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20SB Blog Swap 5 – “Well, that was Easy!”
Hey blogosphere! It’s the 20SB Blog Swap Day! This is Phampants here. I’m partnered up with Shop Girl who happens to be a teacher like myself. So for this swap day, we’re going to treat you with our awesome stories about being a teacher. First I’m going to share you one of my favorite stories during my teaching days. Once you finish reading mine, go check out Shop Girl’s post on my blog. The first class I ever taught was seniors. Let’s just say this; there was basically no age difference between them and me. They saw me as one of them; and so, they expected me to be a…
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Dear Valued Customers*
(image found at: http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/81773319.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=F330F0269FBF92944D33CB4F112EBAE1E30A760B0D811297) If I haven’t already told you, I work in a little independent grocery(ish) store that is known for having fabulous deals on lots of big-name products. Even though it’s not in my field, most days I don’t mind it. However, these past few days my normally cheery exterior has been wearing thin as customers chipped away at it with their bad manners and poor etiquette. As I can’t complain about it at work, I thought I’d do it here… and how better to do so than a lovely drafted letter? Dear valued customers, Before I begin, please know that this letter is not directed at all…
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Something’s Gotta Give*
(image found at: http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/demotivator/overwhelmed.jpg) It’s no secret that I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed lately. Rather than gradually easing out of my unemployed nothing-ness, I jumped head first into craziness and I think that it might be too much. I have so much going on that it’s becoming difficult for me to focus on the things I should be doing so I just do nothing instead. I make sense like that. :) So, I’ve decided that I need to let something go for my own personal sanity. I’ve got several “big” things on the go–work, school, and volunteering–and today I evaluated whether or not I could let any of those…
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Shop Girl Shares Your Wishcake and There, I Fixed It*
So I’ve spent the last week and half looking forward to tonight. A good friend of mine recently told me that the outrageous fees I pay for a tiny card that says I can be a teacher in Ontario are not all for naught. That magical little card that sits in my wallet gives me discounts or free admission into many, many wonderful attractions across the province. Ummm… why was I not told this earlier?! Seriously! It changed my life. As soon as he told me I spent nearly two hours investigating all the things I could do with my magic card and found out that there was a free…
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So, Tell Me a Little Bit About Yourself*
I think about things. A lot. And ever since teacher’s college I’ve found myself to be reflecting about who I am and what makes me ‘me’ on a regular basis. One of the things I hate most about interviews / getting-to-know-yous of any sort is the dreaded, inevitable invitation, “So, tell me a little bit about yourself”. For some people this would be the simplest question to answer. For me, I feel like a huge spotlight is glaring into my soul and what they are really asking is, “So, who are you?” My knee-jerk response is always, “Well, I’m 24, a teacher, and I’m married.” But then I think, is…
