Oh Brother...

WHOA.
It has been almost three months since I've been on here.
Life of a first year teacher, huh?
I will be making an effort to re-vamp this blog and I WILL begin to post again!
SO much to share :)
Xoxo

Merit

A few weeks back, I was shown this animation for a new online application. This application helps necessary individuals receive attention for their schools and their students using social media and local media. Also, colleges are given tools to award these students for their achievements with grades, extra-curricular activities, etc.

As a future educator, I was happy to learn about Merit and what it strives to do within schools. I hope one day this will spread to high schools and the achievers who will be sitting in my desks one day!

Thanks for sharing Jim!

A Well Overdue Post....

I've been so busy that I almost forgot I have a blog! Whoa! Pump the brakes life! I'm loving every second though and grateful for this life I'm living.

 

What's new with me? Well, many things. Let's see.....I'm still working two jobs (nanny life and consulting contractor), I am looking into adopting a greyhound in September, I have been studying like crazy for a hard exam in July, I leave for the Bahamas with my nanny family this Sunday, I'm spending six days in the mitten in a few weeks, I just had my one year anniversary with the lovely Jake, my older brother Adam is recently engaged, my 24th birthday is in a month, OH and I landed a teaching job in North Carolina!

 

You can say many events have happened since I last blogged in May. This is life though, right? Unexpected life-changing events and I'm loving every day!

 

I remember graduating in December and saying to myself, "Now what? I'm in debt with this teaching degree and I have no clue what steps to take next!" So, I made the spontaneous decision to be a live-in nanny in Virginia and although it has been tough and challenging, it has also been beautiful and wonderful. I believe I've learned more about myself these past 5 months than the past 23 years of my life.

 

I was hoping to post a few pictures, but that will have to hold off until my next post about my Bahamas trip. This is my first time leaving the United States, besides a small weekend getaway to Canada, and I'm nervous but excited! I'm thrilled my nanny family is taking me along.

 

Until next time,

 

Jodi Girl*

 

  

Zach Sobiech: An Incredible Hero

No words....this is incredible.

What a powerful message.

"It's really simple actually, it's just try and make people happy. Maybe you have to learn it in time, maybe you have to learn it the hard way, but as long as you learn it, you're gonna make the world a better place."

"Death is just another thing on the agenda kinda. Yeah, it's scary. But the only reason it's scary is because you don't know what's next or if there is a next. So it's kinda like sitting in the dark and so you can either choose to be freaking out in the dark and thinking 'okay what's out there?' or you can just relax and fall asleep and just be happy and content with everything."