About me

I am an ordinary person with a passion to stretch my teacher salary as far as one can. This is why I am always on the lookout for bargains through couponing, sales and goodwill shopping (watch for weekly updates). Sometimes I don't even know I am looking for something until I find it - hence the name for this blog – Lost But Found It.

I am not pretty (my sister got those genes). I normally have hair that won't do anything I want and it seems like it grows in leaps and bounds. My students informed me I look like a mad scientist and Albert Einstein. I am slightly overweight - love sweets and carbs (need to give them up – my arthritis is kicking in and of course I feel much better when I'm off the foods I really enjoy - don't we all). But the jiggling from my middle past my butt onto my thighs is just not swimsuit model appropriate. So sometime in the near future like now - bye bye to my favorite foods and back to more of a basic caveman way of eating, lucky me.

 Me in 2008

Just like me to get off the subject of ME! Ok, something else about myself I might be a little nerdy - I understand about the computer but I really don't understand Facebook and especially trying to get it up and running on this website. Love Pinterest but I have tried understanding different blogs explaining how to attach it to your blog - but this HTML is definitely a foreign language to me. But I'll forge on and someday soon (keep your fingers crossed - I will get it there).

You will have to forgive me I write like I talk --- my brain seems to have a mind of its own and often it disconnects in my speaking and zoom I'm onto another subject. So I am warning you ahead.

Yes, I know you want to know something personable. I'm getting there. I am above the half century mark, I have 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren (a girl and twin boys). My parents live in the same city as I as well the extended family. My sister lives close by. We are a very close knit family. We take trips together (10 of us - 4 generations went to Disneyland this summer- story soon to follow) and get together for family dinner once a week.  I teach in an alternative program that moved this year (another story will follow soon). Currently 4 cats and 1 dog reside at my house.

Olivia

I teach special education students who have learning disabilities. I started teaching late in my life- around 11 years ago. I have a bachelor’s degree in fine arts- I know what you are thinking what kind of job do you get with that degree? I love art - to be honest I really didn't think about going into teaching as a minor. So I have had a variety of jobs: secretary, payroll clerk, baby photographer, sales clerk and even a daycare. These jobs took care of me until I realized I wasn't cut for these jobs and of course it took a friend dying for me to get off my butt literally and do what I was born to do- Teach! Most of my students have behavioral problems - so I try and create curriculum that each one can be successful. I start at their ability level and build on their strengths; this takes time and can be exhausting. I'm always looking for exciting curriculum that will spark some interests (keep watching for some of my successes).

My life is full of love, laughter, humor (like you couldn't tell through this writing), family, friends, struggles and triumphants. See I told you I was just an ordinary person but with extraordinary abilities.