What's New?
I'm starting my very own meme!
Though I don't accelerate at small talk, this meme is based on an old reliable conversation starter... State five things that are new in your life - they could be anything from a profound personal realization to a new favorite restaurant. So, I'll start it off then!
1. New Job. I just came back from my first staff meeting at Siast's Basic Education Extension program. I am a resource instructor for the program. This basically means I need to know all my grade 12 Maths and Sciences well enough to troubleshoot. The coordinator for the program described the purpose of the Extension program as such: "Students come in here empty, but they leave full." Sounds like something I want to be a part of.
2. New Stage in Life. My kid is going to school in about 12 days! Crazy! He had his meeting with the kindergarten teacher today... we'll see how he does. I'm starting to get a little nervous (he wasn't on his best behavior for the meeting unfortunately).
3. New Computer.... YES!
4. New Paintings DONE! I finished two of my summer painting projects this week. Check them out here.
5. New Exercise in Perseverance. I started jogging! (I don't believe I'm entitled to call it "running" at the pace I'm going) I've never been able to jog for over ten minutes in the past, but over the last few months my morning walk has slowly evolved into a totally new realm of physical activity for me! I can now jog for half an hour straight. I discovered that my problem with running in the past was that I wasn't going at a reasonable pace... so now I've found my pace and its actually very enjoyable! My "RUN FASTER NOW!!!" playlist helps to - a good mix of the new Sigur Ros (the upbeat songs), Foo Fighters, and Tokyo Police Club keep me going! Do I ever break into an interpretive dance while listening to "Gobbledygook" jogging along the path? You'll never know unless you come jog with me one of these mornings (I'm talking to YOU Kelly - 7:00am sharp)!
So Kelly, you've been tagged! As have you Paul, Melanie, Shelley, Sarah and Shannon.
Labels: life in general, memes, What's New?
Hey you! Okay five new things in my life:
1. I'm a teacher to my 3 year old, Edison, and my 5 year old Sophia.
2. I'm training for the 2009 Chilean National Rowing Finals. This involves lots and lots of pain and corresponding perseverence.
3. I'm writing a book. This too requires lots of perseverence.
4. I've developed a fondness for quesillo (a fresh Chilean cheese) with strawberry jelly on top, served with whole-grain toast for breakfast.
5. My youngest, Reuben, at 10 months has discovered the joy of destruction and the joy of pulling things off tables. And I've discovered that three kids is probably maxing out my natural abilities ; ).
sigur ros is fantastic! i just shot a wedding where the bride walked down the aisle to "straumnes." it is breathtakingly beautiful music.
steph
7am... that's like, lunch time, right?
I will ponder the tag and respond when I'm feeling creative... :)
Steph,
What's crazy is that I was just listening to "straumnes" and I thought to myself, "this would make a nice wedding song". Crazy!
Sarah,
When are the finals? I need to know so I can cheer you on in spirit!
February 2009 : D