I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Palace of the Czar

I hate when electronics/appliances/computers/etc. start working as soon as the person you searched out to fix it comes to help you...the Wesley Woods Wifi rejected my computer all day yesterday and today until Jeremy (with his 3 kids in tow) came to look at it and then it magically worked. Rude.


Honestly, I am so far loving program staff. I have a lot to do this week, and I did a lot of planning for the week, but here are the perks so far:

  • It is my JOB this week to make lists, tell people what to do, and organize stuff! AHH so much fun.
  • I get to experience how generous our staff are with their time, skills and resources.
  • I feel very needed; that what I'm doing is an important part of making camp run smoothly. I loved being a counselor, but that job doesn't get as much recognition and genuine thanks as it deserves sometimes and it can be wearing.
  • I have my own room with air conditioning! (It was definitely the hang out yesterday.)
  • I get to drive the golf cart.
  • Troy is turning into a great partner. Mostly because he "lets" me do the organizing (which, let's face it, I love because everyone else would do it wrong ;)) and I "let" him do the yelling/dramatizing/etc., which he loves. And he does what I ask him to do. And he's named me the Czar :)
  • Even though I won’t get super close with a small group of campers, I do get to interact with ALL of them. I'm hoping to learn everyone's names, just like every other year. Plus, I still have adventure groups.
I did a little programming stuff at LL and liked it, but I wanted to hold off my opinion until my "true" program staff experience this week...so far so good :) There are still things that frustrate me about being here in general, but I'm trying to stay positive. I do feel a lot of support within the staff, I know a lot of people at home that are thinking of me/us this week, and I KNOW God is here - He's the one who's made it so great thus far.
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