a fork in the road

this is the last week of my reference gig.  budget cuts has cut me.  i’m of two minds about this.  i’m sad that i’m not going to be doing my reference job any more, i like the job, its been fun, but at the same time, i don’t feel like i’ve really gotten much out of it except being able to put on my resume that i have two plus years on a reference desk.  my first year it was great, i was learning things, but as the time went on, i started to plateau.  i didn’t get much, if any, instruction opportunities in classrooms.  i can do one-on-one reference instruction like nobody’s business, but the classroom setting is much different. 

i still have my little archives gig and i’m still at the bookstore, but the ref gig paid quite well.  i’m going to miss that money.  i can say this, and if you have read this diary for any amount of time, you know that this is a big deal to me.  i’m in a better place financially than i was when i started.  i’ve been able to pya down many of my bills and gotten rid of a few of them, too.  so that’s been a blessing. 

i have applied for a few jobs and i’m looking for something permanent.  i hope to stay in the library field, but if that’s not an option, that’s okay, too, i guess.  i dunno, life is an adventure and it looks like its going to get a bit more interesting. 

buckle up.