Less is more

What a roller coaster ride the last week has been! I emailed the school division that told me last month they had to postpone interviews until this month. I wanted to know when interviews will be and had no received no reply. So on Monday I called the office and was informed that their sub list was full and they had no plans to add to it in the near future. I was devastated! I was counting on sub work from this school division since it is the biggest one in the area. They has told me previous they need teachers in my subject area.

This revelation created some great distress. I had no prospect for somewhat regular income. There was potential for part-time work but nothing that could pay the bills. I knew that if I moved somewhere else it would not help the cause at all. This is not a good time of year to try to get a job as a teacher. Most school divisions do not add new substitute teachers until after Christmas. I also had no idea how to tell my roommates the bad news that I might have to move. I moved here to Saskatoon at the end of July. I didn't want to go through the pain of moving again only to find myself in the same situation.

Yesterday morning I was looking at the classified ads and found 2 math positions in Calgary. I called the human resources department to find out more information but the lady was not there. I called my mom but someone came to the door so I asked her to call me back in a couple minutes. I get a call a couple minutes later, expecting it to be my mom, it was a lady I did not know. I assumed it was the lady from Calgary. It was not. It was a secretary from Saskatoon Public School Board asking me if I was for an interview for the position of substitute teacher. What?!?!? I was in complete shock since I was just told earlier that week that they were not hiring. This put me in a better mood.

Later that night, my roommate and I were talking in the kitchen when the phone rang. I realize I had left the cordless phone in the basement so I bolted to the second floor to answer the call. It was the man in charge of interviewing for night class instructor position. He told me I would hear within 2 weeks of the closing date if I had an interview (the closing date was that day). I had to run all the way to the basement where my appointment book was in the office. He gave me some information as I went down the stairs. When I finally found my appointment book and began to write in it, I accidentally hung up the phone. The phone was between my face and my shoulder and my chin accidentally pushed the on/off button. Way to make a good impression to the man who has the power to hire you! I was cursing myself and trying to track down this man's phone number when he called me back. I apologized profusely and explained what happened. We set up an interview for next week.

Tonight I making final preparations on my Halloween costume. I am going as a swing kid. I found the perfect dress in a second hand shop but I need to make some alterations. I have a party to go to in my hometown tomorrow. Should be fun.

I have an interview to get ready for.