Pit stops on the trail

I figure since my friend started a new blog, I needed to update mine....and keep updating it regularly.

I am back in my hometown living with my Mama. I have missed her and know she is happy to have me back cooking her meals again, going with her to the store, and watching movies with her when she is not grading stupid (and smart) kids' papers. She knows, however, that I hope for this to be a temporary stop on the trail, an intermediary chapter in a longer story. If you are on a journey of your own, you know exactly what I mean.

I applied to the University of Colorado at Boulder. I have not heard anything as of yet from them back. I hope the community college here sent the transcript on time and everything is nicely sealed and packaged in order to be read. I understand it takes a few weeks for everything to be sorted and for it to be submitted for review. I'm just ready for it to be reviewed.

University of North Carolina at Greensboro and University of Florida (repeats from last year) are up next. I've really grown to appreciate the way they (UNC Greensboro) approach preservation in a community form, treating everything with importance. I like that they see people forget the past unless we keep it alive. Guess I should have done that research more last year, but honestly, I learned more about the cause of preservation at Villa Finale than I ever did before.

I am looking for jobs. Unfortunately, this area is a little dead with the hiring, but I am determined to find a paying position. I need money like anyone else. I got things to pay and stuff I want to buy. I did do a training sim as an assessment for a bank. I just don't know if I scored high enough to be noticed. Banks and I (or anyone I'm related to) have not had a good hiring rapport, as in, they never want to hire me. I don't why; it just happens.

I'll keep the update going. Feb 1st will bring the next 2 applications, then Texas Tech and Appalachian State after that. Much to do, much to do.


--Ellen