My New Job

Based on the title of this post, you're probably pretty excited for me. Or you SHOULD be, if you love me!! Cuz that's right...I've got a job! One that actually gives me hours! Not many, but I'm grateful for it all the same. 

Last week I was on the Rexburg Jobs Facebook group, scrolling through peoples' posts, and saw a woman had posted looking for someone to watch her nephew for a few hours in the afternoon most weekdays. It was almost a month old, but no one had commented on it, so I sent her a message. Turns out she was still looking for someone! Monday night we met up and talked, and I met her 11 year old nephew, Brandon. He just needs someone supervising him while he's out skateboarding or doing something in the neighborhood, so it's not a very demanding job, and will work perfectly with my availability once my classes start at the end of April. 

Tuesday I had my first day, and let me tell you I am STILL exhausted from it. Brandon wanted to go to the skate park, which I was totally fine with. I asked him where it was and he told me, and it didn't sound too far so when he asked if I wanted to ride his bike or his scooter to get there, I just said I'd take the scooter. I WISH WISH WISH I had said "Hey, let's just drive there!" Because not only has it been about 8 years since I rode a scooter, but the ride was two miles. On mostly bumpy asphalt or extremely cracked sidewalk. And that was just getting TO the park...we also had to ride home. By the time we got there I was out of breath and ready to just plop down and pass out. And the ride home was no easier! But at least Brandon had a good time, and he thought it was so cool that I lived "near Disneyland". He had lots of questions for me about what Disneyland was like, what my favorite ride was, etc. It was pretty cute seeing him get so excited.

I also worked Wednesday, and that time we DROVE to the skate park, so I guess at least I'm learning from my mistakes! We also played some basketball, which was another thing I haven't done in a while...and I'm sure I made the kid feel good about himself since he beat me of course haha.


Friday Jake got off work early, and we went grocery shopping together. It was really nice getting to spend an entire day together, even if we were just running errands. Even boring stuff is more fun when you have someone entertaining to do it with! That evening we had dinner and rented the movie The Maze Runner through RedBox, and it was pretty great!

Saturday Jake had work from 9-5, so I stayed home and did stuff around the house as usual. I also made my first attempt at cinnamon rolls from scratch, and they turned out pretty great! I just wish I'd thought to cut the recipe in half, because now we have WAY too many to eat before they go bad! I also planted my "garden". We got supplies at the Dollar Tree (yay cheap!) on Friday while we were out shopping, and it was fun for me to plant something, especially since I can't even remember the last time I planted anything. Hopefully flowers will grow in my little pot! Once Jake came home from work, we relaxed and spent time just being together.

This Week's Spiritual Thought

This week I was looking through some quote pictures I had saved to my phone, and I came across this one. I LOVE this quote because not only is it a clever play on words that the English major in me appreciates, but it says a lot about how society views those who serve. There's a fine line between humility and being self-deprecating, and in our society people have started romanticizing those who see themselves in a negative way. Just because we serve others doesn't mean we have to hate ourselves!