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 :)

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Nap Champ

  • Apparently, I have a strange and unique power over preschoolers in getting them to go to sleep. I can usually get even the toughest/most stubborn kids to nap. Woo! I especially like the ones who fight it for a long time and eventually just conk out - I usually whisper "ha ha" to them as I move on to a different kid ;) Wendy, a teacher about my age in one of the preschool rooms that I'm in a lot, LOVES when I'm in their room at naptime and always laments when I'm not. About half the kids in that room don't nap, but I can usually get some of the difficult ones to sleep, or at least get them to rest. And I love that makes a point to mention the fact that she loves having me around :)
  • I viewed some new apartments with Becky and Michelle today. Conclusion: I/we should have never left the apartment on Perrin! It was SUCH a great apartment - layout, location, price, amenities. I was too spoiled with my first apartment! Hunting in Ann Arbor is just depressing after that place. Plus, looking for a new place without my roommates is sad. BUT I'm super-grateful for the relationships I have with them. I mean, I called Carrie tonight just to talk about finances :)
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