What if a lovely fashion doll started a blog when life was cool and easy and fun, but then found her box falling apart around her? How much of the destruction would she be comfortable sharing? After all, she’s used to people seeing her wear the latest styles in fashionable photographs.
But lately, Taylor is scared shitless about her life. Her husband is laid off. Her principal has made it clear she doesn’t want Taylor to teach at that school any more. She doesn’t know where she’s going to hang her stylish clothes just a few short months from now. Louisiana? Alabama? California? London?
Her bank account has been ravaged by La Quinta Inn. ~which still owes her $350 from that bullshit~ She’s burned out, tired, and afraid. She hasn’t heard anything from her latest job interview, and the dishes are piled up in the sink. She also had a car accident Monday. A minor one, but costly nonetheless. And her fault.
Plus, she had to buy a new hair dryer this week when her old one broke on Tuesday getting ready for work. And she had to spend $300 to fix her laptop. ~in addition to the $300 she spent last month to replace the cell phone she dropped in the toilet~ Speaking of cell phones, she has no fucking idea why her first TWO Verizon bills have been more than $300 each. After more than a thousand dollars in the last 2 months, and after living for YEARS without a cell phone at all, Taylor is questioning the wisdom and necessity of owning a cell phone. ~twitter addiction aside~
Taylor is just feeling like a loser these days. She thinks things like this mark her as such.
A doll’s life is usually very sheltered. Who knew life out of the box was going to be this hard?
Who knew blogging about it would be doubly hard?
I'm Taylor. This is my classroom. There used to be a "real" teacher behind this blog, but she nagged me all the time about not saying this and not saying that. ~all she ever did was type anyway, since my fingers are stuck together~ So I've taken over.
Yes, I'm an imitation Barbie knock-off doll. What of it? Barbie's got nothing on me! Let me take you to school.
Wow. Usually when times get hard like this, I try to keep things in perspective. For one, there’s only one way to go if it’s this bad, and that’s up. Secondly, there’s gotta be tons of schools that want your services, especially with how much energy and passion you have for the profession. It’ll happen. Third … well e-mail me if you need any advice. I know some specials from Verizon that might ease the pain a bit.
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Very true. I know it’ll be okay, really. I just find it hard to write and be honest when I feel like this. I don’t want to be a bummer for everyone.
Also, is it too late since I’ve already signed up, regarding Verizon, I mean? If not please email me at taylor_the_teacher@inbox.com
Thanks so much for reading, listening, and being there!
You’re the coolest!
In times like these, I like to remind myself that others have it worse.
Take, for instance, this sap:
He’s 37. He pulls out his hair and can’t stop. He is expecting identical twins. He is working in a position that may evaporate at the end of the year, and with it, his sould.
He is short, has never…EVER been able to grab the rim of a basketball net without the aid of a ladder.
A squirrel has taken up residence on his roof. His de-clawed cat escapes from his house and runs into the street, cheating pancake-dom.
His best friend reads his blog and then calls asking if he suffers from depression.
He checks Feedburner, Technorati, and Statcounter every day, and he wonders about his old, pre-blog life; its simplicity and stat free-ness.
He eats well past 8pm every day, and nary a hint of tofu or rice cake.
A coworker refers to his ever-expanding belly as “the 20lb. bag of fun”.
He reads Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” and actually puts it as the 2nd best book he’s ever read.
He comments on blogs more than he talks to other people.
He twitters and wishes the entire world could conduct itself under the 140-words or less mantra.
And he’s never stayed at LaQuinta Inn.
So, he’s got one thing going for him.
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Ugh. I hope that things start looking up for you soon. If it’s any consolation, everything came raining down on our heads right around Christmas. But slowly but surely, things are looking up…
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Time for Taylor and husband to head down under, I say. Meant to be a shortage of teachers here soon and I’ve never been in a school that treats its staff in the manner you describe here. Maybe I’ve been lucky.
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you are about the 6th person I know of to have blow dryer issues lately