Whispers of Sweet Nothings

Alright so after reading yesterday's post I realize that it was a little ranty. I didn't mean for it to be a bash on Christianity but more of a splash of cold water to wake everyone up a bit.

Anyways, to counteract my negativity from yesterday I'll let you know what's going on in my life right now.

I'm living in Round Rock (friends come to visit!) with my new roommate Leigh Ann Mingle. We are sharing a lovely 1 bedroom, yes folks, 1 bed 1 bath apartment. We are going to become very close these next 5 months :). I love my apartment, we've got a great view. It's really like living in the canopy of the rain forest, animals and all (I.E. the largest bug that I've ever seen attacked our balcony the other day).

I'm working in Round Rock and looooove my job. Yeah I probably complain about it way more than I should, but its like any job and has its pains. But overall I love the people I work with. Oh yeah, how about I tell you where I work. I work at LifeSteps which is a nonprofit organization that offers free programs to teach drug and alcohol prevention. There are also a lot of other cool programs and counseling that is available. I'm working with a program called Kids Connection. I have 6 schools I'm responsible for in the Gtown and RR school district. I go into those schools and lead small groups made up of K-3 graders. We talk about Friends, and Making Good Choices, and Anger Management, and Diversity. All these kids are "at risk youth" which are children that have been exposed to drug and alcohol abuse in their families or they meet a certain criteria that makes them susceptible to that.

Basically I color all day at my desk in my office or I am in the schools hanging out with kids all day long! I haven't gotten to actually do it yet, but I am so excited to start with my kids!

I'm trying to start playing volleyball again. I'm trying to read more. I'm trying to learn how to cook better food for myself when my roommate doesnt cook for me ( I love Leigh Ann!). I'm trying to do good things for my body outside when its not raining... that hasn't happened yet.

So basically I'm pretty busy, but I'm doing very well. I feel alive and like I can take on all of these things with so much energy. I feel renewed and refreshed and I'm ready for this next stage of my life!