Plethora of Postings ...

It's Friday, and we're having company over for dinner, so I'm doing what any self respecting housewife does. Yep. I'm procrastinating.

Well, dishes are done, as is the shopping. I just need to chop all the vegetables, brown the meat, add the veggies, add the tomato sauce, cook the pasta, and bob's my uncle.

But meanwhile ... I am this housewife < insert long pause here> type of person now. Can't work. Not legally at least.

On the other hand, I can cross train and become a high school teacher. The good news is that the next online program starts end September. The bad news is that I need to complete the Praxis I and II tests first. Which are hosted every two months. You can't take both at the same time due to time constraints. Oh, and you need the results of those tests to get into the program. And the next two test dates are in September, and November. Hell, I will qualify for a full tuition scholarship if I am legal to work by then. That would be a cool two grand saved. (After all; I'd be teaching math which is considered a critical area.)

Well, with luck they'll have another cycle in January, which is the earliest I'll be able to take the training, which means the earliest I could start teaching full time is ... next year.

Le sigh.

On the other hand, I am strongly encouraged to phone the local high school - end of next week since classes start on Monday - and volunteer my time, which is probably a good idea in any case. Assuming I could legally work (which I can't, just now, and yes, that irritates me no end) I could also sign up as a substitute teacher. You know, the weird kind of substitute who could actually teach instead of just babysitting the class? The lady suggested I might be exceptionally popular.

Still, after many years of being self supporting, or at least of having a job, it feels very strange to be unemployed and to know that I can't do anything about it.