A Job That Fell into my Lap

Our week in Arrowhead was amazing but it was time to part. Ryan went to SF because he had Brian Addington's bachelor party and I decided to fly back to NYC. Why I decided to do this and not just go home is beyond me, but I guess I felt like I hadn't spent much time in NY, and I should start trying to make NYC my home. My flight was a disaster, kinda don't feel like reliving it BUT I'm happy it's over with, I have my luggage . . . and my sanity.

I had set my own deadline of looking for a job, starting this week. Randomly, the week prior, I had received a note from a school saying they received my resume and would like to speak with me. I set up an interview on Friday, with no idea what the job entailed, but thought I should check it out.

Let me back up . . . leaving my job at MPMS was very bitter sweet. I loved the people I worked with and the school in general, so it was hard to say goodbye. BUT leaving this job made me think that I should maybe broaden my horizons and try something new. I've been teaching for 10 years and have never tried anything else, so why not?? Here's an opportunity to just move out of my comfort zone, but really, how easy is that????

I got a message from a school saying they wanted to speak to me. Of course I'm going to meet with them, but I was still just starting this search, so I really wanted to keep my options open. Okay, to keep this story short, I had a nice interview, they were asking for a kindergarten assistant's job. A very nice school, similar philosophies as Marin Primary, but not a typical beautiful NYC private school and not as many perks as I'm used to. Anyway, I got home after walking 100 blocks. Yes, I walked from 114th street to 14th street, with a few stops just trying to stay cool. I checked my e-mail when I got home and got a message from the school that said, "You're Hired!" What????? I just went into this to see what they had to offer, but then they hired me???? Called Ryan, no answer, called my mom, no answer. Tried them both 10 times and then had a glass of wine, "I need to handle this on my own" I thought. I called the women I had interviewed with, told a white lie and said I had another interview with another school on Thursday, and asked about the pay, which was more than I was thinking, but NOT enough. Hmmmmmmmm, what to do??? So, after a weekend of thinking of the pros and cons, finally talking it out with family members and friends, I was still very unsure when Monday came around and I was to meet with the principle. Well, I met with the principle, she was amazing, upped the salary to what I was happy with and I left her office excited. Last night I made the decision to take it. Ahhhhhhh, a weight is lifted off of me. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself to find a "new" job which is way harder to do when you don't have a big network. I will continue to look through the year, meet more people and then we'll see where this will take me.