Burbank Bits: Gainfully Employed!!!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Gainfully Employed!!!

Now that the contract's officially signed, it's okay to tell the world that, ahem,

I AM THE 2010-2011 BRIDGE CREEK ELEMENTARY MUSIC TEACHER!!!

This is extremely exciting for me on a professional level and for our family on a financial level. It's been three years since I taught full-time. I have LOVED being home with my boys but am definitely ready to continue my 11-year-career as a full-time music educator. I know how fortunate I am, given the current state of the economy, to have landed an amazing job in an amazing district. It's the final piece of the puzzle for us these days (preschool, house, job...); should be all smooth sailing from here on out, huh? :)

Here's a link to my new school's web page.

YAY (insert hurkey here)!

5 comments:

Mountain Mama said...: Congratulations!!!; May 20, 2010 at 7:16 PM
Elle J said...: Congratulations ~ I am so glad that everything is falling into place for you at one time. Now you know how to plan and organize your household for the new school year. Very exciting!!! Well done =); May 20, 2010 at 9:53 PM
Jessi said...: Congratulations!! :-); May 21, 2010 at 9:47 AM
Lori Deverter said...: This is very exciting news for you and your family!!; May 21, 2010 at 12:39 PM
amy said...: "insert hurkey here..." makes me miss you so much. that is just too dang funny. congratulations on the new job. they don't know how lucky they are. xoxo; June 29, 2010 at 9:59 PM

MOMENTARY MUSINGS

"Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy." ~Desiderata by Max Ehrmann

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have
done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them
as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new
day. You shall begin it serenely and
with too high a spirit to be encumbered
with your old nonsense." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Promise me you'll always remember:
You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you
think." ~Christopher Robin to Pooh

"Mommy, please don't turn on the dark, because then I can't see you."
~Andrew, at bedtime in October 2011

"If there wasn't music in the world, then what would I do?" ~C., BCE second-grader