Thanks for the compliment on the blog George. Since Dean and I share it, we take turns on the layout. This was his turn.
I got my diploma in the mail a few days ago. I thought I would be more excited about it, but what has it got me so far? I am basically a house wife. A week from tomorrow I have a meeting with a contact in Planned Parenthood, but it is only an information gathering thing and not an interview thing.
I really want a job because I feel so useless. lol I have a friend I have known since 5th grade who is now a stripper. She can make $500-$2500 a night. She told me to look into it as something to hold me over till I get a career job. If I had more self esteem, I would jump on the chance to make so much money.
Well I finally got the person that disowned me as a friend to understand that I am not a baby killer. I think that maybe I helped her understand that not all pro-choice advocates are evil. She now understands that I want to prevent the unintended pregnancies and she respects that.
I have been playing with some floor plans lately. It is my obsessive hobby. I think that if I am not happy with a career full of stress and beating my head against a wall, I might go to school for engineering/drafting to make floor plans. I really enjoy it and it makes me feel good. Here is a floor plan I actually went and saw. I made a few edits on it. Click it to see the large size (it is too big to fit here and look purty!).
I love many stories to a home. The bottom is my fav on this one. It has a garage and a HUGE open “game” room. For us it would be the computer/movie room. The second floor is pretty much one open space with a very large kitchen. The third floor most have 3 bedrooms, but the double master was my preferred option. I removed the walk in in the one room because I would rather have built ins. I see them as more efficient in clothes organization. The stairs in the floor plan don’t really show how cool they are. Think like a giant upside-down Y with the stem bent. There is a landing at the 3 point meeting place where one can choose to go to the send floor, down to the front door, or down to the game room. Next to the stairs going to the second floor are the ones up to the third floor. This makes the game room very secluded and I like that.
Well I am gonna get back to cleaning the house. God I never thought I would be a housewife.
September 28th, 2006 at 1:54 pm
I love floor plans too — just didn’t have the patience for detail required to do it as a major or career.
On the job search, just realize it may take a while to find a job in your chosen field. Jobs may simply not be open at the moment, but making those contacts is important for when a job IS available. In the meantime, there’s no harm in an interim kind of employment. When I was fired from my job in early childhood administration world, I substitute taught for a school year before starting grad school. That’s certainly not a job I’d want to do long-term, but it was an interesting short-term challenge, and I learned some things about what I’m good at and not good at.
Steve Johnson at Denton Adult Education did say you should contact him when you were finished with the degree, if you’d be interested in trying out adult education — maybe even just as a substitute!
http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/provider/fulldisplay.asp?ProviderID=21
September 28th, 2006 at 2:17 pm
I think you have to have a teaching certificate, which I don’t. But in looking at the jobs in my field, i see that many require one. maybe I should have gotten one.
September 28th, 2006 at 6:04 pm
Kaston … just so you know, 3 bedroom homes sell fater than 2 bedroom homes and after a while, stairs are a pain in the ass. I have a 1 story home, 1,500 sq ft (plus basement) and no stairs to climb … much easier on these old bones LOL
September 28th, 2006 at 9:56 pm
Yes George I know that. I know that me and Dean are going to be punished for not having children in our society. By having 2 rooms and not 3+ we make a statement about “family values” or something like like.
And as far as the stairs. You know my thoughts on exercise, I don’t believe in it, so stairs would force me to do more work and burn more calories =)
September 29th, 2006 at 9:27 am
No, for adult ed, there is no requirement for a teaching certificate. In fact, there’s no such thing as a teaching certificate in adult ed in Texas. You just have to have a degree and do several hours of pre-service training.
September 29th, 2006 at 9:29 am
I know what you’re remembering — it’s the correctional education system that DOES require a teaching certificate. But not “regular” adult ed.
September 29th, 2006 at 11:39 am
Awesome! after next Friday and my chat with the person from PPH, I will know what direction I need to go.
September 30th, 2006 at 1:16 pm
Because of your fascination with floor plans, Phil thinks you should consider being a realtor as a back-up career plan. You could look around inside every house in town that’s for sale.
September 30th, 2006 at 2:36 pm
OOH that would be fun!!!