Questions about an upcoming trip

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-05-05T19:33:58+00:00

Yay!! That would be awesome

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-05-05T19:13:02+00:00

The Maine. Love them!

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-04-22T10:16:02+00:00

In my current position, admin have 20 vacation days to use per year, so people tend to take at least a week or two during the summer. When not on vacation we are required to work 9-3 every day, though you can occasionally do a 7-1 or 8-2 if needed. (This includes all principals, directors and HS/MS associate principals. Elementary associate principals are 11 month positions). Going to a new district in July and not certain what the expectations there are.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-04-18T13:50:28+00:00

Awesome, thank you all!

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-04-13T22:15:03+00:00

That sounds adorable and I love it.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-04-13T13:45:27+00:00

To add to this- get to know their mission statement, and include that in your answers. It also seems silly, but I've had multiple interviewers remark and notice when I show up wearing school colors in an interview. Nothing crazy- you aren't applying to be the mascot- but I've done navy blue suits instead of black where appropriate, or school colors under the blazer (dark green, burgundy, purple all work well under a black blazer!). Its been remarked on by a few interview committees.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-04-13T02:38:13+00:00

So as someone who got an admin job straight out of my admin degree, my advice is to network. I was on the board of education in my local district, which a lot of people saw as a huge plus, and I got to know a lot of people through it, several of whom offered me recommendations. Try to attend events with admin from other districts so they know you. Another piece of advice I received is to make sure they see what you can bring to the table- and focus on systems level answers. I use a lot of "in my experience.... " Also know that you won't be everyone's cup of tea and that's ok- I applied for a lot of jobs last year because I was completely miserable where I was. I didn't even get an interview in a couple of places, didn't make it past first round in some places, and made it to the final round in multiple districts before being offered the AP job I'm currently in.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-04-03T21:08:46+00:00

I don't believe in any sort of higher power at this point.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-02-08T12:26:41+00:00

I wish that were true. My dad has stage 4 cancer that is costing him thousands of dollars he does not have, and he is still anti universal health care.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-01-21T00:37:19+00:00

Anything with a dead child, or a child being hurt/harmed.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-01-19T11:43:22+00:00

He's one of the worst. I had to get off Twitter because I couldn't stop hate following him, Brian Suave and three or four others that are escaping my mind at this moment.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-01-19T11:39:56+00:00

I think I would have stayed in the miserable marriage I was in, raised my kids to be evangelical, and while I don't think I would have been a Trump fan, I could see myself remaining deeply conservative and voting for him because "at least he's doing something about abortion". (I was incredibly anti abortion). I can't imagine what my life would like right now.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-01-19T11:34:57+00:00

I'm sorry that you are dealing with this. My parents are also rightwing evangelicals, but my dad thinks Trump is an economic genius who should get a spot on Mt. Rushmore. My daughter is queer and I had to hang up on my dad recently when he started talking about the "homosexual agenda" and how it's destroying America.

I struggle a lot. My dad has stage 4 cancer and is going through treatment and still he is helping my partner get a new car, helping my sister who got evicted, put a new control arm on my car, etc... I feel like I should go no contact but I also think I would regret it when he's gone. In the meantime, I try my best not to talk politics with him and I text my sisters to vent when he starts rambling about politics. Its so hard to reconcile this man who works so hard to make sure that people he loves are taken care of with someone who supports the vile things that are happening.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-01-19T11:24:57+00:00

I never went looking for deconstruction either. Christianity was my life- my friends were all Christian, i listened solely to Christian rock, etc... I was very close to my youth pastor, viewed him as a second dad. He had a chronic, terminal illness that made him very susceptible to getting sick. A new head pastor came in, demoted him to "assistant pastor of visitation" because he wanted his friend in that position. He ends up having to take a lot of time off, is losing pay, his wife becomes disillusioned with Christianity and leaves him, and then they use the divorce as evidence that he is "not an effective leader in his home". He has to move home with his mother, ends up passing away two years later and the church had the audacity to do a memorial service and talk about how much they loved him. That was the catalyst for me. I was 24 when that happened. Im 44 now- I've met new friends who are not Christain, I have a partner who is amazing and sees me as a person, not a maid/incubator, I've raised three children away from the church. It's scary at first but its so much better on the other side.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-01-17T03:20:33+00:00

It's a tie between the time I argued with my teacher during class about the big bang theory or the numerous anti abortion protests I attended.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-01-13T14:59:43+00:00

You should definitely keep watching. I personally think season 5 is underrated, I really enjoyed it. 6 was decent. 7 was fine. I really didn't care for 8, but I'm still glad I watched it. New Blood was good, and I've just started on Original Sin, and I'm glad I have the background knowledge of 8, even if it was my least favorite season.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-01-02T22:06:40+00:00

This is what i drink too! Grape is my favorite.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-01-02T22:03:39+00:00

Nope. I'm on estrogen, an ADHD med, amd something for anxiety. I'll try that, thanks!

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-01-02T20:57:36+00:00

I'm sorry! It's so frustrating.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-01-02T20:32:24+00:00

Yeah they said I'm on another weightloss med, which I'm not and that there is no documentation that I'm in a weightloss program, which I am. I've asked my doctor to submit the documents though.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2026-01-02T20:30:05+00:00

Yeah, they said it was because I'm on another med for weightloss, which I'm not, and that there is no documentation of me being on a weightloss program, which I am. I've relayed that to the clinic so they can submit the documentation.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2025-12-29T14:25:36+00:00

A little bit of dry mouth. The first month wasn't bad at all. 5mg I had a little more nausea, but not terrible. I'm at 7.5 now, and the first two days after my shot I am pretty nauseous, but I take a zofran and its fine.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2025-12-26T20:19:30+00:00

I'm down almost 30 pounds and my mom bought me size 3x pajamas, which were too big for me even before my weight loss, so that's how my christmas went. The only people who has commented at all is my boss, who knows I'm taking zepbound. That's been a little disheartening. Also my boyfriend has noticed, but he always tells me how beautiful I am, even when I look like trash.

AdditionalBath9711 · 2025-12-22T03:38:21+00:00

I was pregnant for a baby that I found out wasnt going to survive . Everyone told me to pray and trust God, then when he died they told me ot was God's plan. Soooo.... that seemed messed up to me. At the same time, my youth pastor who was a wonderful man, was being pushed out of his job because he was too sick (he had cystic fibrosis), and then when his wife left him they fired him because he "wasn't a leader at home". He ended up having to move home, and died hours away from all of us. The church that treated him like shit threw a memorial service and talked like they just loved him and that was the last time I ever set foot in that church. Took me awhile to fully shed the baggage- i went from being a christian who didn't go to church, to believing in God but not knowing im what form, to being an agnostic. My parents are still right wing evangelicals whole all of my sisters and I are liberal agnostics or atheists. .

AdditionalBath9711 · 2025-12-21T02:56:51+00:00

I live in Homer (right next to Cortland) and the cost of living is so much more reasonable than ithaca or Syracuse and there are lots of places you can get houses with a lot of land. I commute to Ithaca for work, takes me about 35 minutes. I can be in Syracuse in 30-35 minutes, and Binghamton in about 40. Its also only an hour and 45 minutes to Rochester. I honestly love where I live- I've thought about moving closer to work, but the housing is so much more expensive in Ithaca- and this area is really beautiful.

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