This was for a class project and it's a new way to give presentations...basically power-point on steroids!
Enjoy!
About Ms. Peters
October 13, 2011
July 7, 2011
First day of school to the rest of my life
The timing feels completely right for where I am. Each day feels like a whirl-wind! It has only been 4 days of classes and it feels like I've been here for 4 weeks! And the crazy part is...I've never been so involved in my own education before! I'm at school for 5-7.5 hours each day and I come home and get right to the readings and can easily be still sitting at my desk until after 10pm...and I love it! I'm even talking in class! Ha...something I've honestly never felt comfortable doing before. So, I'm in the right spot at the right time, for sure!
Three days a week, I'm out of the house by 7:15am to walk 9 blocks for the bus and I don't get home until either 4:30 or 5. I'm in a cohort of 38 people and the more I look around the room, I'm reminded how fortunate and blessed to have been accepted into this program. I already know that it's going to be awesome and I can't wait to get to school each morning! Don't worry, I'm just as surprised as you are! ;)
July 1, 2011
New beginnings...
I'm not even going to bother explaining why I haven't written on here lately...I just haven't. It's not as if nothing note-worthy has happened in the last 3 months but I hereby declare that I will write more often!
I have just moved into my new (little) suite in Vancouver. It's a bachelor suite (which doesn't mean that bachelors are lining up at the door to take me out on the town...I should've read the fine print!) and it has everything I need. It comes furnished with a bed and a big desk and the landlords upstairs are a dream! They are so welcoming and lovely! My Grandma met me at the house to help me move in and before I even went downstairs to look at the place, we were invited to tea and had a great visit in the back yard (beside the hot tub!!). Not only that, they were going to invite me for supper on my first night if I wasn't going to G&P's so instead, they gave me some bread, a new jar of peanut butter and 2L of milk for the morning! I'd post pictures but I forgot my camera at home (I know, I know...) -- I'm getting it this weekend so I'll be able to share the love.
The other day, my cousin took me on a transit tour. She grew up taking the bus and since I'll be commuting by bus and leaving Gladys to rest, I thought it best I learn how to get around the city. We started at my place to figure how to get to school...a cool 14 minute walk to the bus stop and a 9 minute ride and we're there! Easy as that. I've discovered that I'll be walking a lot (and there are more hills than I've ever paid any attention to in the past) and that's a good thing because who knows if I'll have time for exercise between my tasks of colouring between the lines! ;)
Well, this is just the beginning and I'm getting ready for the ride!
Happy Canada Day!
I have just moved into my new (little) suite in Vancouver. It's a bachelor suite (which doesn't mean that bachelors are lining up at the door to take me out on the town...I should've read the fine print!) and it has everything I need. It comes furnished with a bed and a big desk and the landlords upstairs are a dream! They are so welcoming and lovely! My Grandma met me at the house to help me move in and before I even went downstairs to look at the place, we were invited to tea and had a great visit in the back yard (beside the hot tub!!). Not only that, they were going to invite me for supper on my first night if I wasn't going to G&P's so instead, they gave me some bread, a new jar of peanut butter and 2L of milk for the morning! I'd post pictures but I forgot my camera at home (I know, I know...) -- I'm getting it this weekend so I'll be able to share the love.
The other day, my cousin took me on a transit tour. She grew up taking the bus and since I'll be commuting by bus and leaving Gladys to rest, I thought it best I learn how to get around the city. We started at my place to figure how to get to school...a cool 14 minute walk to the bus stop and a 9 minute ride and we're there! Easy as that. I've discovered that I'll be walking a lot (and there are more hills than I've ever paid any attention to in the past) and that's a good thing because who knows if I'll have time for exercise between my tasks of colouring between the lines! ;)
Well, this is just the beginning and I'm getting ready for the ride!
Happy Canada Day!
April 25, 2011
Once upon a time
Once upon a time, I wrote on this blog more often than every 2.5 months. After a friendly reminder (with a splash of ridicule) from my friend Robyn I've decided on another update. I had to read my last post just to make sure I knew where to start...but here we go.
