Friday, August 28, 2009

Opportunity Knocks...Tap Tap Tap



I am happy to report that I was just hired to teach part-time at a local college. I am teaching a couple sections of Art Appreciation, a class I LOVE to teach! I wish it were full-time, but hey, I will take what I can get, a tiny amount of income is better than no income at all.

So far, the first class seems interesting and witty, I hope this will continue throughout the term. I still have yet to meet my other class which is tomorrow. Luckily for me, some brave souls decided they want to learn about art on Saturdays. I am interested to see who these lovely people are that would give up a treasured Saturday afternoon to listen to me lecture.

Ironically, I got the call from the college to interview for the position two days after I began volunteering at the local historical society. Now you tell me, isn't this proof of generosity and kharma at work here? Just when I was starting to feel extremely hopeless, I decide to do something good to help others and Voila! opportunity knocked on my door.

The universe somehow always seems to have a way of righting itself, even in our most desperate hours. I hope I do a fantastic job so they keep me on and give me even more classes next term. So, here is to good kharma and keeping hope alive! May all of you have such luck come your way as well!

And so it goes...


Saturday, August 15, 2009

Help Wanted...



The Cannon Log Cabin where students discover what life was like in 1847.

So I am still on the job hunt, very depressing. As I clean the house, search for jobs, put in applications, read, take care of our son etc., I am still feeling rather useless. I respect all those women who are "stay at home" status but, it is not my thing, and even it was it was, it's not financially possible for us. I am grateful for the time though because it has allowed me to do physical therapy from the accident and to start doing a lot of things I meant to do but didn't have time to accomplish while teaching five classes. But, I have still felt I need to be of further use, so while job searching I decided I would contact some local organizations to see if they had paid positions and if not if they have any volunteer opportunities.

The local county historical society responded to my e-mail about volunteering. So, I went in this week and toured the museum, the historical buildings, and saw all the behind the scenes operations like cataloguing and preservation techniques and procedures. I am going to start going in every Tuesday and putting my education to use for the community. I am looking forward to this because it means I can be of service to others and I will hopefully learn a lot about museum operations, preservation, and display of historical objects. Even if it is on a smaller scale, the types of work done in a location like this is the same as any large institution, so I think it will benefit me greatly, both personally, by being of service, and professionally by enhancing my skill set.
Wish me luck!
And so it goes...

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