When will winter end?

I've been so blah lately, well probably for the past 3 brutally cold months.  Not going outside really affects my motivation.  It also makes me pasty white ;)

I have so many fun projects I could work on, or the endless 'to do' list that comes with house and family but I just don't want to.  I sit at this computer for too much of each day.... or on the couch watching Hailey play/watch tv.  I need spring... I NEED spring!  And so does Hailey because she is even more of a hermit than I am!

Could someone just tell me how many more days until the sidewalks are clear and the weather above -10?  If I know when the end is coming it will be easier to wait it out ;)

Waiting...

Summer has ended and I find myself still waiting.... waiting for something to keep my days busy and not so self centered. It is wonderful to sleep in everyday as long as I like and do what I want at any time but it isn't very fulfilling. I had my two months off from teaching during the summer, which was somewhat busy, with a move to a new city and a trip to Switzerland, but I am still amazed with how much time I spent doing 'nothing' (at least nothing useful eg. tv, internet, reading). Looking back there is so much I could have done and accomplished during that wasted time but I was severely lacking the motivation. It is hard to go out and make new friends, find new jobs and to develop talents and serve.

I have been blessed in the, almost 3 months I have lived here, with good friends, a comfortable home, a quiet city and a happy husband. It is fairly close to my family and far enough away from the craziness of traffic and year-round construction.

Since school started in September I have been really missing the feeling of 'helping others' that was so prevalent as a teacher. I miss knowing that I was an important part of a group and that I had an impact, perhaps forever, on the lives of so many. Not knowing what was awaiting us here in Lloydminster we had decided that I would just substitute for the school year. I have been hired but put off the paper work I should have done during the summer, that would allow me to teach in a Saskatchewan school district. So I find myself waiting for the document to come in the mail that will finally let me work and take my mind off the nothingness that seems to be my life at the moment.

Don't pity me though as I have been mostly happy here and like the smaller city life. I have just been focused on me for too long. I am excited for the recent call I have to be the Young Women's President here in the Lloyd branch and hope that serving these wonderful girls will put some fire back into me. I am just sooooooo ready for change and hope that me, myself and I can leave my thoughts for awhile.

Thanks to all you friends and family who have kept in touch, gotten to know me, sent me messages, phone calls and love and support since we left Calgary and came to Lloydminster.

Soooooo bored...

Here is a tag I found on someone else's site and since no one seems to be updating their own sites (yes I have been secretly stalking all of you) I will add some tidbits of info that you probably didn't know about me!

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?

Yikes... 10 years ago I was a cranky, bitter teenager who hated school, hated boys and hated life... I was a hate-er (shocking I know!)

2. 5 things on my to do list:

a) Go sailing
b) Do a one handed bicycle kick in soccer
c) Write a children's book
d) Learn break dancing
d) Have children

3. What snacks do I enjoy?

Sour candy... I'm a big sucker for sour patch kids

4. What would you do if you were instantly a billionaire?

Pay off all debt, buy a nice house and car, invest some, start a school for children in a 3rd world country were they can learn to read and write and hopefully bring their family out of the cycle of poverty.

5. 3 bad habits:

a) giving my opinion (when unwanted)
b) worrying
c) procrastinating

6. 6 places I lived:

Calgary, Alberta (2 places)
Edmonton, Alberta (12 places)
Lloydminster, Alberta (1 place - so far)

7. 5 Jobs I've had

a) Taco Time (good times when I was 14, lasted 3 months)
b) Panagopalous Pizza
c) Hallmark
d) Parks and Recreation
e) YMCA
(can't stop now... so many more)
f) Holyrood After School Care
g) Netmar Flyers
h) Royal Glenora Club
I) Cancer International Research Group
j) Office of the Auditor General
k) GoodLife Fitness
L) Calgary Science School, Webber Acadamy, Westmount Charter School, Calgary Waldorf School

Okay I think that is all of them...

8. 5 things people don't know about me

a) I'm allergic to almost all animals and outside... thank heaven for antihistamines
b) I'm an excessive worrier
c) I have moved 15 times in my life (averaging about 1 move every 18 months of my life)
d) I have some sign language training
e) I am SUPER organized