Quiet....I had almost forgotten what it sounds like. Aside from my two crazy dogs and my killer cat Lucy it is just me. So the question is what's next? I thought I had it all figured out and I worked a tutoring job all summer to have students lined up for this school year but as luck would have it things don't always work out according to my plans. So I am still tutoring one of my students during the school day hours. I have no desire to work when my kids are home. After all my favorite job is still watching out for my kids. They are numero uno in my book. Hopefully the tutoring agency I work for can find a few more students for me to tutor during the day.
I did interview for a parateaching position at my kids school but never heard back so I am guessing that is a no-go at this point. So I have been searching KSL and Monster.com looking for the perfect position that will fit my little tiny window of time that I have. I only have a few requirements. I only want to work from 8:30-12:30, I want summers off and two weeks for Christmas, a week for Thanksgiving, Spring Break off and any other school holiday or sick day my kids have I don't want to work. By the way if my kids forget their lunch or a report or their cross country outfit I will also need to run home and get that for them before I make my way to the "office." Am I ever going to find my perfect job? So far no luck but this morning I had a revelation....well, not so much a revelation more like an idea. I am going to paint again. It has been about three years since I did anything serious with my art and I think it's time. I could even go out and plein-air paint during the day...I have never had this luxury before. Intriguing.
We will see how this goes. I love painting and if I can get a little better at it I have all these ideas for projects I want to work on I just need more experience. I am going to enroll in a few art classes and see if I can't get my skills up to what my brain wants to be doing. So I have a plan. Keep your eyes out for new art. So I will keep tutoring dyslexic students for the Dyslexia Center of Utah and try my hand at being a real artist. Deep breath, here we go.
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Loved your post Erin! I always KNEW I would get a job when my kids were in school. Then I counted--only 21 of the 52 weeks a year are they even in school a regular week. Half days for Parent Teacher Conferences, UEA, Spring Break, etc etc. Add to that short days every Wednesday, last minute trips to the orthodontist because a bracket broke, sick days, and I quickly realized I wasn't going to find a job, even at the school, that gave me that kind of freedom. Plus, I spent more time than I thought still managing the home. After agonizing about it, my answer was to write. And last year I did just that and KNEW that is what I was supposed to be doing.
I'm excited for your new direction and to see all your new artwork!
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