And the career counsellor says...

"Why aren't you doing Primary Teaching??"

So, that's what I'm doing!! I had a week temping last week, and while doing that, ran around organising my enrolment in a Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary)! (Busy week!) I missed the first week, which was kinda O-week, and a unit on 'Tribe TLC', but I'll catch up on that in my own time - 'tis interesting stuff, and you will read about it!

I'm back at my old uni - the amazing, wonderful University of Ballarat (no sarcasm there, honest!) for this year, and next year I'll hopefully be employed somewhere as a teacher! Scary stuff! Although it is just one year, it isn't govt funded, so it costs as much as a normal 3 yr degree - ouch! But I'll be back out in the working world again soon, earning it all back!

I know it seems rash and crazy, especially for those of you who heard a week ago that I was enrolled in a childcare course, planning to go to Germany as a nanny next year, but it really feels right. Everything else has been something to do while I figure out what to do next, but this actually seems like a career choice to me. The psychologist was a great one (his fees tell you that!), and after all the test analysis and talking to me, he felt quite clearly it was the thing to do. It was also what I wanted to do as a kid, and, funnily enough, if I was less intelligent, I would have gotten here years ago, b/c it was actually one of my uni choices, just after commerce and accounting, and unfortunately I was smart enough to get into that so I didn't do the teaching thing. But maybe its for the best - I don't know that I had the confidence to survive rounds back when I was 17.

Anyway, it is a 1.25 load, with a day a week in schools all year, plus a four-wk block at the end of each semester, so I'll keep nice and busy. And altho I'm nervous and apprehensive, I'm really excited - I think it'll be a great, challenging, inspiring course!

The stickability of detergent

Well, I’ve moved on again! I quit my job last week, just shy of 3 months in. I didn’t trust the management, and didn’t like the way they treated my co-worker, who was fired recently. So I quit. My supervisor also walked out a few days after I handed in my resignation, so I reckon they’ll be having fun in the office today!!

It was a difficult decision, and created a lot of mixed feelings. I was SO happy to be out, and am excited about once again being free to do anything! But at the same time, I felt a little depressed as I left on Friday arvo. I was determined to become a normal, stable person for a while… get a normal, full-time job, and stay in one place for more than a year or two. Because I was working for a mortgage broker, I was even house-hunting! But then it didn’t work out, so I’m a little disillusioned with the whole ‘being normal’ thing.

To celebrate my new freedom and counteract the blah-feeling, I had the most fantastical weekend! Friday night I tried my hand at lawn bowls with 17 other young enthusiastic, slightly uncoordinated people. Didn’t totally embarrass myself, and found it to be surprisingly fun! Saturday was filled with a jog around the empty lake (ran 3.5 of the 6kms – my best effort to date!), mini-golfing (did totally embarrass myself there, but still had fun!) and cards night at Gellerts (where I managed to hold my spot as Warlord for several rounds!). On Sunday, I went to church and looked after 8 adorable kids in crèche, then headed out to Lake St George in the arvo – it actually still has water in it! My swimmers were far away at my parents, so I was going to sit lady-likely on the shore, but it was so hot, and some friends brought kyaks!, so I just had to swim and kyak in my dress. (Managed to make a fool of myself there too – I just kept paddling around in circles, but gee it was fun!) To top it all off, The Biggest Loser returned to channel 10 on Sunday night!

How’s that for a fantasmagorical weekend?!

As for what next… well, you’ll have to stay tuned…