Blog assignment #1

My Life
My name is Amanda Rice. I graduated from Tate High School in 1999. I got married at the age of eighteen and moved to Okinawa, Japan after high school. From there I moved to San Diego ,California, Pace, Florida, and Florence, Kentucky. After I lived in Kentucky we moved back to Walnut Hill, Florida in which I currently reside. I have two beautiful daughters, Allison age eleven and Shelby age eight. I was married for eleven years and my divorce was final October 2011.


I have wanted to be a teacher since I was a child. When I graduated,getting married and moving around became more important to me than getting my education. I also started a family. I wish I would have went to school sooner than now, but I'm glad I got the experiences I did during that time. I became PTA secretary at my daughters school for one year and then I was PTA president for two years. That gave me a passion for working with children. I then began substituting and later got a full time job as a teacher aide. During this time I started pursuing my degree in Elementary Education.

I was a substitute teacher, grades pre-K - twelfth for two years and then a teacher aide at a high school for one year. I'm currently on a year leave of absence from the before mentioned teacher aide position. I am perusing my Elementary Education degree currently at USA. I have transferred from Faulkner State CC. My intentions were to transfer to UWF originally. I started dating a guy from Mobile about four months ago and he is the reason I choose to go to USA instead.

I enjoy fishing, hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, water skiing, and watching football and hockey. I also play softball for the church I go to in Atmore, Alabama. I think fishing is my favorite thing to do. I enjoy both salt water and fresh water fishing.

Randy Pausch on Time Management
I learned that I should not waist time. I also learned to do things that matter most and not frivolous things. Planning is an important part of time management, but I must be flexible with the plans I make. I should always start with the harder task on my to do list. Accomplishing the hardest task first leaves the rest of the list with easier tasks to do.

Optional
I have some time management problems, but for the most part I get things done in a timely manner. I have accomplished good grades working full time, and I'm a single mother of two. Any advice I can get I will take. I learned that the planner I have is a much needed tool for time management. I also need to be more specific about my to do list other than just broad statements. I need to monitor my time to see what I could change in my schedule to give myself more important time.

Test Post

Testing post.

Test Post

Checking out post.

Second Post

This is my second post.

First Post

This is my first post and I am going to throw it away later.