I could be Romeo in black jeans
Approaching apogee (or is perigee? ) of the weekend - for a week that seems to have gone quickly in retrospect, each day was a freaking eternity. I've notice I always seem to get my disabling headaches Sunday night/Monday morning (which, if not broken can themselves stretch indefinitely). Mommy-llama thinks I should consider working through the weekend as a migraine preventative :) (Think of how productive I'll be). I already do, to some extent (on the weekends I have both B'yachad and Sunday school, I do better).
I realized that my FMLA time is both a blessing (I keep my job) and a crutch. (FMLA is a federal law that allows people to take time off work without retribution to care for a family member or themselves for a serious medical condition.) It turns out (at my current job as well) you have to work a year at most places to become eligible for FMLA (which protects my job when I call in absent for migraines. Without it, I would be have run afoul of the "unplanned absence" limit and been terminated. So, until I get my migraines worked out, I can't see myself changing jobs successfully. I have wondered to what extent my current job in QDRO land has been itself contributing to the migraines, but have been assured many times that migraines have no rhyme or reason for their triggers. I wish I knew what mine were so I could prevent them. I'm already taking magnesium and riboflavin and drinking lots of water. I try to get the same amount of sleep each night. I don't drink alcohol. Maybe it's just divine retribution for some unnamed (unknowable?) sin in a previous life. (Though I think coming back as a banana slug or slime mold might have been more appropriate.)
So in the midst of all of this, I put in an application for the Kansas Teaching Fellows program back in January. The program trains 2nd career teachers based on your undergraduate major. I applied to teach science. Since I hadn't heard from the program, I was about to write myself off as rejected, I called and left a message to get a status update. Tuesday, they called me back and said, 'You're invited to our interview day and we've sent you a packet of information.' While I was excited enough to take the day off work (it's the first day of passover) to go the interview, my doubts are growing. As I understand it, the program does not guarantee teacher placements, but helps you find a position for the new school year. In KS (as in the rest of the country) school districts are slashing budgets and teaching positions like nobody's business. I can't believe that any district is going to want to hire a wet-behind-the ears teacher on a restricted license when they're jettisoning more experienced faculty with actual teaching certification. Make no sense! While I've committed to doing the interview, i have my doubts about the viability of doing the program this year. But we'll see. Maybe they have an extraneous source of funding?
At work, I've been making humorous posters with various QDRO themes and tacking them to the outside of my cube. For example, I turned the Nancy Drew mystery "Secret of the Old Clock" into "Secret of the Old QDRO." Then came the "QDRO Squad" (based on the DVD cover for the "Mod Squad".) Today was the Who's "Quadrophenia" (which I didn't even need to modify :) Our co-workers in the rest of the compliance dept. seem to be amused.
Next week is my last Hebrew High class. I'm going to miss those kids. I'm trying to come up with something a little and still educational for our last class. Glue sticks, anyone? Or maybe some string... I'm also looking forward to another session of B'yachad on Sat. morning, though I really need to look up this week's Torah portion. (Edit: Parashat Vayakhel/Pekudei - the last chapters of Exodus).
Have random early '90s song lyrics in my head. That's what comes of listening to rock & roll on my way home instead of NPR.
I found my pink hat in the parking lot at! I thought it was lost forever, but turned up (rather sodden) in the parking lot on tuesday (i'm guessing it had been out there a couple of days.) A good washing and i think it will be fine. Weather is turning yucky again (we had a couple glorious sunshiney days, but they were just mocking us)
I realized that my FMLA time is both a blessing (I keep my job) and a crutch. (FMLA is a federal law that allows people to take time off work without retribution to care for a family member or themselves for a serious medical condition.) It turns out (at my current job as well) you have to work a year at most places to become eligible for FMLA (which protects my job when I call in absent for migraines. Without it, I would be have run afoul of the "unplanned absence" limit and been terminated. So, until I get my migraines worked out, I can't see myself changing jobs successfully. I have wondered to what extent my current job in QDRO land has been itself contributing to the migraines, but have been assured many times that migraines have no rhyme or reason for their triggers. I wish I knew what mine were so I could prevent them. I'm already taking magnesium and riboflavin and drinking lots of water. I try to get the same amount of sleep each night. I don't drink alcohol. Maybe it's just divine retribution for some unnamed (unknowable?) sin in a previous life. (Though I think coming back as a banana slug or slime mold might have been more appropriate.)
So in the midst of all of this, I put in an application for the Kansas Teaching Fellows program back in January. The program trains 2nd career teachers based on your undergraduate major. I applied to teach science. Since I hadn't heard from the program, I was about to write myself off as rejected, I called and left a message to get a status update. Tuesday, they called me back and said, 'You're invited to our interview day and we've sent you a packet of information.' While I was excited enough to take the day off work (it's the first day of passover) to go the interview, my doubts are growing. As I understand it, the program does not guarantee teacher placements, but helps you find a position for the new school year. In KS (as in the rest of the country) school districts are slashing budgets and teaching positions like nobody's business. I can't believe that any district is going to want to hire a wet-behind-the ears teacher on a restricted license when they're jettisoning more experienced faculty with actual teaching certification. Make no sense! While I've committed to doing the interview, i have my doubts about the viability of doing the program this year. But we'll see. Maybe they have an extraneous source of funding?
At work, I've been making humorous posters with various QDRO themes and tacking them to the outside of my cube. For example, I turned the Nancy Drew mystery "Secret of the Old Clock" into "Secret of the Old QDRO." Then came the "QDRO Squad" (based on the DVD cover for the "Mod Squad".) Today was the Who's "Quadrophenia" (which I didn't even need to modify :) Our co-workers in the rest of the compliance dept. seem to be amused.
Next week is my last Hebrew High class. I'm going to miss those kids. I'm trying to come up with something a little and still educational for our last class. Glue sticks, anyone? Or maybe some string... I'm also looking forward to another session of B'yachad on Sat. morning, though I really need to look up this week's Torah portion. (Edit: Parashat Vayakhel/Pekudei - the last chapters of Exodus).
Have random early '90s song lyrics in my head. That's what comes of listening to rock & roll on my way home instead of NPR.
I found my pink hat in the parking lot at! I thought it was lost forever, but turned up (rather sodden) in the parking lot on tuesday (i'm guessing it had been out there a couple of days.) A good washing and i think it will be fine. Weather is turning yucky again (we had a couple glorious sunshiney days, but they were just mocking us)