching English in Thailand and my second journal was my mission blog. I have really enjoyed focusing on my whole life on this blog. My Thailand blog is still on this profile and I think my mission blog is still under Leanna's profile. Update: It's not under Leanna's profile. Here's my mission blog: http://sisterjessiecressall.blogspot.com/. Here's my Thailand blog: http://jessiecressall.blogspot.com/ Final update: Both the Thailand and the mission blogs are under my profile in addition to the URLs here!

OCD

I thought that this week I would write about my struggles with OCD. It has been really bad for about the past 3 years or so, though I have always had symptoms even as young as 10 years old. My obsessions and rituals have changed over the years. In elementary school, it was about germs. In middle school, it was about calories and body image. In the past few years it has been crippling perfectionism and all or nothing thinking. Ruminating and intrusive thoughts about sticking to my "life plan" have taken over my life. What has gotten me through so far is relying on the Savior's atonement and telling myself that I am more than just my thoughts. I need to focus less on worldly achievements and more on spiritual. Also, I hope to see a counselor when I am on better health insurance.

Denver Trip

Leanna and I went to visit Katie in Denver this weekend. We left on Thursday and came back today (Sunday). We went shopping, went to the zoo, a wildlife sanctuary, and visited Boulder. It was nice doing a trip with all three of the sisters. We got to meet Katie's boyfriend, John, in Boulder on Friday. He also went to the wildlife sanctuary on Saturday. He was a nice guy and I am happy that Katie has found someone. There was a bit of drama this morning. Our flight was at 6:00 AM. We had to leave Katie's apartment at 2:45 AM to get to the train station to the airport. It felt quite dangerous and a drunk guy yelled at us. I could tell Leanna was a little scared. I also got period cramps and airsick on the flight. We vowed never to take a flight that early again. At least we are now home in one piece and got to catch up on sleep. I start my concurrent enrollment TA job at Lumen tomorrow. I am excited for the political science class. I am unsure of what this job will be but it could not be any worse than Spectrum. I also have a job interview at SLCC on Wednesday to process residency changes for applications. I will update!

Fall Days

We are right in the middle of fall. Today is October 13th. I always loved fall as a kid. I got really excited about the pumpkins and pumpkin flavored treats that came out every year. I loved looking at all the Halloween decorations. I am hoping that this year I can bring some of that excitement back. My mental health has usually been too bad to really focus on anything else. On Thursday, Leanna and I are flying out to Denver to visit Katie and meet her boyfriend. I am way excited to get out of town. I also got the political science TA job at Lumen Scholar Institute. It will be for high school classes but they're concurrent enrollment through UVU. I am hoping it's good experience to get a college job one day. I will update!

General Conference

I was not sure what to journal about this week so I thought I would write about General Conference. I have really enjoyed watching it this weekend. President Nelson has made so many great changes to church programs. I think a big part of his legacy will be how much he expanded the role of women and girls in the church. When I was little, my sisters and I would do Barbie General Conference. I always just thought of it as old white men getting on the TV and speaking to us. I know realize how important it is! The talks really spoke to me this session.

Birthday

Today is my 26th birthday. I feel so old. I feel like I have accomplished a lot and then like I am also far behind. Birthdays in my life have always been a mixed bag. It's either a really good day or a really bad day. We've gone to Cheesecake Factory the past couple years. We usually just go out to dinner. Our family has never really had big birthday parties. I have also never really minded sharing my birthday with Leanna. I really only had friend birthday parties on my 12th and 14th birthdays. I will update next week how today went.

A New Path

This will not be memory post this week. I quit my job at Spectrum this week. I might be moving to Logan again for a new adventure and to be near more young people. It wasn't a difficult choice. I hated it there. I was bored, there was no challenge. I lacked basic job autonomy. I had no desk or even a place to put my stuff. I just stood there most of the time. The teachers gave me nothing to do. I just think that at almost 26 with a master's degree, I am done doing that. I am ready to be on a new path.

Boston Summer of 2015

I spent the summer of 2015 living with Katie in Boston. It was one of the best times of my life. I worked at the Old State House Museum right on the Freedom Trail. It was that summer I decided I wanted to be a social studies teacher. I was surrounded by so much history. I was also going to church again at the Harvard YSA Ward. Katie and I went on so many adventures. I loved every minute. It was the first time I really lived in a state outside of Utah. Then my mom got diagnosed with cancer for the second time. I had to go home to care for her. I will still always cherish that time though. Next week, I will write about my mom's cancer.

