Ho Blinkin’ Hum! This Job Search Thing Is BO-Ring
It wouldn’t be so bad if there were something I could do, but there isn’t really. I go online every Sunday and print all the ads I might be qualified for, write my little cover letters and mail, fax, or e-mail them all first thing Monday morning. On Monday and Thursday I hit the job […]
Yesterday Was a Lovely Day
Despite the fact that I am still unemployed, I had a marvellous day yesterday. I took the children to the initial visit for the research study, and we learned a lot about the ear and its workings. I was also reassured that neither child has any hearing problems at all. (I was a bit worried […]
Mama Told Me There’d Be Days Like This…..
Actually, the morning started off quite well. I didn’t sleep entirely comfortably, owing to the sunburn on my shoulders and halfway down the back of my arms, which made it necessary for me to sleep on my stomach; still, I did manage to get about six hours of uninterrupted sleep after soaking for an hour […]
Today Was Better
Probably because, being Friday, there’s not much I could do about either the job search or the ex. So I took the kids to VBS and then went by the library to renew my card and check out some old friends. I read one of them and then picked up the kids at noon. I […]
What Does “Survival Mode” Look Like?
Good news and bad news all around. Got up this morning and changed the sheets on my bed, rebooted the laundry, and made breakfast. Dropped the kids off at Vacation Bible School and then started on my “recovery errands list.” First stop was the bank, to deposit the money from the curriculum fair. Then to […]
Marching On
The curriculum fair is over and we did quite well. We went to church this morning and I told the pastor what happened. They’re going to cancel my pledge so that I don’t have to worry about that, and if I need help for groceries or something, I’m supposed to let him know. My Sunday […]
When Is a Day Off Not a Day Off?
When it’s a working holiday, of course! I was off work Wednesday and Thursday because I work for a synagogue and the holiday of Shavuot (First Fruits) is a no-work holiday. It was nice, but it’s leading to a strangely disrupted life-rhythm: two work days, two days off, one work day, three days off, three […]
Working Hard Today
Last night, the kids and I rented Happy Feet with a Blockbuster gift card I’d won, and went to bed late. I woke at 7 this morning when the alarm went off, and was going to turn over for another half hour of snoozing when my oldest came bounding into the room. So we got […]