So it looks like I have a part-time job, which I know I'm going to love... I got the car today which I am really starting to love- it will take a while getting used to the fact that I drive a car that looks new and with the decals makes me think that it's a sports vehicle...
... which leaves- settling financial aid, getting settled in a/several school district(s), applying to a ropes course job?, and plenty of time for graduate work and some goals that I've developed...
They are... read Moby Dick- attempted to do so many times and have failed after getting well along it- swim 2400 yards at least once a week (for the Beaver Camp staff yes that is the equivalent from a trip to and from Unirondack :oD)- and I'm sure there are more that I spontaneously come up with/ decide need accomplishing... like practicing voice, guitar, piano, etcetera...
well I'm pooped- I tell ya 1 graduate class and completing the homework then watching the pilot episode of Chuck (again) and Pushing Daisies (first time) will do that to ya! ;)
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Things have really come together!
The apartment is basically set to go! Groceries are bought, furniture moved in (mostly given, which is amazing), have a part-time job, all set as a graduate student, everything's decorated, etcetera. It has been amazing seeing how God has made all things work together for my good.
To elaborate...
Earlier this week I went to get the car inspected- it failed inspection and they said that the best use of it would be to sell it for parts/ take it to a junk yard... which was bad to hear since that was my plans of transportation since I am a 15 minute drive away from school, plan on working, etcetera. Dad made a phone call to Beller's Auto and found that they did not have anything on the lot, but that they were at a car auction and would see what they could find in the price range Dad was thinking of. They did and I get to pick that up on Monday and if I like it, which the family has told me that they think I will, I will be able to pay Dad back for it and keep it as my first car! A little bit excited!
Also with the apartment... One of my friends from camp is getting married/ has a ton of extra household items that she was planning on getting rid of and mentioned that... so I thought I should stop by and pick up some stuff... scratch that a LOT of stuff. Basically in the matter of 2 days the apartment went from unfurnished to completed furnished... and it all matches like it was planned that way!!!!! Side note- I also get to go to a Bachelorette party :o)... as long as class is over at a good time- somewhat hoping it's shorter since it's the first one- that's what undergraduate classes beginnings were like at least...
Today I had a job interview and it sounds like I fit the criteria of what they were looking for... babysitter/teacher/cook/housekeeping/assistant/grocery shopper/taxi driver- it sounds like a lot on paper, but the main gist is help out the family for a few hours a week, based on my class schedule, doing all the things I love to do/do not mind doing & get an income doing so! Also, since it's only a few hours that still enables me to substitute throughout the week!
God has definitely been faithful and although it can be a little nerve wracking being in a different place I have proof that God has prepared the way for me and have to trust that he will continue to do so. I just need to keep stepping out in the things I need to do and look forward to continuing to see God's faithfulness in the minute details!
To elaborate...
Earlier this week I went to get the car inspected- it failed inspection and they said that the best use of it would be to sell it for parts/ take it to a junk yard... which was bad to hear since that was my plans of transportation since I am a 15 minute drive away from school, plan on working, etcetera. Dad made a phone call to Beller's Auto and found that they did not have anything on the lot, but that they were at a car auction and would see what they could find in the price range Dad was thinking of. They did and I get to pick that up on Monday and if I like it, which the family has told me that they think I will, I will be able to pay Dad back for it and keep it as my first car! A little bit excited!
Also with the apartment... One of my friends from camp is getting married/ has a ton of extra household items that she was planning on getting rid of and mentioned that... so I thought I should stop by and pick up some stuff... scratch that a LOT of stuff. Basically in the matter of 2 days the apartment went from unfurnished to completed furnished... and it all matches like it was planned that way!!!!! Side note- I also get to go to a Bachelorette party :o)... as long as class is over at a good time- somewhat hoping it's shorter since it's the first one- that's what undergraduate classes beginnings were like at least...
Today I had a job interview and it sounds like I fit the criteria of what they were looking for... babysitter/teacher/cook/housekeeping/assistant/grocery shopper/taxi driver- it sounds like a lot on paper, but the main gist is help out the family for a few hours a week, based on my class schedule, doing all the things I love to do/do not mind doing & get an income doing so! Also, since it's only a few hours that still enables me to substitute throughout the week!
