Not in School

I have been out of school now for about a year and a half. I took some time off after I finished my under grad because well I was going to school for 18+ years straight and thought it was time for a break. While during in my "break from education" Tim and I were involved in many activities such as Boy Scouts, rock climbing, camping, hiking and just plain hanging out with all of our friends. It was great when we got to sit home and do nothing. We had alot of these activities during the week as well as on the weekend. Soon after Tim left for the desert in Feb. 2003 and was gone for roughly 6 months. While it was hard, again I was still very busy doing serveral jobs and trying to keep the social circle of friends. We found out that we were leaving to come to England in June 2003 and that we would be here for 4 years and we were to arrive in Feb. 2004, which we did. Again before we left we had much stuff to do, say good bye to good friends, pack, decide what we are taking and what we are leaving and/or selling, etc. When we got here in Feb we had alot of stuff to do. Find a house, learn new customs, buy more stuff, find our way around, etc. Once the unpacking was finished I was bored. I started in at the gym and while this was good for about 2 hours a day, again, I was bored. Tim came home one day and I crying cause there was nothing for me to do. He had been at work all day seeing and talking to people while I still had nothing. He told me that is was time for me to get a job, so I did. I started to waitress. It was a good job, paid well too, it was $8.50 per hour plus tips so not a bad wrap if you ask me. After a while it got to be mundane and just to much drama about this one sleeping with that one and getting a day off to go out and do the things that we loved was out of the question. While working there I was told on many occasions that I should go and teach. I had thought about it before but didn't know the process. I found it how to go about doing everything and went in to ask how to take my one class that I needed to teach. The girl said that we just started a masters program for your one thing, why not go back and get a masters degree. It has always been on my list if things to do so I figured why not, I enjoyed school while I was there and I felt that I had had enough of a break so I started school again. Tim deployed about 2 weeks before I started school and I quit my job as a waitress and wen to work for the commissary where I would make more money. So I felt accomplished again like I was doing something. I was working and getting an education. My program was a fast track program. It was timed to take 3 years but this program got you done in an year and a half. This was okay with me as I didnt' want to be in school forever. I finished in June 2006 (started January 2005). It was great and I thought that I would be a shoe in for a job over on base only to learn that they were already cutting jobs that year and several other schools were closing down so everyone was shuffling around. I also don't have the retainablity that a civilian has because when Tim goes, I go and they know that and it isn't fair to the kids to pick up and leave right in the middle of a year. Anyways, I continued to work at the commissary, miserable hating every second that I was there. I'm an educated woman and I stock bananas for a living. But I'm out of there and got a good job as a sub with pretty steady work. Now my thing is, I'm bored again. We bought a DS so that we could play Brain Age Training and puzzle games cause that is what I like. I have started to watch some of my many box sets that I have and I'm reading at the same time. Most of these activities are "me" activities as Tim is trying to catch up on pictures for the business something that I can not help on. He is also back in school for another photography certification. So now I need something to do again. I know there is stuff for me to do, but none of it is fun. Like I have to get the house ready for moving in a little over 2 months. We have stuff to throw away, stuff to ship, stuff to sort through, none of which is interesting in any way shape or form. So I need something to do that involves people and not to much work, I'm kinda lazy *smile*. Okay better go before I'm late for work. I should start doing this blog thing at night when there is nothing for me to do *smiles again*.