Having not had a job interview in close to two years, I got two calls on the same day about two weeks ago asking me to come in for interviews for two different music teaching jobs. Both were actually two part-time positions at two different rural schools that formed a full-time job when combined. The first interview was for a pair of schools where ( Read more... )

About two years ago, I was interviewed for a French immersion teaching position in my school district. It turned out that particular job was not for me (Kindergarten? No, THANK you!) but I still had my French assessed, and was told that while I clearly spoke the language, if I was serious about teaching it at the immersion level, I would have to ( Read more... )

The church choir which I am a part of holds an annual cabaret fundraiser, and this year it's rather snuck up on me. Last year's event was in mid-March, and we were all assuming that this year's would be about the same time again. So the news that it will be February 8th took a lot of us by surprise ( Read more... )

So, if you were paying attention, you probably noticed that I didn't come anywhere close to my 50 book goal in 2013. More like 12. Oh well. This year's reading goal is quite a bit more modest. First of all, I'm looking at trying for 20 this year, which will be a more modest increase, and also I have a plan ( Read more... )

With New Year just past, I've been reading and watching a lot of internet content about how New Years Resolutions don't work, mainly as a result of terminology. Often New Years Resolutions take the form of very general statements with little to no thought given to how to accomplish them. For instance, many people resolve to "get in shape" or "start ( Read more... )

So, I keep INTENDING to have a garden, but I've been having some issues over the years. This year, My Sweetie started early, by tearing out half of the back lawn and acquiring some good-quality soil from my Mom's old raised garden. He is now making an enclosure, because it's slightly raised, and soon I will be able to plant. It's a bit late, but ( Read more... )

July is approaching, and with it the premiere of the last Harry Potter movie. First of all: This. Sometimes I really really love The Onion. Also, making fun of people who think The Onion is for real. I love that too.

Anyway, in the run-up to the film release, I've scheduled a weekend-long event for the marathon re-watching of all of the movies to ( Read more... )

For the moment, I am still working fulltime, and at the moment we have no idea how long it will last. It could be that the teacher I'm in for will be well enough to come back May 9, or it could be that I'll be there until the end of the year. Unfortunately, it could also be that they'll post it, someone with far more experience than me will come in ( Read more... )

So, I've been working on emptying the back bedroom into the living room so we can hopefully do the flooring. It has come to my attention that this is not a project that can be feasibly done and the house returned to some semblance of order before WE are meant to host Harry Potter Club, NEXT SATURDAY ( Read more... )

The emptying of the back bedroom continues apace. In the last few days I've shredded two bankers boxes worth of old bills and bank statements, some of them from as long ago as 2006. Some of them were never opened. This is why I'm mostly in charge of the household's finances now ( Read more... )