Some of my Favorite...and Unfavorite Things

My Favorite Things (in no particular order)

1. The sound of a baby's laughter.
2. Chocolate, especially dark chocolate. mmmm
3. Autumn strolls.
4. A good recipe.
5. The smell of homemade bread.
6. Jane Austen novels.
7. Crossing off the last item on my to-do list.
8. Grocery shopping.
9. Quilting.
10. Christmastime.


11. Girl talk.
12. Cuddling with Shaye.
13. Getting A's.
14. Sarah Palin
15. Raspberry Herbal Tea
16. Cafe Rio
17. Seeing an old friend.
18. Holding a baby.
19. Babies in general.
20. Laughing my guts out.


21. Feeling the spirit.
22. Connecting to someone in a different culture.
23. Cooking.
24. The Twilight Saga.
25. Adele's music
26. The Beatles, any song
27. Rainstorms.
28. Being with my family.
29. Getting Bubble Teas with Angie.
30. Watching my siblings grow up.


31. American Idol
32. Crying (I know that's weird)
33. Realizing that I learned a new lesson.
34. Being a listening ear.
35. Being with Shaye.
36. Giving gifts.
37. Relief society.
38. Pep talks from my mom.
39. The feeling of warm sunshine on my back.


40. Lazy days.
41. Writing music.
42. When Shaye gets home from work.
43. Meeting new people.
44. Italy!
45. My iphone
46. Going to the temple
47. Feeling like I am where I belong.


Just to balance it out, here are a few of my most unfavorite things:
1. Endometriosis
2. Roger (those who know me well understand what this refers to.)
3. Bad hair days...or fat days.
4. Frustation and/or disappointment.
5. Obnoxious television.
6. Being misunderstood.
7. Waiting... and waiting....and waiting.

But( to keep it positive) if I've learned anything lately, its that I, and all of us, have to focus on the positive things to evade the negative. As Shaye always says, there is a good wolf and a bad wolf--the one that thrives is the one that you feed the most. I try to feed the good wolf, and hope that my problems will eventually be solved.

MAY YOUR DAYS ALWAYS HAVE SUNSHINE AND HALF FULL GLASSES. :)

My New Job!

As many of you know, I just started my new job teaching beginning writing (ENG 1010) at Dixie State College. Needless to say, this has been a huge undertaking for me--first, trying to prove to myself that I am ready to be a teacher, and second, trying to convince myself that I'm not still a freshman in college. :) It's also been stressful because I'm in my last semester for my MA degree with Northern Arizona University, and I was worried that I would not have enough time to get everything done.
But despite my fears, I am happy to report that my job is going splendidly. I LOVE TEACHING! What a relief after going through 6 years of college for this profession, that I actually do love what I went to school for. My students are bright, intuitive, and good people. I'm so exciting to continue teaching. Maybe one day I'll get my PhD so I can hang out with the cool kids (the higher up professors), and not only teacher ENG 1010. But for now, I LOVE IT!