Crazy Life Changes!

Well the past two weeks have been very eventful. I didn't expect any of it to happen, and in a short time the majority of my life drastically changed. I will give you as much of a condensed version as possible, but I apologize in advance for the length.

Sunday the 15th I was searching online for jobs, just looking for something different that I could potentially do instead of Mathnasium. I wasn't looking too seriously, but I was on the Sylvan website and they didn't have anything posted but had a way to submit your resume and other information to be considered in the future. I figured it couldn't hurt, so I went for it. I honestly didn't think I'd hear anything from them.

Monday I had off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day so I brought my car to the shop and planned to relax. And low and behold who do I get a phone call from, but a lady at Sylvan. At first she offered me a position doing an after school tutoring program in the city schools 2 days a week, but it wouldn't be enough to justify leaving the job I had, which I told her. She said she had to talk to her staff and she'd get back to me, and she did, 15 minutes later and offered me the after school program and 10 hours a week as a math tutor at one of their centers. I was kind of shocked, just based on my resume and a quick conversation she was offering me a position. So we set up a time to talk the next day and I was left with a lot to think about. I spent the rest of the day relaxing and talking with my parents and a few friends about my options. Most people laid out the facts clearly enough that it was pretty obvious what I should logically should do.

Tuesday was a very long and emotional day! Work at school went well, nothing out of the ordinary. After school I came home and tried to relax and not stress out about having an interview. As I walked into the interview I wasn't sure what to expect, but it turned out I didn't need to be worried at all. I ended up asking more questions than the lady I was talking to. It wasn't a typical interview at all. It was more just seeing if I was willing to take the job and if I had any questions about the program. She was willing to hire me before I walked through the door. It was all happening really quickly, which was a little scary but also kind of exciting. So I left that meeting, talked to my Mom on the phone quickly telling her I had accepted the position at Sylvan, texted my boss at Mathnasium just telling her I needed to leave early the next day and that I would need to speak with her at some point before I did, and then I walked into my first grad class of the semester. Talk about crazy!! 3 hours of class was broken down into an hour and a half of logic/reasoning puzzles and questions and the other hour and a half was discussions about how we reason through things and how that relates to learning, and other class business stuff. It's going to be a really good class. Plus we played the Green Glass Room (a camp riddle) which is always a plus! Then I went home, wrote my letter of resignation, tried to process what the heck had happened in the course of the day, and then went to bed.

Wednesday was also long, and emotional. I walked into Mathnasium knowing that my bosses had no clue I was going to resign. I went about my day as usual, had the conversation with one of my bosses who was there and gave her my letter, which was difficult. She took it hard and honestly looked like she was about to cry but I immediately felt as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I taught a few students and then left early so that I could go to training for the after school program for Sylvan. That was the real reason that everything needed to happen so quickly. I needed to be trained and start working pretty immediately. The training was interesting and the people I'll be working with all seem nice. After I left there I spoke with a coworker from Mathnasium and my parents and another friend on the phone and then just tried to get some sleep since that was lacking all week!

Thursday was long because of the amount of work. School and Mathnasium is a normal work day, but knowing I would be leaving there meant that I had a lot to do. My bosses responded with an email requesting a very long list of items get done before I leave. It was between 10-20 hours worth of work on top of my teaching responsibilities there. It was a little ridiculous but I said I would get it done.

Friday was significantly less stressful! Just work at school, and then coffee with a good friend so that we could catch up and talk about life. I was running on very little sleep all week and ended up just going to bed early that night. It was kind of a lame Friday night but my body wanted sleep for sure.

Saturday I worked at Mathnasium for 10 hours. I taught for 4, trained the person taking my job for another 2 and then worked on other things for another 4 hours. It was a very, very long day. I was not thrilled with it at all, and by the end of the day I was very glad to be leaving and only having 2 more days there. That night was another early bed time.

Sunday was a lot of fun for me. I worked 8-12 at Old Navy and then went out to lunch with a friend. I then spent the afternoon getting my homework done and then watching a movie with a friend. It was nice to have time to be social but also be productive on things that I actually enjoyed!

Monday was school and Mathnasium again. Just a lovely passive aggressive work environment! It was hard to say goodbye to a few of my students that day. I didn't get as much time as I would have liked to train the person taking my job during our shift so we had to stay late, which just made for an even later night. My body is getting used to very little sleep, and it isn't happy.

Tuesday was pleasant! School went well and then I had my first day at School #20 working with Sylvan. They were just testing so I'm not sure which kids I'll be working with yet but it was nice to get in with some of the kids. They are really cute and it's a different feel but I think it'll be a lot of fun. Then we had an extended grad class so I was there 5-9. Then I went home and worked on the list of things I wanted to give to my bosses during my exit interview outlining why I was leaving and just general suggestions for their future. Another late night.

Wednesday was really long, and really emotionally difficult. School was great! Mathnasium was hell! They weren't going to even speak to me at all, but eventually changed the schedule around enough so that we could have half an hour at the end for an "exit interview," which turned into them lecturing me for 25 minutes. It was really horrible. I held it together until I left the building but they turned it all around on me and it was all my fault. I was kind of shocked, but almost expected it. I got out of there as quickly as possible, said my goodbyes, got in my car and called my parents. Ended up crying a little bit just to get it out but then had to tutor for an hour, which was probably good because I had to keep it out of my mind. Plus the family I tutor for is amazing! They are super supportive of me and honestly speak very highly of everything I do so it was a good place for me to be. Plus he's a super easy student to work with! Then I went home, had some wine and peanut butter cups and went to bed!

Thursday school was super slow because it was the end of the marking period so most of the kids were just making up tests which made my job really easy/boring. Then I had day 2 of testing with Sylvan which was fun. The kids were pretty good and we played 4 corners at the end which was a blast! Then I came home and made dinner for a friend and we just relaxed and caught up!

Friday was amazing!! My body let me sleep in until 7, but I laid in bed watching tv shows until 9:30. Then I got up and made breakfast and was a bum for a little while. I made brownies and just relaxed for the morning. Then I treated myself to a mani-pedi! I spent the majority of the day watching tv shows online and then I went out and celebrated with friends! 16 of us went out to dinner and then went and just hung out and played games!! It was so nice to not have to worry about getting up in the morning to work and to just be able to relax and hang out.

Today was also glorious! I slept until 10:45!! I went to bed around 1 which is really late for me but then slept in later than I have since Christmas break!! It was amazing. My body has been exhausted for a while now, and I haven't been sleeping well all week, some mornings waking up at 4 and not being able to fall back asleep, so to get 10 hours of sleep was wonderful. I had a lazy morning and then got my homework done, which was interrupted by a half hour nap (because my reading put me to sleep and I just couldn't fight it). And my plan for tonight is to go play games with friends! I'm looking forward to it for sure. I do have to work in the morning so it can't be a late night but I'll live.

Tomorrow I've got work 9-1 and then hope to relax during the day and possibly hang out with a friend or two. The rest of the week is just work and adjusting to the new job. We'll see how it all works out. So many changes all at once.