I totally forgot I keep a blog...
My last post mentioned an amazing job opportunity and that amazing opportunity has turned my life upside-down. A part-time temporary job was offered to me and the plan was that I would work through my summer break and the job would be finished by the time school started. I had the option to apply for the permanent position and if I was chosen, I could go to school part time and work.
It's November 12th and I am still at this temporary job. Not only am I working 25 hours a week, I am also going to school full time so I can keep my research job (which I need to keep in case I don't get this permanent position). What a pickle. They probably won't have anyone hired until the end of November, but I wouldn't put money on it.
I wanted to work extra hard because I wanted them to see how much I wanted the job. I also didn't realize it would take then entire term to hire someone. On top of two jobs and full time school, I've also opened a chapter of OFYC in Lane County.
This has been extremely humiliating but I'm glad it finally got started. We've only seen adult supporters at the meetings and I have been trying to spread the work but I have had no time for recruitment, and any attempt I've made at recruitment has failed. I'm wondering how much more I can take before I give up. Until lambs become lions, I guess!
Children First for Oregon was put in the Oregonians 2010 Season of Sharing Wishbook, which meant that OFYC was featured. Which meant that I was featured, since nobody showed up to the last-minute meeting I threw together so the Oregonian could have something to take pictures of. If I don't blame the Oregonian for being so last-minute all the time, I would be extremely discouraged. I even bought cupcakes! I really need to learn what is worth the time and what isn't, because I almost made cupcakes and if I made cupcakes for a meeting that nobody planned on coming to, well-- I don't even want to think about it.
In a nutshell, I've been pretty busy and extremely stressed. All I want right now is more time in the day and foster kids to come to the meetings and at least pretend to be members of OFYC. Is that too much to ask?