-- I'm an Auntie again..........times 2!! My sister-in-law had a baby girl (Zaylee) on St. Patrick's Day and my sister had a baby girl (Adleigh) in early April! It's awesome! I'm in Edmonton right now, in fact, getting my cuddles in with Zaylee and I love it!
-- I'm no longer working with the chiropractor -- it was good while it lasted but he needed someone long-term and it just wasn't me. I went back to the farm market full time and it's good. Low stress, happy customers and I can have some fun. I also learned to ref basketball this winter -- wearing the stripes, baby! It was fun and I was able to make some extra money which was awesome.
-- I got into UBC! School starts July 4 for my 12 month B.Ed in Elementary teaching! I'm pretty excited! I'll be able to enjoy about 2 months being debt free before having to fork over some tuition...but it's all good (I'm taking donations, should anyone feel encouraged to support!). I'm looking forward to living in Vancouver for a stint in my life -- riding transit and having weekends off...simple pleasures, I tell you. Not to mention the possibility of living on my own again and leaving the roost.
Hmm. That seems to be the extent of it. Life is coming together... but there must be a shortage of white stallions because I'm still waiting for my Prince Charming. ;)
-- I'm an Auntie again..........times 2!! My sister-in-law had a baby girl (Zaylee) on St. Patrick's Day and my sister had a baby girl (Adleigh) in early April! It's awesome! I'm in Edmonton right now, in fact, getting my cuddles in with Zaylee and I love it!
-- I'm no longer working with the chiropractor -- it was good while it lasted but he needed someone long-term and it just wasn't me. I went back to the farm market full time and it's good. Low stress, happy customers and I can have some fun. I also learned to ref basketball this winter -- wearing the stripes, baby! It was fun and I was able to make some extra money which was awesome.
-- I got into UBC! School starts July 4 for my 12 month B.Ed in Elementary teaching! I'm pretty excited! I'll be able to enjoy about 2 months being debt free before having to fork over some tuition...but it's all good (I'm taking donations, should anyone feel encouraged to support!). I'm looking forward to living in Vancouver for a stint in my life -- riding transit and having weekends off...simple pleasures, I tell you. Not to mention the possibility of living on my own again and leaving the roost.
Hmm. That seems to be the extent of it. Life is coming together... but there must be a shortage of white stallions because I'm still waiting for my Prince Charming. ;)
February 9, 2011
Happy New Year!
...40 days ago!
You could say I've been a bit busy of late. On January 3rd, I met with a local chiropractor in town who needed an assistant and I started with him a mere two days later...while still holding my job at the grocery store and trying to ref as many basketball games as my new schedule would allow. I've settled in nicely, I'd say, though it took a few weeks. It can be pretty high paced at times and I'm really enjoying interacting with the clients. Not to mention, I'm enjoying the chiropractic care myself! :)
Two weeks ago, I joined Dr. Cary in Calgary for a conference. It was pretty awesome because I had asked him if I could head up to Edmonton after the one day conference to visit Donny and Tamara for a few days and he said it was ok! So, all the money I've been saving for a trip to visit them was supplied by my new employer! Yay! It was a great conference too! It's called Warrior Chiropractic and it's a group of Christian chiropractors who live their faith pretty loud and throughout their practice. Oh, and they like to run. We met at 4am for a 'push yourself hard' run OUTSIDE on the frozen tundra around the Calgary airport. Super dark, super cold and frankly, super awesome! I don't remember running so hard for 50 minutes ever before! Yep...got that blood in my lungs feeling that only comes from a good old fashioned run. Then, I just had to stay awake for 10 hours of the conference, not to mention a nice 3 hour drive in a prairie snow storm to Edmonton that evening.
Edmonton was super great too! Tamara is doing a really good job at growing a baby, but when you live in Edmonton and it 'warms up' to -22, you typically stay inside which is like a perma-incubator!
I honestly didn't realize how long it had been since I last posted. Oh, I even forgot to mention that I turned the big thirty-two! I'm excited for the coming year and what God has planned. I can just feel that it's going to be big and spectacular! Yay!
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