The one all about Marilyn...

Marilyn Monroe has some of the best quotes. For someone who seriously played the airhead/dumb blonde/sex symbol persona up she was actually quite intelligent and had some very poignant things to say. I guess it really is true not to judge a book by it's cover, this is especially true of women. If we have any signs of femininity like boobs or curves or wear makeup or clothes that show off said curves or anything we get written off as unintelligent airheads that can be run over by men or treated like pieces of meat. The fact is that while there are some completely moronic women out there that let men rule their lives and treat them like crap, most of us do not. We know what we've got and we know how to use it in a way that will benefit us and give us power. Marilyn Monroe was just another smart woman who knew how to create a persona to get ahead in life and I think that's pretty damn awesome.

So tonight I think I'll honor Miss Monroe and have little movie marathon of some of her best work and I leave you with a quote from the original blonde bombshell:

"This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And babe, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soul mate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about."

The one with all the bubble baths...

I enjoy bubble baths. I enjoy mimosas. I enjoy chocolate covered strawberries. I enjoy chick lit books that are written purely for entertainment and not to make you a "well-read person"(<---that was said with a british accent). Now when you mix all of these ridiculously awesome things together, you have only the greatest 45 minutes of your life. I usually reserve this bliss for a stressful day or a weekend night that I just want to chill, I called it "tiara time" because I wore a tiara while I took the bath. Well not anymore, see life is too short to not do what you want...well not everything you want, but the harmless, indulgent stuff I definitely think you should do! So for now on I end everyday with a bubble bath, a (small) mimosa, a few chocolate covered strawberries, and a book. It helps me detox from all the over thinking I do (if you have spent an extended amount of time with me you know this), all the technology we are bombarded with, and helps me relax before bed. So everyone who is reading this, find something you love to do that is for you and for you only and do it!!!

P.S. Hi Mia!!! (imagine me waving at you)

The one with all the options...

So my life has a few options right now and I am trying to decide which one is the best option or actually which one will end up working out: Option 1: This was originally the path I wanted to take, but am now thinking no. I am going back to school to get my teachers certification, I started this journey back in October so I talked to SFA to see if they had any online options for me since I was moving to Louisiana. They said yes, I was super excited all I had to do was take this PACT test to get in. So I signed up for my test which I could not take until January due to moving/other obligations/holidays. I took the test this past Saturday and am waiting on my scores, I really have no idea how I did, I couldn’t find any study materials for this test and my brother took a similar test and said there was no real way to study for it since it is 90% situational questions. Here is an example: Ms. Ruiz is teaching her students about igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Which of the following activities would foster critical thinking in her students? A. Students classifying rock samples as igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. B. Students watching a video that details the characteristics of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. C. Students researching and then listing the characteristics of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. D. Students labeling igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks using their textbook. Now I am not a teacher, I have not taken any teaching courses so I don’t see how they expect me to know how to answer 140 questions just like that one and it cost $120 to take the test, sounds like a money making scheme to me but that's just my opinion. I used my common sense, but who knows hopefully I passed. I am a little agitated because my brother did not have to take this test, which is basically the TExES exam but they renamed it and made it a pre-test, to get into the Alternati9ve Certification Program, but whatever. So whether I passed this test or not, while taking it I was already thinking that SFA would not be my best option. My initial reason to attend there was to get in state tuition and it would be easier because I just graduated from there. However getting my certification through SFA would require me to move back home for 13 weeks in about a year to do my student teaching. Initially I was ok with this but after thinking it over I really do not want to have to uproot my life for 13 weeks. So I don’t think I will be attending SFA for my certification, I’d like to start on some classes because I plan to continue on to complete my masters, so if I pass the test I will enroll in some courses, if not, it’s not the end of the world. This brings me to… Option 2: If I wait until August to begin school I can attend in Louisiana and get in state tuition, I won’t have to move back home. I can do my student teaching here or do an internship which basically means you can teach your first year on probation while getting a full teachers salary, this is what my brother did not sure if it’s for me. I think I’d do better testing the waters as a student aid than jumping all the way in. Then I could continue on with my courses to get a Masters of Arts in Teaching. Option 2 is the one I have decided I want, but that requires me waiting to start school which sucks, but in the long run I think it will be for the best. So that is where my education/future job prospects look like. It is killing me waiting on my scores, I am an over thinker, I never stop and when I am waiting on something that could change what I am doing for the next few months, I go into overdrive. I can’t help it. So now I wait, I should get my test scores back maybe today or tomorrow, not sure it’s within 7 days but the lady at the testing center said it usually only takes 2 days which would be today. -♥- Cara

*****Update*****

I passed my test!!!!!!!!!

The one with all the presents...

So I am failing at my blogging updates, the three I had hoped to write a week will probably just be one or two at the most. Now a little bit about the Christmas/New Year’s holiday, it was pretty damn awesome, I must say. It started by me going to visit the fam in Lufkin, it was a good trip, good to see my fam all in the same house, but I was excited to get home. I have a new addition to my apartment, my big fat cat Smegal! I hauled him back from Lufkin with me, I figured he would adjust well to apartment life since his favorite thing to do is eat and sleep. So after I got back I had a full week off from work for vacation to relax and attempt to get some things done, finish putting up stuff that had yet to find a place in my new apartment, cleaning, taking the tree down, etc. The only thing I got done was sleeping until 10 everyday, I’d say it was pretty productive. So me and my boyfriend had our Christmas planned for New Year’s Eve since I was in Texas and he was here with his family, and yes I had the self control to sit and stare at presents for me for an entire extra week after Christmas, that’s some serious willpower people. Anyways, we didn’t make it to New Year’s Eve because one of the presents had to be opened sooner than that because it was a trip to New Orleans for the New Year’s weekend!!!! I was so excited, I hadn’t been to NOLA since I was 9 on a family vacation, so I basically hadn’t been to the real NOLA, Bourbon, bars, beads, etc… We drove down on New Year’s Eve went out on Bourbon, did a Vampire Tour, and finished the night out in Jackson Square for the ball drop. It really was so much fun, I didn’t even have a hangover on the first day of the new year which was awesome, however I did have one on the second day of the year still not too bad. I really do have a wonderful boyfriend, he gave me the trip, a diamond necklace, a jewelry box, and an Otter Box for my iPhone 4. Even though I'm completely crazy and sometimes a little....ok a lot difficult and have my bitch side he loves me still. Although he's not perfect either, he's a man for god sake and we all know they are inferior creatures to women ;).

So now I am back at work to my regular schedule ready to start a new and exciting year! I can't wait to see what exciting new changes and adventures it brings...

-♥-
Cara