So this week has been pretty busy for me. Aside from doing all of my daily chores around here, I have been catching up with friends, sewing my ass off (that doesn't make any sense at all), searching for jobs. I mentioned in my last entry that I was thinking about applying for that infant teaching position...well, I did, and sure enough I landed myself an interview. I go tomorrow at 11am. Some people may think that I'm "wasting my degree", but as I said before, my degree covers infancy through 3rd grade. I don't think it's wasteful at all to take this position considering I'll be making $32,000 a year (which is more than some of my "real" teacher friends make), and it's $7000 more than I made at the last center I worked for, where they basically hire any ol' Joe Shmoe to teach those kids. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of great people who worked for that place, but there were a few situations where people who don't even have a degree/certification in the Education field tried to tell me how to do my job. It was not cool. Another awesome thing about possibly taking this position is I can take Chase to work with me every day, and I can still be with her. I also get 1 hour paid lunch...at my last job, I got jipped out of money A LOT. Child care for this facility is $2,000 a month!!!! That's nuts, but it's more upscale than most places. I, of course, would be getting a hefty discount, and even with that money being taken from my paycheck, I'm STILL pulling in more of an income. I am pretty nervous about going tomorrow, though. Not so much for the interview part (I'm usually pretty good with interviews), but for the idea that I won't be a housewife any more if I take this job. WHAT ABOUT MY BLOG?! Just kidding...I would probably still update about stuff, but I'd have to change to title to "Working Moms 101" or something like that. I really miss having my own source of income because I want to contribute to the bills, and I want my OWN spending money again. I'm itching for another tattoo, but I'm not going to make my husband pay for that for me. I want to not feel guilty about spending his money. I'm not like that at all. (Even though someone had the gall to say that I AM like that...that I enjoy spending my trustfund...even though um, I don't have a trustfund). That person also said I'm "void of all emotion", which I find very amusing because if I didn't feel anything, I don't think I would have a baby that I adore more than anything, nor would I want to be an early childhood educator. I'm pretty sure you have to be enthusiastic, happy, sensitive, loving, nurturing, etc. to be in my field. Last time I checked, I possessed all of those attributes and then some, so I'm pretty sure that person can go F themselves.
Oh my, it seems I have gone off on a tangent. I'm good for that. ....Job! Right. That's what we were talking about. So, yeah, I think this infant teaching gig sounds pretty sweet. I'm just going to go and check the place out, meet with the director, have my little interview, then think about what I really want to do. The pros and cons of this job are as follows:
Pros Cons
$$ $$ taken out for child care
I can still be with Chase all day Won't be a housewife any more
Paid lunch break Can't be gym buddies with Ed any more
Good hours Work year round, which means no Summers off
Not far from home Less time to focus on my hobbies
Chase will gain social experiences w/babies her age Have to get up pretty early to get there in time
Will be able to meet new people
Hmmm...I suppose that's all I can think of for now. I suppose the pros are outweighing the cons, but only because I am in need of financial freedom. I guess we'll see how it goes tomorrow, and I will update later on.
Ok, byeeee
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