A History of Illness

So I accepted last night that I have a cold. I get sick around the beginning of every school year. I have gotten a lot of colds since becoming a teacher. The worst was my first year being a 1st grade TA at Summit. I got 5 colds in one school year. The past two winters I have gotten sinus infections that have lasted more than a month each. I am hoping now that I am teaching high school, the illnesses will go down. But I am sick right now. I am hoping it's just a mini cold. I went out with the math teacher on Monday and with the guy from Londonderry on Friday. I am still speaking to both of them so I hope I am slowly learning and not getting myself into the dating insecurity curse. I will update!

Tariq

Tomorrow is Labor Day. It marks two years since I got Tariq, my Russian tortoise. He was originally David's tortoise. He was a great pet and my first one. I liked it when he was able to walk around the house. Unfortunately, he passed away about a year later in August. He was the best tortoise and I want to get another one someday.

First Week of School

It was the first week of school. I will mostly be helping and teaching lessons in the U.S. History, Current Events, and U.S. Foundations classes. There are grades 9-12 in those classes. I love high school so far. They are very self-sufficient. I am still getting used to learning more about autism so I can best help my students. I am still a little overwhelmed and I really missed Summit. I haven't connected with the teachers as much. I will update! I am confident I will assimilate soon.

First Week at Spectrum

The first week at Spectrum were the typical teacher trainings and meetings. I am with the two social studies teachers and I even get to teach a lot of the time. It's all the high school required social studies classes. I am way excited though nervous because school starts on Tuesday. I will update how the first week of school goes!

High School Days

I got the history and learning skills education job at the Spectrum High School! I am so excited to be teaching high school. Elementary at APA was not my first choice! I do my HR paperwork tomorrow and start on Wednesday. It feels like high school was just yesterday. I was really motivated academically and socially my sophomore year and then that really tapered off by the end of senior year lol. I had a really bad case of senioritis. I still graduated with an associate's degree though and the AP and IB honors. I was back to my usual overachiever self by freshman year of USU that fall. I will update how it goes!

Teacher's Institute

I made it home from DC safely last Sunday night. This past week has been Teacher's Institute at APA. I took several education classes. I learned a lot though I am not convinced with their attitudes and methods 100%. I am interviewing at middle and high schools where I can actually teach social studies hopefully. I will update!

JNSLC Week 4

I am flying back to Utah today! I am also starting teacher training at APA tomorrow. STEM was great! The kids were great and I loved going to NASA. I gave a physics lesson Friday too. There was some dating disappointment on registration day but a month was a long time to be gone. I will update!

JNSLC Week 3

The second session of government was rough. Our student evaluations were rough and the kids were not as interested in government as I expected. I still care about them though. I am doing STEM this week so it will be different. I can't believe I go home next Sunday. I did a day trip to Philadelphia yesterday which was fun. I saw Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and Benjamin Franklin Square. I was also ghosted by the boy I went out with before I left. I didn't expect him to wait. A month is a long time.

JNSLC Week 2

The whole first session went by in a blur. The kids were all smart and very mature, but there were other issues. On Monday, there were heavy rainstorms and flooding in DC but they still made us go on the monument tour. A taxi crashed onto the sidewalk in front of the Archives and that was scary. The storms came back Thursday and a lot of the kids' flights were cancelled. I was also in charge during most of the simulations and field trips. Oh well. The new group of students come tomorrow! I went to the zoo yesterday too!

JNSLC Week 1

I have been in DC for 5 days and our first group of middle school and going into high school kiddos arrive tomorrow! I am so excited to teach my congressional simulation again. I hope I have a good TA group. There are only 6 students in it. I will update how the first session goes!

Crunch Week

The last week off before D.C. and starting my new teaching job was hectic! I had my new hire orientation at APA on Thursday and did all of their online onboarding paperwork. I packed for D.C. last night. I leave tomorrow and my flight is at 5:20 AM! I am disappointed they decided not to have a head team advisor this summer but I will still make the most of it. I got to be the lead TA at Summit this past year. I will probably do the high school political science program next summer if I can't be head team advisor for JNSLC. I also had an awesome date with an older guy on Friday night. He's 33 and very active in the church. I hope that he is still around when I get back. The only downside to this week is that my mom has been in a bad mood for most of it, but what else is new. I will update Wednesday!

A Week of Tragedy

This is week has been full of challenges. On Tuesday, my mom and I discovered that our basement had flooded from a backed up sewage pipe. Pretty much our entire basement is considered a hazard and the far side has to be torn up. Then yesterday, Aunt Shauna was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. My heart aches for her and my uncle and cousins. I wish I lived closer to California to help. I am going to pray for them this week and go to the temple and fast for them. I am going to make a trip to CA to help in the fall when she is undergoing treatment. I love them so much.

