Got the new job! Did I mention that earlier? Blessing in disguise? Or new form of work related curse? They're slick that way. Welcome you with open arms and by the time you realize you're standing in a giant Venus fly trap with decoys that look like your coworkers, you're now plant food and fertilizer. HAH! Not really. The education team is a cool group of folks. I've been debating the whole posting to the blog thing for a while now. I officially took the position as teacher’s aide September 19th... Dun-DUn-DUN! Adam's birthday.
So far I've been a teacher while one of them is off being a new mommy. I'm okay with that. The job has a new kind of stress, but a manageable stress at that. I prefer it to working on the units. The only real sucks ass moments are going to be working on the units when we're not in school here. They haven't given me the option to be a full-time education staff like a real teacher; otherwise, I'd get 5 sick days a year and about 2 months off total because summer school is 4 days a week, Monday thru Thursday. wOOt!
Weighing things out. I've taken a dock in pay for this position, but the benefits are coming in an hour later in the morning and WEEKENDS OFF! Yes, you read it, WEEKENDS OFF! WOO HOO! Cut in pay sucks a little, because it means I have to pick up more OT to pay bills than before. Since they're currently overpaying me due to not making necessary payroll changes to the new position, what do I care? Oh yeah, they can't make up their mind whether or not I'm going to have to pay that back. whOOps!
Here's the sucky part if I do become a complete accessory to the education wing here. No more Pennsic or Gulf Wars. Our school break schedule falls outside of the date ranges for those particular SCA events. DOH! I keep thinking built in vacation time is good though. Two weeks here, two weeks there, and two weeks everywhere! Plus spring break time and what not. I could deal with no war over the benefit of taking more time off than I would have had initially by staying off the full-fledged education team. I doubt anything will change anytime soon.
Moving on... Happy Belated Kiss-Aversary! Yes. I can't believe we've (Adam and I) been together 3 years now. I look forward to many more returns. YAY! He hasn't killed me yet. We ended up going to Alabama that particular weekend and seeing my mom. I got inducted into the Cherokee Tribe down there. It was really exciting for mom. I am now Little Deer. Not to be confused with Little Dear, because I'm too ornery for that name. :P HAH! Yup, I am officially listed as a minority and can claim Native American status. Now, I’m just waiting for them to start a casino so I can rake in royalties. Not!
That’s all for now. Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve updated things. When I’ve been so wound up with work and whatnot, blogging took a backburner for a bit. TTFN!
Tammolly~ Dressing as a pirate for Halloween.
...So if I die today I'll be the happy phantom
And I'll go wearin' my naughties like a jewel
I'm still an angel to a girl who hates to sin…
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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