Monday, April 28, 2008

News...

In my last post I mentioned a career change coming up soon. Well, I was officially offered, and accepted, the promotion today!! It has been in the works for a couple of months now and I've already been slowly learning the position as I have been working part-time there, as a teacher/tutor.

I am waiting until this Friday to give notice at my current full time job so as of May 19th, my new job title will be Assistant Director of Education. To protect myself, I'm not saying where but if you know me than you know where I work part-time!! If something goes awry with giving notice, as can happen because of the Virginia employment laws, I will be able to start there immediately.

I am really excited to begin this new chapter. I will actually be flying to New Jersey in a few weeks for some training so I'm looking forward to getting out of town as well. The main office for our center is only about 30 minutes from NYC so I'm hoping to get back into that city. I haven't been there since 1984 and we all know how much has changed in the 24 years since I've been there!!

Friday, April 25, 2008

Long overdue post

Hi! Wow, I didn't realize I hadn't posted on here in so long. There really is nothing new to report. I've just been busy working both of my jobs and following Idol and DWTS. Pretty boring.

I am in the midst of making yet another career change. Losing my teaching position after last year was such a blow to my ego that I have yet to recover. I had many teaching interviews last summer and none of them came to fruition. In the meantime, I began substitute teaching in the public school system and tutoring on a part time basis. In December I took a position at a college where I used to work. Suffice it to say that I am really not happy with the work I am doing at this position but I kind of knew that would happen as I would not be using my degree and doing what I felt called to do. The change I am making puts me back into the education world on a full time basis although it is not teaching. I am not going to say anything more about it at this point until it happens... I feel as though I can jinx things which I know is strange but considering what this last year has been like I am just a little wary.

I received a phone call the other day from a teacher I worked with last year. She has now retired and was telling me that things are really going down hill at the school where I was. There are at least 7 of the teachers on medication for stress and anxiety, and these are women who would not normally have to take such meds. One teacher actually went out on medical leave a few months ago due to extreme anxiety and has since returned to work at a different school at her doctor's recommendation. The main reason this teacher called me is to ask if I would be willing to share what happened to me in order to support yet another teacher who is under attack. I did not hesitate to say yes because while I was a first year teacher this particular woman has 20 years of experience and does not deserve to be treated in such a manner. I know I am being vague but this is a public blog so I do not feel comfortable posting any more specific details.

Ok... such a negative post!! Nothing new in the adoption world except the fact that I still very much hope and pray to be able to adopt one day very soon. I just feel like I am supposed to be a parent even if I do not find my soulmate and get married. The thing is even if I did get married I am most likely not able to have a biological child of my own so would end up adopting anyway.

Time to get back to work....