What Matters Most

I broke things off with the guy I was dating. It was so sudden and unexpected. I have the tendency to act rashly in dating which I am trying to work on. We had so much chemistry and I liked him a lot. We had so much in common. But he was not LDS and did not want to get married anytime soon. It still hurts but I know it was the right choice. I am closer in the right direction of finding an LDS guy to marry in the temple.

First Date

I went out on a first date with a dental student on Friday. We're going out again today. He's been very reliable so far and different from the rest. He is also a twin! I will update.

First Kiss

My first kiss was the night before my 19th birthday. It was my first year at Utah State and I had only been in college for about a month. The boy was named Max and he was 22 and the Elder's Quorum president. I had a crush on him because he was older and nerdy. I spent the evening hanging out with my roommates at Logan First Dam by the Bear River. My roommate, Jessica, then texted him and asked him if he wanted to make me a "True Aggie" that night. To my surprise, he said yes. I was so nervous because I had never kissed a boy before. I had only talked to him a couple times too. He came over and we walked to the A step at midnight with a horde of other couples because it was Homecoming Weekend. We kissed at midnight and he was very sweet. It was the best birthday of my life. He later asked me out and pursued me but I turned him down. I was actually quite immature toward him. But alas being 19.

Sacrament Talks

I am giving a talk in Sacrament meeting today about Becoming Saviors on Mount Zion. I have spoken quite a few times in the Londonderry YSA Ward and twice in my home ward, the Wildflower Ward, before and after my mission. I was never asked to speak in my YSA wards in Logan or Boston. I also did a youth talk at the senior center in Sandy. I have spoken on a variety of topics. I always get really nervous and one time my mouth even touched the microphone. Eww! I am the concluding speaker today so I hope the other guys take a long time. I write how it goes next Sunday.

Graduation Ceremonies

This week I thought I would write about my graduation ceremonies. High School This graduation ceremony went pretty well though the speakers took a long time. This old man went on a long baseball metaphor. It felt like a huge accomplishment because it was the culmination of 13 years of education and I had a bad case of senioritis. I was so excited to be an adult and go to college. It was nice being with friends I grew up with. Leanna had the Jordan High graduation at 10:00 AM at the Maverik Center and my Hillcrest High one was at 6:00 pm at the same place. The only bad thing was that the girls had to wear white caps and gowns that really washed out a pale person like me. Grandma and Grandpa Cressall also went to that one with Papa. Leanna and Mom sat separately. College I did not go to my USU one and I regretted that for a long time. I did not walk with my fellow political science graduates. I made up for it by going to my SLCC graduation when I got my history AA. It was at the Maverik Center so it was de ja vu. Only Mom and Leanna went to this one because Papa was in Netherlands. It was nice and I wore a black cap and gown. An actress from Jane the Virgin was the speaker. Graduate School This was the best because the whole family was there including Katie. She was always living other places for the previous ones. I also had a brother in law, David. I wrote about it last week but it was nice. I even sat on the front row. It was nice wearing the history honor society cords and the master's hood. The APU one also was pretty short and it was great it was in Maryland!

Graduation and D.C. trip

I had my master’s graduation ceremony yesterday. It went well despite my cap being backwards the whole time. It was cool wearing the master’s hood. A celebrated female General was the speaker and she did a great job. This what the whole family did in D.C. Wednesday: We flew to Reagan Airport via Detroit then walked around Arlington, VA where our hotel was. Thursday: White House tour! Holocaust Museum American Indian Museum Friday: National Gallery of Art Air and Space Museum National Harbor Saturday: Graduation Old Town Alexandria Sunday: Arlington National Cemetery Fly home Next Sunday I will write more about the D.C. trip! We also spent time in Virginia and Maryland. I think I will also do a post about my past graduation ceremonies!

People to People Student Leadership Conference

I am going to DC this week for my master's graduation. The entire family including Mom, Papa, Katie, Leanna, David, me, and Cyndi are coming. Everyone has not been together in a long time. We scored tickets for the White House tour on Thursday. Commencement is on Saturday. We are also trying to go to the National Gallery of Art and Holocaust Memorial Museum. I haven't been there since my People to People trip in 8th grade. Looking back, we went so many cool places like Eisenhower Farm, Gettysburg, Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg. I just did not appreciate it. We didn't do many leadership activities or actual lessons on US history and government like in JNSLC. The actual People to People company actually shut down a while ago. We just did field trips. I like working as a team advisor for the National Student Leadership Conference as an adult. It provides a good balance among leadership, US government instruction, and field trips. It was a good trip for 8th grade though. I cannot wait to keep going back so I can see everything in DC!

