Waiting to hear

I went last week for my disability exam. Was hoping to hear from them this week that I got it.  Got a letter today, and I need to call them within the next 10 days, or I'll loose. I'm wondering how much I'll get - if I get it. The county only offered $850, but my SS report from years ago said over $2,000.  Surely, teaching for 20 years and working since I was 13 should bring in a little more than the people I worked with at the homeless shelter who hadn't worked!  We'll see.
I haven't really felt like doing too much. I'd like to tutor, write, counsel, and do my crafts.  So far, I've been too tired to do anything.  I went to the grocery store yesterday afternoon, and today, I am so tired that I fell asleep this afternoon watching television!  I really hate that as I am used to working, and I can't understand why I can't get enough energy to do something!

What a beautiful day!

It is really beautiful here in Indiana today. The weather is perfect! I love it when it's not too cold and not too hot - at the "just right" stage.
I am trying to work on my speeches for the Indiana counselors conference. They will be about texting and cyberbullying and on teen dating violence. I'm trying to locate a better computer and a projector as they have to be supplied by the presenter. I have some movie and tv clips that I want to include, so I'm going to have to do a lot of learning in the next few months! I've never tried these things bofore. Gotta learn sometime.
I'm also working to make the house accessible for tutoring and life coaching. So, if anyone needs a tutor or a life coach - or a presentation, I live about an hour south of Indianapolis!

The first day of June

I can't believe that the last day of school is finally here. Tomorrow is the final student day, and Friday is my last day - forever - of school. I may substitute, but I don't think that I will ever teach full time again. I want to do counseling. I feel like counseling is a calling. I love it! Helping people find their way is what I want to do for my life's work. Nothing else is more fulfilling. Keeping my fingers crossed that I will be able to do what I want - and be able to help people in the process.

Glad to be back

I tried to blog yesterday, but it was down. It's rather scary when a website's down. At any rate, I'm glad it's back.
There's just a few days left until retirement day. I'm looking forward to it so much. It's not that I don't like teaching - I love it. It's just that I've wanted to do counseling for so many years, but there were too many stumbling blocks thrown into my path. I guess I should be thankful for these stumbling blocks, for they have made me more aware of many things: the prevalence of domestic violence, the effect over the lifespan of child abuse, prejudice, the Milgram principle - the list goes on. I do hope I can find clients either through being a life coach or finding employment with an agency. Life experiences teach us far better than any text, and I have a lot to offer.