Almost Spring!

Well, it has been quite awhile since I have posted. Nothing new has really gone on here. I am continuing my internship with CVSD, right now I am currently at the high school - it is quite different than being a school psychologist at an elementary school! One of the academic assessments that I give from the elementary level to beyond high school is completely different in terms of scoring and how far the kids will go in the assessment. I am used to using the academic assessment with elementary kiddos and to change to high school is quite different with how long the administration takes and scoring - - the essay and sentence composition are a pain to score. I am learning so much from my supervisor at the high school, she also went through the U of I CASP program so it is nice to have someone to relate to.

Currently on my to-do list is to finish up all information that is needed for the Education Specialist degree so that I can finish it by June and have that degree under my belt as well! I also have to sign up for the Praxis - yay another exam (ugh).

Right now I am also preparing myself for Hawaii this May! Zach's grandpa is renting a house on the beach for one month, so all Zach and I had to do was be able to get to Hawaii and everything (well, a lot of things will be provided by Zach's family)! We are extremely excited and we are so lucky that his grandpa is doing this! We get to go for 10 days, so hopefully I will have a lot of paperwork done by then from school so I am not worrying about it while on the beach getting some sun or while we are going on hikes. Also on my to-do list is to hit the gym AND HARD for the next 3 months - so I can be healthier, in shape and feel better about myself. And of course to look good while wearing a swimsuit and shorts!

It's hard to keep up with keeping healthy and attending the gym for me right now. There are honestly no excuses and I know attending the gym makes you feel better on so many different levels. However, right now I am getting up at 5 a.m. and in bed between 8 and 9; typically 8/830 I crawl into bed. By the end of the day I am incredibly run down and drained from learning continuous information and applying it throughout the day, so all I want to do is go home, review some more documents if needed, have dinner, watch a couple of shows (maybe) and then fall asleep! Anyway, the point I am trying to get across is that it is hard for me to have motivation at the end of the day to go to the gym! The Hawaii vacation should be motivation and inspiration enough to go, but I guess it hasn't been since we bought our tickets a month-two months ago and I have only attended the gym or done P90X about 4 times....whoops. I will just have to start holding myself accountable better! Zach and I went today, it was fantastic and now I am pooped out and will most-likely be sore tomorrow...which is a good feeling saying that I worked hard! WOO!

That's about all that I have on my mind right now...it's about my bed time! Hope all is well in everyone else's world right now!