Thesis Done, Utah History Day Judge, and how I did History in High School

I turned in my thesis on Friday! It is SO nice to have that off my chest. I am excited to have some more free time this week. Now I just have to pass the thesis and focus on the job hunt. I have an elementary instructor interview tomorrow at American Preparatory Academy. I was a judge for the Utah History Day state competition on Friday too. It was so cool to see all the exhibits and topics the students chose. I know I definitely did not know how to do historical research, use primary sources, or even develop a good thesis statement in high school. It's a shame we did not learn more about that. Even DBQs on AP tests really did not teach us how to look at primary sources. Yesterday was Mom's birthday so we had brunch at the Cheesecake Factory. I will update!

Easter Memories

I am officially done with my thesis and am now just fixing formatting errors! It is also the end of Spring Break which makes me sad. I will miss sleeping in. Today is Easter. I have missed my grandpa so much and I think of him a lot on every holiday. I miss doing egg hunts and dinner up at his house. We would decorate our own bags to put the eggs in. He had a big backyard too and put money in the eggs. I liked that better than the initialed and hard boiled eggs that were at the Grandparents' Cressall house. Today I am picking up Leanna and she is going to church with me. We are then having Easter dinner with Mom.

Being a Twin

For this Sunday's journal, I thought I would write about being a twin. My twin sister, Leanna, is definitely my best friend. It was always nice having her growing up with her by my side every step of the way. Even when we fought as teens and tried to develop our own lives and identities. I definitely miss living with her since she got married and moved out. It helps that I like her husband, David, and view him as a brother. She and her husband are going through an intense personal tragedy right now. I feel so deeply for them. I wish I could take away some of the pain. I am going with her to the doctor on Tuesday. I just wish she could see the wonderful woman that she is. I am so grateful for all the fun things we got to do together like go on our cruise to Mexico and when we both went to USU. On another note, I am editing my thesis and hope to turn it in by April 25! It is spring break, so no TAing at Summit either! I am going to try to write more personal stories from my life on this journal from now on!

JNSLC

I realized I pretty much did no blog on working for JNSLC last summer. Better late than never! I was a team advisor for the U.S. History and Government program. I had a group of 8 students who were in middle school and going into high school for both sessions. I was able to teach the Congressional Simulation for both sessions. Students were able to write, debate, and vote on their own bills. We went to field trips to National Archives, the Capitol, Smithsonian Museum of American History, Mount Vernon, and the monuments and memorials. On my day off I finished off all the things I had not yet seen in D.C. like Ford Theatre, National Cathedral, Supreme Court, White House visitor center. We also did challenge courses in Maryland that I thankfully did not have to do as a leader. The students also had leadership sessions where they learned leadership skills and made a PSA video in groups. It was an amazing experience and I will be coming back as a team advisor for both history and government and stem this summer. I made a lot of great friends from around the country. I am so grateful to get to teach social studies and live in D.C. for the summer!

General Conference!

This weekend I have been hunkered down watching General Conference. I am really trying to be inspired this session. I just did a lot of revising of my thesis this past week. I will also be applying for more teaching jobs. Next week is spring break!

Thesis and Job Interview

I am finally done with the first draft of my thesis! Now I have a month to do edits. I will do a lot of it during spring break. I also have a school registrar interview that I will prepare for tonight. I also decided to put dating on the backburner until May when grad school is all finished and I hopefully have a full-time education job secured for the end of summer.

Still Almost Done

I didn't quite finish my thesis but I only have 4 pages left which is great too! I have my interview at American Preparatory Academy tomorrow for the history teaching position. I also have a date with a friend on Friday. I will update! I also had the volunteer appreciation dinner at NHMU for my service in 2018. I won the Presidential Award for Service with the bronze level!

Almost at the Finish Line

I only have 17 pages of my master's thesis left! Then many revisions. I am definitely in the senioritis stage of grad school and only working part time. I have my history teaching interview next week too. I have also been doing more dating on Bumble which has been interesting. I will update next week. Hopefully I will be done!

Calmer Week

This past week was a lot calmer! I submitted the first half of my master's thesis to my thesis advisor yesterday. I have not, however, edited the first two chapters. I was pretty embarrassed to turn in those chapter unrevised. Oh well. I will work on some more tonight. Nothing was really new this week. Leanna, Mom, and I went to the Butterfly Biosphere at Thanksgiving Point on Tuesday which was way fun! They had a lot of the same bugs as the natural history museum and it was bigger than Butterfly Pavillion in Colorado! This week is just work and thesis work. I have my second interview for NSLC this week too. Apparently they are combining the history/government program with the STEM program this year? I will update!

