I've done it. As of December 17th, I have completed my student teaching and I now await notification that I am certified by New York State to teach High School Chemistry and General Science. What does this mean?

Well the last few days I've been completing applications and delivering resumés to a couple districts. Today, however, the districts are closed for the holiday and I'll have to wait until the new year to keep going. So this means I've got all this free time.

AND ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY. I feel like I need to do SOMETHING productive, but I don't know how to go about being productive. People are telling me this is a well-deserved vacation. It's very hard for me to imagine it as such. I'm not one to just sit around anymore, and I don't want to settle into a routine where I don't get things done.

I started this article this morning, but here it is late at night and I have a few ideas on how to stay busy despite not being able to apply for jobs. First order of business is to clean my apartment. It's been getting a bit messy so I want do a good cleaning. Second, I'm going to get my extra stuff set up to be sold on Craigslist and eBay. Third, I am going to continue to search for online applications for local school districts, get those filled out so on Monday in January, I'm ready to roll out to each school and hand them over.

I'm so excited! Focus can do that.