Remember me?

The last few weeks have flown by so quickly!  I am sorry I haven't had a chance to write before now, but I haven't had time to really sit still.  But now that Space Studies class has finished (a moment of silence, please) and the work situation has settled down, I'm finally dropping you a line.

After losing my job, I eventually realized that I was not actually unemployed; I was still a licenced substitute teacher in this school district.  So I got on the phone and called my old school -- the one I left about this time last year -- and told them I was desperate for work.

My friends at the school immediately brought me back into the fold.  I worked every day but one up until Friday, which was the last day of classes before exams.   The first two days back, I literally felt like a rock star.  The kids were high-fiving me in the halls, gaping at me as if I were a celebrity, and seeking me out to tell me how glad they were to see me.  And I was so glad to see them.

It was a boost I definitely needed -- not merely financially, but spiritually.  I am damn good at what I do, and I needed to be reminded of that.

Now that the school year is winding down (I really don't expect to be called in this coming week), I have some time to sit down and lay out some plans.  I have a little breathing room to try some new things, get serious about others, and decide what's next.

Life is good once again. :D