Living Planet Aquarium Interview and the end of Bumble

On Friday I had my interview to be a School Programs Education Presenter at the Living Planet Aquarium. I did not like the interview at all. I think I did ok, not good, not bad. However, their interview process was a bit of a mess. They had me give a 3 minute science presentation so I did the adaptation activity from the Natural History Museum field trip activities. Then they had me handle a giant cave cockroach. We cannot even handle those at the museum and this one was very stressed and kept moving. Anyone I turned the job down after the interview. It's full-time but it's a little insulting they only pay $11 an hour for what they expect. I also cancelled my two dates from Bumble for Friday and Saturday nights and deleted the app. I will try again to date LDS guys in May when I am done with grad school. Other than all that, I have just been working as a TA and on my thesis. I will apply for other teaching jobs this week. I also finally got an email from Annie at the museum about field trips after months. I don't even know even I am even still a Gallery Guru anymore lol.

Interesting Week

It was an interesting week this week. I subbed on Wednesday and the kids were so bad I am seriously considering applying for new jobs. There are also some new things on the dating front I won't discuss at this time, but at least my confidence is getting better. I will update!

The End of an Awful Week

This past week was just plain awful! I won't go into all the details but it was just bad. Bad kids at school, fight with Mom, illness, Praxis tests, and stress. Plus there was Grandpa Cressall's funeral. I ended up giving the opening prayer.

Snow Day and Grandpa Cressall

On Wednesday I had the first snow day in my entire school life! From K-12 and all my years at SLCC and Utah State, I have only ever had one 2 hour delay in middle school. The snow was pretty bad and I actually was going to sub the second half of the school day. It was nice to have a relaxing day at home. Unfortunately, my Grandpa Cressall also passed away that day after being sick for years. His funeral is tomorrow. I will be working on Friday instead of Monday this week so I can attend. I am officially grandparent-less. All four have now passed on. I am lucky to have made it to age 25 with grandparents. I am also retaking the Praxis Elementary math section on Saturday. I will update!

Thesis and Work Update

I just submitted the draft for my introduction chapter for my master's thesis! Baby steps, baby steps. I will write the literature review chapter and start on the chapter about Termination this week. I think I will post my entire thesis when it is done. I am also booking the trip to the commencement ceremony in National Harbor, Maryland with my family this week. I have not officially been cleared for graduation yet but my thesis class does not officially end until April 28th although I am trying to turn in my final master's thesis by April 12th. As for work, I have Big 8 classroom management training on Wednesday. The TAs are finally getting it after I was promised we would receive it at the end of the last school year. At least we are getting it now. I am currently looking to teach secondary social studies at American Heritage (an LDS private school) or stay on at Summit Academy as a full-time elementary school teacher next year. I do have to retake the sections on the Elementary Praxis though before applying for that. I am retaking the math section on Feb 16th and the science section on Feb 22nd. Happy Sunday!

Praxis Results and DinoFest

Yesterday was DinoFest and I helped with kids' crafts this year. Last year I worked with the computer "build your own dinosaur" lab. I also took my elementary content Praxis exam on Friday. I did not pass the math section and just barely missed the science section. I will be studying and retaking those sections. I did, however, get almost perfect scores on the language arts and social studies sections. I hope I can get all my elementary license stuff to have with my secondary social studies composite license in time for the charter school job fair in March.

Typical Week

I finished Dibels testing last week and I submitted my proposal and literature review for my master's thesis. Tomorrow there is no school due to Martin Luther King Day. There is supposed to be a really big snowstorm. I have to write my abstract this week and finish my primary research. I am also taking the elementary Praxis exam on Friday to get my elementary teaching license in addition to my secondary social studies license. I am worried about the math section! Wish me luck!

Thesis, Praxis, and Art Museum

Last week was pretty uneventful. I went on a fun tour of the art museum at the U yesterday with the natural history museum peeps. I also registered to take the Elementary Praxis exam because I am most likely to get an elementary teaching job in lieu of a social studies teaching job next year. I also started my thesis and will finish up my primary research and proposal revisions this week.

New Year, New Me

Just kidding! I will probably remain the same! I'll enter 2020 still single and anxiety-ridden. This past week has been good and I have gotten a lot of work done on my thesis. My official thesis class starts tomorrow and I start DIBELS testing too since I am now 1st grade's test administrator. I will update and welcome to 2019!