Changes are brewing...

Yesterday afternoon, around 3:15pm, I accepted a job offer - as of February 1st I will be teaching 3 blocks of Freshman English at a mid-size suburban high school (and spending substantial amounts of time in my car). I have a real teaching job.... and I was still being considered for another. Safe to say, it was a very surreal day for me. I am exhilarated and terrified, simultaneously, and cannot stop wondering, "Who the heck decided I was qualified to lead an actual grown-up life?" I need to write emails to various family members, former employers/supervisors and academic advisors to let them know, but I hardly know where to begin - I always find it ironic that I am an English major and a writer, yet words elude me quite often. Now there is paperwork to take care of, planning to think about, and I have to start thinking about where I will live (or who I will live with) after February. Just for this weekend though I wish I could simply relish knowing I have some stability for the next five and a half months and enjoy being temporarily free of any substantial workload.

Enjoy your weekends. Over and out.

P.S. I also saw Freedom Writers last night. I fully intend to post about it later this weekend, this just isn't the moment for it.