March 11th, 2010
I will probably lose my current much-loved job as a children’s librarian on July 1st. As a single mom with no savings and lots of debt and an impending divorce, that’s a scary situation.
However, I’ve been happy to find several jobs out there, particularly with federal agencies, for librarians. And because I’ve been a librarian for two years, with 9 more years’ experience as a library technician, I no longer have to look for entry-level jobs, and should qualify for a significantly better paying job than I had before.
So the disaster may turn out to be an opportunity. And whether I get these jobs or not, it’s much less scary to know that there are some good possibilities.
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March 10th, 2010
I’ve caught a cold from my son — sinus congestion, a sore throat, and especially feeling weary and sick if I exert myself the least bit. This morning I called in sick, and spent the day in bed sleeping and reading.
I feel guilty for how nice it is to lie in bed and read! But I do honestly feel worse when I get up and do anything. (Now I’m trying to stay up long enough that I will be able to sleep through the night.) So instead of feeling guilty, I will be thankful that even illness has its blessings.
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March 3rd, 2010
I love my current job as a children’s librarian, but I will probably be losing it this Spring, because of county budget cuts. So I was excited when I heard about a Cataloging job. The pay is 30% better than my current pay, and the hours would not include nights and weekends. And I really enjoy cataloging, and have experience with the product they use.
I knew I had to apply when I realized I would want the job whether I lose my current job or not.
But even if I don’t get it, it’s nice to know that jobs I would enjoy are, in fact, out there.
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February 15th, 2010
I got a digital frame for Christmas. This weekend, my computer had a message that my hard drive was almost completely full. So I spent some time cleaning it off, beginning with my oldest photos. While I was at it, I took the best of those and put them in a file to put on the new digital frame.
I have some beautiful pictures from our travels in Europe. So many that if I printed out them all, I could never find enough wall space for all of them. So the digital frame is perfect! I’m really enjoying seeing my beautiful pictures come up.
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February 8th, 2010
God didn’t have to make snow so beautiful!
I got to experience record-breaking snowfall. I get a long weekend, with at least two paid days off. The snow is utterly gorgeous.
I am blessed!
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February 5th, 2010
Before last December, the most snow I’d seen fall was about a foot. Then the storm on December 19 broke records for snowfall in the area in December — I measured 2 feet in my yard.
But tonight’s storm may well break all records for snowfall in the area. There’s sure a lot falling!
And the best part? I don’t have to drive in it! And my son is here to help me shovel! It’s beautiful and awe-inspiring. And I love it.
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February 3rd, 2010
Okay, this time I did have to drive in falling snow last night. But this morning when I got up, it was gorgeous! There had been no wind while the snow was falling, and it had stuck to the branches of trees, even the vertical handle of my snow shovel sitting out front. None of the surfaces were flat — It just looked so Fluffy. Beautiful!
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January 31st, 2010
Today was our third big snow of the winter — in fact, significantly bigger than they had predicted. For the third time, the snow landed on a Saturday when I was not scheduled to work! So I get to enjoy the beautiful snow, but I don’t have to try to drive in it! This is exactly the way I like it!
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January 27th, 2010
I just spent the evening revising my resume to apply for a job tomorrow! And it’s a library job, in the same county where I work now, only open to current county employees. So even if I don’t get it, that’s one less person who will lose their job.
The job is coming open just exactly when I have gained enough professional experience to qualify. (Though I feel my other work experience, before I was a librarian, contributes to my ability to do the work.)
It did feel good to polish up my resume. I checked out some books, and I think it’s better than it was before. I convinced myself that I could do the job and do it well, so now we’ll see if I can convince others!
Anyway, I’m thankful that I got this done and that I have this opportunity. Now I have officially begun my job search, and that feels good!
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January 23rd, 2010
Yay! My husband forgot this was his weekend for visitation. After a letter from me, a confirmation letter from him, and two confirmation e-mails from me. Fortunately, I didn’t have any big plans except working tomorrow. So — I get a weekend with my son!
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