Hard Work Pays Off

Life has started to get a little hectic on this end. School assignments are starting to emerge, work hours are increasing, and Lucy has a birthday coming up. Starting this week, I will start going into the classroom at local schools for my practicum hours. I have mixed emotions on this. I don't feel as nervous as I thought I would because I do have a little experience in the classroom, thanks to McNeese State. However, I am very excited to start this chapter of school. I feel mentally I have what it takes to be a teacher but I will soon find out if physically I do. That's an exciting and yet terrifying thought. On top of starting my practicum, I'm also starting to have assignments pile up. Not that I'm behind in any, but my teachers just assign them around the same time as the others. Thank God for having Sunday off because I will knock out at least one, if not both!

On the other hand, work has started to pick up and of course that means more hours (which I'm not complaining about at all! haha). This past week we spent most of the week preparing for the Krewe of Zeus celebration at the convention center. As I was working hard one day, a co-worker from another department came up to me and told me to "work smarter, not harder". Ever since she told me that, I have pondered on that statement. The meaning is obvious, but I can't help but wonder if smarter is more important than harder? In my books it's not. I've always been told hard work pays off and up until my adolescent years, I never understood that. Now that I'm older and more wiser, I can see where hard work is paying off each day for me. My overall thought on that statement is this "working smarter, not harder is good but working smarter and harder is great". I don't know how to not work hard, and I have my parents and coaches to thank for instilling that important characteristic within me.

Lastly, as I have mentioned in the last post, Lucy has a birthday coming up. I've never been one to really go overboard with Lucy. For example, she doesn't get her nails done, or have some immaculate bed, dog food, etc. But I do love that dog and try to give her the best "dog" life I possibly can. So, with that being said, I wanted to do something special for the piglet because she inspires and motivates me everyday. So, after three birthdays, I'm finally going to attempt, with the help of my neighbor and sister, to make Lucy a dog cake for her fourth birthday. I also thought about rounding up her pup friends and taking them to the dog park to celebrate... because Lucy will need to work off the cake afterwards Ha! My prayer is that Lucy will show her well-mannered side and share her cake.. We all know that could be asking too much of Lucy though ;) Hopefully everything will work out so that Lucy can have a special day that she will always remember.

Here is a picture of Lucy's new haircut and also a picture of the cake we are going to attempt to make:

  

That's pretty much the story of our lives at this moment in time. Until next time, it's just the two of us..