Condolences to all -- damn, this has been a bad week for everybody.
WHEW. I missed a tough week here. Hope there is an upswing in life's balance for everyone. I keep up with you more via FB than here and I wish that were not the case. Mike, hope you're feeling better.
I still plug away at work almost every day. Broke down in tears after leaving a 10 hour day on Monday. New optimism every day. Gotta maintain optimism. My mom went home from the hospital on Dec 24 after being there since Sept 11. Still recovering at home and I don't have enough time to properly visit and pay in person attention to her. My father has overcome two types of cancer and is plugging away.
My absence here is hard for me and due to the fact that I'm slave labor. Luckily Bob is supportive and happy that I have a job. In a small way, I'm thankful to work as well. Geoff's post gives me pause as I always thought teaching was a safe haven and stable. I still ponder the potential for me to get my credential and teach but now worry about a huge investment of time and money with the potential of no job. How have I ended up like this after working hard and earning my MBA? I'm not a dumb blonde. I have never really felt "old" but I now worry about ageism and am I too old of a dog to learn new tricks? I can't even get a job offer to answer frickin phones because I'm looked at as too experienced. What if I just want to get my foot in the door and work hard? I guess I'm too old. Enough rambling. I think lack of proper sleep and lack of sunshine makes me sad.
