On the Horizon

It's amazing how many things there are to look forward to now that I'm not staring into the abyss of unemployment on a week-to-week, day-to-day basis. Like the Warrior Dash in April, my cousin's wedding later this week, the raw strength class starting tomorrow, Hadrian's Wall in September, monsoons in the summer, seeing my niece-in-not-quite-law sometime in May...

I got a call last Wednesday from the county asking me if I'd been snapped up by anyone else yet. Having not heard from the charter school and having a bad feeling about that whole thing anyway - and hedging my bets - I said no and was offered employment. I was super excited at first, but now I'm just very happy to have all that week-to-week uncertainty gone. As I've iterated before, I really, really hate not knowing what's going to happen a week from now, let alone the next day. And now, now I can plan like the uptight virgo I am. :D

I was also saved from having to make a decision about the charter school when I received a very impersonal "thanks for your time" email from them. Felt kind of dickish to me, after the four+ weeks of emailing, talking to them in person, on the phone, watching a class etc. Four weeks of stress and uncertainty and all I got was an email? Seriously? Ugh. Fine. You just made it easier for me to wash my hands of you and not get a nasty sick feeling in my stomach each time I think about the experience.

But I'm not going to think about it anymore. That's past - I have a future to attend to. A book to finish editing. A book festival to volunteer at - and thoroughly cleanse of books. Mmm. Books. Also, I have books to read. And trails to hike. And a life to live - uncertainties to embrace. And then pummel into certainties with over-analysis and over-planning. :)

I also have two whole weeks until I start with the county, which means as much editing and living and cleaning and hiking and seeing friends as possible. Without guilt. Hoorah!

tl;dr: I gots the county job (title examiner), but not the teaching job.