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...things have not been going well for me. At the tail end of August Kyree suddenly got a job teaching k-5 music in Lorain. So we found a great place and moved up. I've applied to a few jobs and otherwise been rotting at home. I have an interview for substitute teaching next Tuesday, but have otherwise heard nothing from my applications. I've reached out to all of the band programs in Lorain county to make my presence known and otherwise try to find some flute students. I heard back from one, just a "Hey, cool, sure I'll share your info." And that was that. No one has reached out to me otherwise. I'll be pulling together a list of programs in adjacent counties, as well. I still need to contact local churches and music shops.
It's been tough, though. I've been in a dark place, which means I've been very unproductive. It was easy to be somewhat productive when we first moved. There's a spirit of possibility anytime you move. New place, new placement of things, new location, and so forth. There's hope. Hope was flying high, then engine failure occurred, and hope has since crashed and exploded. I've been shivering in the wreckage since. Today I finally did some serious writing, and that felt so good. I'll be typing it up after this. I'm going to do my best to keep this momentum going for the remainder of the day. Get some practicing in, do some contacting, maybe workout.
Here's to momentum!