I have begun in earnest. I had the unwelcome, unhappy realization that I have been dickering around about this going back to work thing for the entire school year. True, I have been very, very busy. All the time. But what have I been busy with? Case in point: this Saturday night my husband and I are attending a party with a 1970s theme. Tuesday morning I spent a full three hours on the Internet and two hours out shopping for our themed outfits. Ridiculous. True, we will be awesome. Horrendously in debt, freaked out of our gourds about our financial future, but totally Hot to Trot.
It is May and the school year is coming to a close. This excites and terrifies me. The release of the tight bands of structure that the school year holds on our family usually feels like unbuttoning my pants on Thanksgiving. However, in light of my going-back-to-work project, it feels like I have unbuttoned my pants and they are falling down around my ankles.
This week I have made a bit of tiny progress. I spoke with a Professor at our local University about classes I could take to refresh my atrophied brain. He suggested taking an online class that would teach me how to “front-load” my writing. This is a tool necessary to succeed in “convergence media”. The conversation with him about sharpening my writing tools made me feel like…well… a tool.
Ah, the irony – online three credit class in writing for convergence media - $145.19 per credit hour. Did I mention Finnigan gets braces next Tuesday?
The learned Professor also instructed me to start a blog (how conveeeeenient) and demonstrate that I can amass followers – that’s where you come in.
Then I had lunch with a lovely friend of mine who works in publishing. She is dear and, though I’m sure it’s my imagination, I felt like she was listening to my woes and looking at me like I am a spoiled ding-dong. She has a one-year-old and is back at work full-time. I’m sure I sounded like Charlie Brown’s teacher as I explained my fears about returning to work after ten years of being home with my kids. She gave me a lot of helpful advice, though (she is lovely after all). Her husband is a freelance graphic designer and we discussed the possibility of him helping me: 1. Making my blog look fancy. 2. Making my resume look fancy (and like I know what I’m doing). 3. Discussing temp agencies in the area that work with creatives (I try feel all, like, Mad Men when I can).
This month I am also 1. Hosting Mother’s Day dinner for sweet Mother-in-Law and Grandmother-in-Law 2. Co-hosting Bunko 3. Co-hosting a baby shower 4. Hosting Book Club 5. Hosting guests for Memorial Day weekend.
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