Category Archives: Washington Adventures

Let me start by saying that I am not an authority on substitute teaching. In all, I ended up substitute teaching for 3 and a half days before being offered a job (not three and a half consecutive days, but spread out over two weeks). Still, I wanted to share a little bit of myContinue reading “Adventures in Substitute Teaching”

I was made to be a teacher for many reasons, but one of them is because I LOVE summer break. I can still sleep in until noon like a teenager, and I love filling my days with books and hobbies. Doing absolutely nothing works out fine for the summer, but once I knew I wouldn’tContinue reading “Adventures in Scheduling”

I had to apply for more jobs than I can count to end up at my dream job. I learned some lessons along the way, and I want to pass those lessons along to anyone who may be job hunting in the near future. #1 Decide where you’re going to live Seth was interviewing forContinue reading “Adventures in Job Applications”

One of the things I learned living overseas is to never assume anything. You would think that I would have applied that lesson to moving to a new West Coast culture (or that when living stateside it would be safe to assume some things), but alas, I made some errors in judgment that made itContinue reading “Adventures in Certification”

Welcome back to Mind the Gap! It’s a new season for me in a new place. Seth and I just moved to Washington, and now that we’re getting settled I’d like to share some of my adventures with you. Over the next few weeks, you can look forward to reading about my experiences with transferringContinue reading “Washington Adventures”