I took the Judging Certification test up in Boise this past weekend. And I feel like I did pretty well, but I will find out "officially" within the next two weeks. I really enjoyed learning about deductions and all that stuff, and wish that I could go to more clinics.
I had a terrible day yesterday, but when I got to work my mood got so much better when I started coaching. I love my little gymnasts. They are crazy and goofy sometimes, but they are such little sweethearts. Without them Rexburg would not be bearable.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Crack.
Listless.
Going through the motions.
That's how I'm feeling lately.
Like I am stuck in survival mode.
Wake up. Eat. Get to class. Teach. Rush to class.
Rush to coach. Struggle through homework. Oh wait, I forgot to eat...
It's tiring.
I love coaching, and I love teaching.
But I am about to crack.
It's all just too much for one person to do.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Fall
The beginning of fall (when the weather isn't frigid cold), is one of my favorite times of the year. Cooler temps make climbing easier. Also, turtlenecks and bows are now in season (both are my favorites to wear). And best of all, preschool is in full swing and we are finally starting to get some of the concepts down in class! The only thing that would make this season better is if a certain someone were here ...
Anyways, onto other things. I went to the Idaho Mountain Festival this weekend, and it was miserably cold the first day and a half. Which was sort of a bummer, cause I skipped class and got off work to go, but it was good getting out of Rexburg for a while. I got to climb my first multipitch lead ever, which was super cool! By the top though we were shivering, so hopefully next time temps are warmer. I got to hang out with Beth and Justin (James sister and brother-in-law), as well as we socialized with Jonathan Seigrist in the hotpools (one of my climbing idols). Beth's son Owen was a hoot! He caught this little lizard, and when I asked him how he did it (cause lizard's are fast), he looked me dead in the eye and said "Well I am fast too!". I just love kids a lot. Anyways, overall, the trip wasn't a total loss. Probably won't go next year though if the temps are this cold though.
In preschool, we have finally figured out a good class management system, and so we are able now to get onto the actual learning! We have one rule, RESPECT (yourself, others, and the gym). If the kids follow this rule good, they get to add different parts onto a hang man throughout the day. If they get the guy completely built (with all his body parts) they get a little extra gym time. But if they don't follow the rules, then we have to erase an arm or a leg or something. Didn't think this was going to work when I first tried it, but the kids loved it! So I think i'm going to go with it! We have a huge class this year, which is super fun as well. It's cool to see the program growing, as well as to watch the kids progress. My assistant Jaime has been super helpful as well, she is probably the best assistant we've ever had up there.
Last (but not least) I have really been enjoying all of my classes. I am sleep deprived and so busy I have to plan my day meticulously, but all the material I am learning I can directly apply to teaching preschool. So I just love it. I think that learning all this stuff is definantly helping me improve as a teacher already. I also get to help out in a second grade classroom for this semester as well. It is a cool but different experience from teaching preschool. I like how well behaved the kids are in the class! As well as how eager they are to learn or show me their work or ask questions. I never thought I would dive in and love teaching the older grades, but it is just as much fun as teaching preschool!
Anyways, I don't know what Fall will bring, but I am hoping that good things are going to continue happening. Til next time!
Anyways, onto other things. I went to the Idaho Mountain Festival this weekend, and it was miserably cold the first day and a half. Which was sort of a bummer, cause I skipped class and got off work to go, but it was good getting out of Rexburg for a while. I got to climb my first multipitch lead ever, which was super cool! By the top though we were shivering, so hopefully next time temps are warmer. I got to hang out with Beth and Justin (James sister and brother-in-law), as well as we socialized with Jonathan Seigrist in the hotpools (one of my climbing idols). Beth's son Owen was a hoot! He caught this little lizard, and when I asked him how he did it (cause lizard's are fast), he looked me dead in the eye and said "Well I am fast too!". I just love kids a lot. Anyways, overall, the trip wasn't a total loss. Probably won't go next year though if the temps are this cold though.
