damn, everyone is sick right now. baby came home with something snot-filled and coughy, and then her mom got it, pop got it and now i have it. whoo! it's bad enough that dad wouldn't go to radiation yesterday, and you know you can only miss one of those appointments. we all spent yesterday on couches and in beds napping. i called in sick to work and this was the response i got: "so, you're calling in sick with a cold? see, i always feel better after i work with a cold." ooh, good for you! however, i am not a masochist. it irked me enough that i looked in the paper at other job openings. that's what i do when i have a bad day at work; look at other jobs. passive aggressive, yes, but satisfying.
penny's right, though. i should be a teacher. i've actually been thinking about that a lot lately. looking into what it will take to get certified, thinking about what i'd like to teach (social studies or history! or english, even, although i can't diagram a sentence for shit), and planning my classroom outfits. that part is my favorite. i vacillate between wanting to do prim and proper librarian style skirts and short heels and cardigan sweaters or a more casual i'd-like-to-be-your-cool-teacher stuff. in my heart, though, i am a nerdy librarian so i'm pretty sure it's cardigans and closed toe, sensible pumps all the way for me. am i too old to make a career change like this? should i just use the degree i have and try something else? thirty isn't that old. i don't feel like i'd be totally out of place in school again. also, becoming a teacher shouldn't take more than two years, and i could put up with college shenanigans for that long.
okay, time to go get ready to spend the day in the radiation wing. i have books to collect and embroidery projects to organize! i hate to admit that i kind of like my time there just because it's a nice quiet place to work.
3 comments:
you should talk to can-smashing robot, though the regulations are different there i'm sure.
Yes. I recommend a teaching program to knock you out of work ennui. Although there are also many frustrations with going back to school. Many, many, many. But less than staying at job. Also, you live in a much saner state, so your regulations are probably less batshit. You probably have less fundamentalist whackjobs in positions of power, too. God, why is Austin in Texas? It's not like Austin is perfect, but Texas is the heart of darkness, and Austin deserves so much better.
You are *so* NOT too old to make that career change!
As for the coming to work with a cold bit - uh, you work in food service, and you're being encouraged to come in and spread your germs? I'm sure your customers will appreciate your decision to stay home :)
Feel better soon!
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