Well its been a pretty fulfilling month. I have gotten into a nice routine with some friends, each week we have a day to do art together and another day preschool play/lesson time, and another day is piano. I'm really enjoying having these commitments, and something to look forward to. Especially our play group with Pyper, its her first. We went to the farm on my friend Joanne's compound. Pyper was so excited to feed the horse, and he was very gentle on her little fingers. They had about 150 goats that she was NOT afraid of at all. She just walked right up to them, big or small. There were many babies, so cute.
To put a twist in all this, last month I had put in a resume for teaching at the girls' school. They just called me for an interview this week, I walked out with an offer. It felt so good for them to be excited about what I have to offer and even just to be needed in a job. Well it has been a while since I worked, so I have to admit I was a bit nervous. However I found myself more stressed and even picky about what I should choose. Last month I also got an offer at another school that I turned down. Its so strange to be in a society that is so desperate for teachers. In the states its just the opposite. In fact it's better not to go into teaching just because it s such a saturated field. Here they're a dime a dozen, and I have no more pocket space.
Well I do love to teach but I think I'm going to just stick to what I'm doing, rather then add a bunch of useless stress. I love having energy at the end of the day to play and exercise with my girls. My favorite lately is running laps together. Rory especially enjoys running with me, she surprised herself by running about 5 miles. Who knows maybe I'll get to give private art lessons to a Saudi princess. Its possible!! Really my big love right now, is making my own art. I jumped into oil painting, Grandma Dilworth would be so proud. I really LOVE it, I can't believe I never touched the stuff. My goal is to do 5 paintings before summer hits. Woohhooo! Canvas, here I come!
To put a twist in all this, last month I had put in a resume for teaching at the girls' school. They just called me for an interview this week, I walked out with an offer. It felt so good for them to be excited about what I have to offer and even just to be needed in a job. Well it has been a while since I worked, so I have to admit I was a bit nervous. However I found myself more stressed and even picky about what I should choose. Last month I also got an offer at another school that I turned down. Its so strange to be in a society that is so desperate for teachers. In the states its just the opposite. In fact it's better not to go into teaching just because it s such a saturated field. Here they're a dime a dozen, and I have no more pocket space.
Well I do love to teach but I think I'm going to just stick to what I'm doing, rather then add a bunch of useless stress. I love having energy at the end of the day to play and exercise with my girls. My favorite lately is running laps together. Rory especially enjoys running with me, she surprised herself by running about 5 miles. Who knows maybe I'll get to give private art lessons to a Saudi princess. Its possible!! Really my big love right now, is making my own art. I jumped into oil painting, Grandma Dilworth would be so proud. I really LOVE it, I can't believe I never touched the stuff. My goal is to do 5 paintings before summer hits. Woohhooo! Canvas, here I come!