In preschool, we have finally figured out a good class management system, and so we are able now to get onto the actual learning! We have one rule, RESPECT (yourself, others, and the gym). If the kids follow this rule good, they get to add different parts onto a hang man throughout the day. If they get the guy completely built (with all his body parts) they get a little extra gym time. But if they don't follow the rules, then we have to erase an arm or a leg or something. Didn't think this was going to work when I first tried it, but the kids loved it! So I think i'm going to go with it! We have a huge class this year, which is super fun as well. It's cool to see the program growing, as well as to watch the kids progress. My assistant Jaime has been super helpful as well, she is probably the best assistant we've ever had up there.
Last (but not least) I have really been enjoying all of my classes. I am sleep deprived and so busy I have to plan my day meticulously, but all the material I am learning I can directly apply to teaching preschool. So I just love it. I think that learning all this stuff is definantly helping me improve as a teacher already. I also get to help out in a second grade classroom for this semester as well. It is a cool but different experience from teaching preschool. I like how well behaved the kids are in the class! As well as how eager they are to learn or show me their work or ask questions. I never thought I would dive in and love teaching the older grades, but it is just as much fun as teaching preschool!
Anyways, I don't know what Fall will bring, but I am hoping that good things are going to continue happening. Til next time!
Probably my favorite person. He inspires me to be so much better than I am. I am grateful for the example that he sets for me.
Selfie before teaching second grade the first day.
Castle Rocks
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Update
It has been a while since I last posted, so I figure it is time to update on my life. First and foremost, I climbed the Grand Teton! We did the Upper Exum Route, and it was probably the most difficult thing i've ever done in my life. I also went down to the Pocatello Pump and got first in the Women's 5.11a-5.11d category! And next weekend is the International Climbing Festival, so I am pretty stoked for that.
Other then that, school just started, and I'm taking 17 credits. Plus teaching preschool. Plus coaching. So I am a little overcommitted. But that is fine! That's all right now.
Other then that, school just started, and I'm taking 17 credits. Plus teaching preschool. Plus coaching. So I am a little overcommitted. But that is fine! That's all right now.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Fear
Fear is defined as is an emotion induced by a perceived threat which causes entities to quickly pull far away from it and usually hide. I think that I am scared of a lot of things, emotionally and physically. But especially emotionally. And when the going gets tough, instead of facing things head on, I have realized that I just shut things (and people) out. And then by the time I realize I've done this, it's too late. The damage is done, and then I must figure out a way to move forward with everything.
Here's a couple of Tumblr pictures that I liked relating to fear
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Tick List
So yesterday I sent my project Naiad, and was so stoked! Though the grade has not been determined, I think this is the hardest climb i've done to date, and was ecstatic that I sent it! A week before I sent a climb called Probiscus, that was still pretty hard but not quite as hard. I am going to start a Tick List of all the 5.11 and 5.12 climbs I have sent on here, just so that I can look back one day and see how far I have progressed!
5.11
5.11
- Equilibrium-Ririe, Idaho-Heise Rock (5.11c)
- Who Killed Kenny-Ririe, Idaho-Southpark (5.11a)
- Winchester Pump-Lander, Wyoming-OK Corrall-Wild Iris (5.11a)-ONSIGHT
- Wild Horses - Lander, Wyoming-Wild Horses Wall-Wild Iris (5.11b)-ONSIGHT
- Goat Meal-Ririe, Idaho-Pointless Crag (5.10d/5.11a)
- Scared Stiff-American Fork, Idaho-Massacre Rock (5.11a)
- Retro Man-Ririe, Idaho-Heise Rock (5.11a)
- Probiscus-Ririe, Idaho, Arcane Crag (5.11c/d)
- What's the Point-Ririe, Idaho-Pointless Crag (5.11b)
- Silver Bolt - Pocatello, Idaho - Sunny Side - 5.11a
- Rubber Arete - Pocatello, Idaho - Sunny Side - 5.11c
5.12
- Seeking Sleazy Squeezes-Ririe, Idaho-Heise Rock (5.11d/5.12a)
- Mr. Hanky (AKA Hanky Panky)-Ririe, Idaho-Southpark (5.12b)
- Dark Justice-Ririe, Idaho-Heise Rock (5.12b)
- Naiad-Ririe, Idaho-Arcane Crag (5.12b)
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