Ugh!

I have to job hunt again. I HATE job hunting. Especially when I don't really want a job. I want to be home with the kids. But until we know what kind of job Baba will have and how much it pays, I have to at least try to have something to do for income. At least my training and experience are for a career I love. Just wish I wanted a career at this time of my life.

So, I'm checking out the schools in my area. So far none have openings for my area of certification. I have experience in another area (from teaching abroad) but no certification for it. I could always go back and take classes if I could get a temporary certification, but at this point I'm undecided about working. Do I want to commit myself to a job AND taking classes?

Actually it's not so much a question of *wanting* as of the time in my life. I want to continue to be a SAHM. It's what I'm loving right now. I do enjoy teaching elementary and would love to be certified for it so I can work in that position. It's just a matter of wanting to now.

So, I'm looking at the school websites. I'm going to send my CV to the various schools, even though they don't have openings right now for my area. But it's April...more could very well pop up. I will express an interest in being a substitute if no openings occur. I'm sticking close to home. We're near a larger town that has a good school system but they rarely close school for bad weather. Meanwhile I have curves and hills to contend with. Teaching there would mean I could use up sick days if we get enough snow to close our school without closing the big town's too. Besides their online application is scary. I don't remember what dates I started an ended. I don't remember what month for half of them, let alone the date. I think all of them had teachers start back in August, but some ended in May and some in June. I'm getting too old for this.

Also, was my last certificate a PC-1 or a PC-2? I think it was a PC-2 but I only have a copy of my PC-1 and the expiry date is earlier than I know my last certificate expired. I thought I brought that copy with me but I don't know where it is. I want to scream!

Right now I'm hoping and praying that Baba gets a job easier than expected so that I can either stay home or sub. I'd love to sub in the kids' school. It will help me to stay on top of them with their teachers. I want to be involved in their school. If I teach, that's where I want to teach. It's the closest and the kids will be there. Plus, unlike the last school I taught, there will actually be a curriculum in place so I'm not reinventing the wheel with each lesson plan. Heaven!

OK, off to find e-mail addresses again. Wish me luck!