Cabin Fever

Cabin fever has definitely been setting in this month, I can't even believe the amount of snowstorms and cold days we've had that have made leaving the house incredibly difficult. Most days that I'm not nannying have been spent watching a lot of Netflix in my pajamas, because if you're not leaving the house or seeing anyone, who cares?

But finally, this has been a surprisingly exciting week!
Aside from my two days of nannying, I spent the coldest day of the week researching school districts pretty much all over the U.S. but especially in southern states like Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. I've wanted to move down there for awhile and this winter is not helping Michigan's case to make me stay and experience another one. Unfortunately, at least at this time of the school year, postings for full time teachers for next school year are few and far between, especially for Social Studies. I knew it was a popular major for teachers but I did not expect it to be this hard to find a job. But, I am choosing to believe that with prayer and a little hard work, the perfect door will swing wide open!

Too much free time is about to be a thing of the past! I got a chance to talk with the youth leader at my church and it looks like I will be helping out quite a bit with planning the summer youth camp, which I am so excited for. My teacher planning instincts have been dying for a project and I can't think of a better way to use them than to help plan camp! It was the highlight of my summer every year that I was a camper and counselor. I might also get the chance to go on their short term mission trip to West Virginia this summer! So many good things and ways to occupy my copious amounts of free time!

Lastly, one of my best friends moved down into the city of Detroit for an internship with a non-profit and to be more involved with the good things going on in the city. I drove down there to visit yesterday and we ate brunch at a cute little place called Brooklyn St. Local. The food was SO good, but really when is breakfast food ever not good? We decided to go wander around the DIA for a couple hours, I have not been there in years and was surprised by some of the art they actually have, like real Van Gogh original paintings and a section of a cathedral from Europe. How did Detroit get lucky enough to have such priceless items?! We had a little snack in the Kresge Court cafe which was a really cute spot, I would drive down just to sit and study in there, if I had anything to study. And then. The best part of the day. We found Michigan's largest rare and used book store. 4 floors. Never-ending shelves. SO good. I could have spent all day in there I'm pretty sure just looking for buried treasures. I did a buy a couple of things; pretty hardcover copies of Charlotte Bronte's Villette and Dickens' Oliver Twist, and I found a copy of the Seaside Library journal from 1882, my inner history nerd got just a little excited. Old bookstores have the best smell, they should make a candle out of it, I would definitely buy it. If you are ever in Detroit, you need to look up the John K. King bookstore on Lafayette, it is worth your time for sure.

Kresge Court

In true Michigan style it looks like another big snowstorm is headed our way tomorrow so the cabin fever will probably be back with a vengeance for a couple days. I'll just have to find some new Netflix series to check out! :)

~ Brittany
*Edit: I had my books mixed up with others, I changed the titles to reflect the Bronte and Dickens I actually bought.