Caught the Flu or something NASTY - my random thoughts

It feels like the flu, but I took a flu shot. I started feeling bad Monday and Tuesday I felt worse but shrugged it off for Mardi Gras. Tuesday afternoon, I was knocked on my ass (so to speak), went to work Wednesday and left early and took off today. I feel better, but not great, but I will go get some hours in tomorrow.

I did clean my kitchen today so I dont feel completely useless. I also cleaned smelly dog and she is currently snoring really loud, so I guess she feels great.

I am completely obsessed with making beignets and tomorrow night I will try stuffing some with chocolate ganache filling. My husband will get fat if I dont cut it out, but I cant help it. I dont even eat them, I just love to make them.

I dont know if I want to teach next year, I am really confused right now and wish I could figure it all out. I did like teaching at first and I think I just got really burnt out teaching high school, so I think if I try middle school and am selective, I will enjoy it again. I have been told by former students that I was good, so I guess I did ok because I would not lie to my old teachers that I thought were idiots, so I dont know. And contrary to what others say, teachers get paid pretty damn good - I have a master's degree and I cant even make close to what I did teaching.

I really have baby fever. I never thought I would EVER, but I do and I think its because everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) is having babies right now. I am just waiting patiently until we can afford to feed another mouth - living off of my low salary and K's artist salary gets tough and we are playing catch up from my illness last summer. I think this may be the major reason I am thinking about teaching again. Until then, I will get my baby fill with all the little ones in my life.

I really want a McFlurry right now, so bad it hurts. Thanks 30 Rock from about 3 weeks ago.

I am so proud of my husband. He is every kind of amazing.

I need to work on my list. I feel like a slacker.

Small Update

I joined the Susan G. Komen foundation and attended my first meeting - yay me!

I finished the first Twilight book and will go get the second one hopefully tonight. So that's 6 1/2 books completed.

A second cousin was born last Thursday - Graham Francis Snodgrass. He is absolutely adorable and is not helping with my 'baby fever' that I contracted in the past few months. The top picture is Graham and the bottom is Graham with Norah!

Nothing much else going on right now, just financially trying to keep my head above water, but no worries about that either because it is just money!

Unselfish and selfish acts

My first unselfish act - brought my cousins to the park to give my uncle a break, he looked mighty ragged. He is running everything right now because my aunt just started her chemo last week and it is making her sick.

My first selfish act - I bought 2 MAC lipsticks with a giftcard that I received for Christmas. This is completely selfish as I could have bought many different things with my giftcard, but instead I spent almost $50 on lipstick - wowzers!

So no yoga today - but...

instead I will go and ride my bicycle. I have a case of the frumpies today and I really dont want to do much of anything, but I will go ride my bike to try and get out of the frumpiness. I have no money for yoga today.

I dont want to be at work. I would rather be making beignets instead.

bleh

HOPE

i found this just now while playing around on the net and i love it!! thought i would share!

Weighing my options

OK so let me preface this by saying I DO like my job. I just am so tired of worrying about whether I will have one from week to week and it does leave me feeling empty at the end of the day. So now I am starting to think about going back to teaching. This time around I will choose where I am teaching and I think I might look into teaching in private schools specifically. The pay will be less than if I would go back to public schools, but the headaches would without a doubt be less. 

I am going to start sending out the ol' resume and see if I get any bites. That way, by summer, I will know if I want to stay where I am or if I want to get back into the grind of teaching again.

Ok here's a picture of me doing what I absolutely LOVE to do: baking! I was making beignets from scratch in this picture - enjoy!