God has definitely been faithful and although it can be a little nerve wracking being in a different place I have proof that God has prepared the way for me and have to trust that he will continue to do so. I just need to keep stepping out in the things I need to do and look forward to continuing to see God's faithfulness in the minute details!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Transition time is here again...
This week I will be making a few transitions that I am excited about. I move into my first apartment, start my masters at a new college, start going to a new church... again, start looking for a job... again- although hoping to get in contact with a school district and substitute, moving right in the middle ground between the suburbs and downtown, and there are several more transitions that I am sure I'll be in the midst of soon.
In all my nervousness though it's been amazing to see how God has caused everything to fall into place and I am sure that he has further prepared the way for me! Tomorrow I begin doing prep work on my end to be ready for Thursday- that is when I go down to move in- and I find that with each transition and step I feel more like an adult... which at this point makes me sad- then again I am still in camp mode.
Speaking of camp- this summer has been the toughest leaving there. I know that camp isn't the same any more since staff have left it, but in the past I think that just knowing that I am near camp has given me more of a peace of mind- that and knowing that I could facilitate often. This summer's end changes that circumstance for the first time in my life. I will be out of an easy drive from camp and will have to plan a whole trip to spend time at camp. Camp has easily become home for me since that's where the majority of my time has been spent the past 4 years... that and since it is so close to my parents I think that together is my current feelings of home. I know that the summer couldn't always last but I think throughout the summer I pushed that to my back of my mind and now it's starting to hit me- which I thought with all the prep work for getting ready for an apartment would keep it out of mind... not the case- things are coming together too quickly!
In the past I also had a few things that I was able to access at home for staying the weekend and not having to worry about packing everything I need for the weekend. This summer changed and I am officially moved out of my parent's house- that is minus the few things they're letting me store in the garage... which I need to go through and get rid of the junk this week! I feel somewhat lost and finding this transition to be bittersweet- especially since I realize that as I move into my apartment from there I will most likely be getting a job and all that comes from being an adult...
To summarize/conclude... I feel like an emotional wreck (for the first time in a long time), drained, nervous, and excited- I think to a certain extent I can't wait to get to my apartment and get doing work that will officially put me in the next stage of my life~ I think it might be a defense mechanism for me to ignore the changes I don't like so much... but also I think that I'm blocking it a bit at home since I don't like dealing with emotions in front of people... well that's all for now since I am exhausted on so many different counts and am starting to repeat and babble... that's life for now...
In all my nervousness though it's been amazing to see how God has caused everything to fall into place and I am sure that he has further prepared the way for me! Tomorrow I begin doing prep work on my end to be ready for Thursday- that is when I go down to move in- and I find that with each transition and step I feel more like an adult... which at this point makes me sad- then again I am still in camp mode.
Speaking of camp- this summer has been the toughest leaving there. I know that camp isn't the same any more since staff have left it, but in the past I think that just knowing that I am near camp has given me more of a peace of mind- that and knowing that I could facilitate often. This summer's end changes that circumstance for the first time in my life. I will be out of an easy drive from camp and will have to plan a whole trip to spend time at camp. Camp has easily become home for me since that's where the majority of my time has been spent the past 4 years... that and since it is so close to my parents I think that together is my current feelings of home. I know that the summer couldn't always last but I think throughout the summer I pushed that to my back of my mind and now it's starting to hit me- which I thought with all the prep work for getting ready for an apartment would keep it out of mind... not the case- things are coming together too quickly!
In the past I also had a few things that I was able to access at home for staying the weekend and not having to worry about packing everything I need for the weekend. This summer changed and I am officially moved out of my parent's house- that is minus the few things they're letting me store in the garage... which I need to go through and get rid of the junk this week! I feel somewhat lost and finding this transition to be bittersweet- especially since I realize that as I move into my apartment from there I will most likely be getting a job and all that comes from being an adult...
To summarize/conclude... I feel like an emotional wreck (for the first time in a long time), drained, nervous, and excited- I think to a certain extent I can't wait to get to my apartment and get doing work that will officially put me in the next stage of my life~ I think it might be a defense mechanism for me to ignore the changes I don't like so much... but also I think that I'm blocking it a bit at home since I don't like dealing with emotions in front of people... well that's all for now since I am exhausted on so many different counts and am starting to repeat and babble... that's life for now...
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