One-oh-Nine

Yesterday was the last day of my yearlong literary survey. So how many books can one Liz read in a year? 109! That’s an average of one book every 3-4 days. It have even been 110 if I’d picked up The Sweet Far Thing before White Teeth. The first two books in Libba Bray’s Gemma Doyle Trilogy were both quick reads.

On the job front, I had an interview this morning. For a daycare of course. Why is it that I apply to one daycare out of more than 20 applications I’ve sent in and they’re the only ones to call me back? Actually, a woman looking for an assistant for her art studio e-mailed me back, but I have yet to schedule a meeting with her. The interview was… disappointing. It’s a daycare run by the town of North Haven with about 45 kids. Thirty of them are school-age and 15 are preschoolers. They have 8 teachers including a part-time position, which is the one I interviewed for. The two women I interviewed with seemed a little dull and spiritless if you ask me. They hardly asked me any questions and didn’t do much to answer the questions I asked them. The position would actually be full-time during the summer and part-time in the fall. What I was hoping for when I responded to the ad was something along the lines of covering lunches… A chunk of time in the middle of the day or in the morning. What they want out of their "part-timer" is 40 hours in the summer and only 10 in the fall. I was thinking more along the lines of 25 every week. I know myself well enough to know that if I do this full time I’ll be burnt out by the time September rolls around.  Like I said, disappointing.

As for the art studio job I mentioned, I’m really hoping I here back from her soon. I’m not sure I should hold my breath. It took her quite a while to respond to my original e-mail. Still, it’s something I’d really like to pursue. She’s working two jobs right now and what she’s looking for is someone to help her implement her ideas in the studio since she doesn’t have much time. Unfortunately, it would be more along the lines of an internship for a few months (in other words, unpaid) until she was able to produce more work. It’s not just traditional art, but more along the lines of crafts to be sold on Etsy. And since I would have her studio space, I would be in a place where I had no choice but to pursue my own crafts as well.  Not an ideal money situation, but it could be a pretty amazing opportunity.

Alan is still looking as well. I’m surprised some of the retailers he’s applied for online haven’t called him back. It’s not like he lacks experience in the field, after all. Still, there is something to be said for the fact that he actually has a job lined up. Okay, so the medical thing is still pending, but (God willing) he’ll be leaving for Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri on November 2nd and after that, Huachuca, Arizona.

We’re also still waiting on his last paycheck and the separation papers from Sears. He filed an unemployment claim anyway because we just can’t wait anymore. I’ve had to transfer money out of my savings to pay the next round of bills, which I really hate doing. Plus the rent is due, which leaves a feeling in my stomach like I swallowed a sponge. I hate money.

~Liz