Ocean Dreamer

First, thanks so much for your comments on the last post. I really appreciate it. I just wanted to let you all know things have gone better the rest of this week. I’m really excited about my student teaching placement and have gotten out of the funk I was in. It helped so much just [...]

It has not been a good week.  I’ve kind of debated about writing on here about this, but in the end I decided to.  As a result of all the crap that’s happening at school, I’ve been dealing with a lot of internalized homophobia.  I suppose I dealt with it before I really came out [...]

Hi Folks,
Thanks so much for all your sweet and supportive comments about my school experience.  The school crappiness continues – most recently having a fit at me because I *dared* to request that people bring a list of ingredients to an upcoming potluck so I – and other folks with allergies – would know what [...]

I haven’t written on here much about my experiences at my grad school, mostly because they have been rather difficult and I haven’t wanted this blog to turn into a place for me to complain about things.  For much of the past quarter, however, I have experienced a lot of homophobia and ablism by many [...]

I took a pregnancy test last night and it was negative.  This was not a surprise, but it isn’t as easy to get the negative results now as it was earlier on.  I haven’t actually gotten my period yet either, so I suppose I could still turn out to be pregnant, but I don’t think [...]

Wow, it’s been a long time since I posted.  School is taking up so much of my time, it’s hard to find time to clean my house, let alone write on here.  But, I am coming back and have very exciting news.  I’m set to start TTC again at the end of this month.  I [...]

So Tuesday was my first day of official school in the teaching program.  Up until this point I have been doing independent studies, so this was my first opportunity to meet my cohort and most of the professors.  And, get this, y’all.  The cohort has 52 students.  And. I. am. the. only. queer.  In Seattle.  [...]

I’m going to be taking a TTC break until October.  If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you know that I’m also in grad school.  I’ll be getting my Master in Teaching for elementary ed and will graduate in July.  While grad school is important, having a baby has always been my top priority.  [...]

That’s right, folks!  You’re reading the writing of a not one, but two time grad student!  Friday I found out I was accepted to a Master in Teaching program here in Seattle.  I am so, so thrilled.  This has been the most extensive application I have ever worked on – and I’m still not finished.  [...]