Moving.....

So, I am moving in 16 days! I am super excited! I am only moving a block away from where I am now. However, moving is always a pain. And, like I said, everything is coming to an end at the same time. Three things in particular. Moving, my NAEYC portfolio, and my kid's Spring assessments. That's a lot I have to do in in next 16 days.

But moving out is a good thing. I have lived in this flat for only a year. And here are all of the things that have gone wrong/never been fixed/been super annoying in that year:
-broken washer (has been since we've moved in... it has NEVER worked)
-ants
-mice
-front window is falling out (literally falling out...)
-stains in the floor (which have been there since we moved in)
-squishy floor (it squishes if you walk on it)
-leaky ceiling (water from the upstairs neighbor)
-constant barking dog
-said dog running into my apartment
-the backyard NEVER being cleaned from said dog using it
-garage door broken
-paying for the upstairs neighbor's hot water (which we didn't know we'd have to do when we moved in)

So, as you can see, that's been a TON of stuff we've had to live through. I will be excited to move out and start somewhere new. I'm hoping that this is a place where we can stay for a long time. I'm hoping it's somewhere we can call home. I just hate moving. And, more than that, I hate having to move my cat. He hates change more than I do!

Now, if only packing was easy...

Wow... It's been a while....

So, I told you that I am not very good at updating my blog. However, I'm going to try harder!

So, at work we're trying to get NAEYC accredited. NAEYC stands for National Association for Education of Young Children. Which, essentially is the the cream-of-the-crop association. When I was doing my undergrad degree at Northern Illinois University, we used NAEYC to base off of our learning off of, like as best-practice. So, the fact that we're trying to get accredited is good. However, it's hard. There are over 175 criteria that we need to prove that we meet. And by prove, I mean either show in pictures, lesson plans, or extreme detail. Which is hard to do. Especially a few... It's hard! As of this point, I have about 15 or so criteria left. And it's the ones that I have no idea how to prove. So, I have no idea what to do for that! Ugh! How frustrating.

Other than that, life is okay. Stressful because of the accreditation. Since we have to be done in a few weeks. And, I'm moving in a few weeks. Seems like everything is kind of coming together at the same time. Which, is just not cool because it makes for a very stressful life!

But, I'm muddling through. I guess I should probably get back to my portfolio. Because I know right now I'm procrastinating. Especially since I have America's Next Top Model on! That is totally my secret show that I love to no end!

But, I'm going to go make dinner! I bought some tortellini (that *may* not be spelled right...). I love it! When I was in college, every Friday was tortellini day at the pasta bar in my dorm. It was my FAVORITE day of the week for that reason alone! SO GOOD!

So, dinner time and then work... Yes, I must work... Cause at this rate, I just want to be done with this portfolio!