or I should say just a job
but Huey Lewis didn't write that song!!!
anyway
I have a phone interview at 5 today (think positive)
and
I have been trying to get a hold of the recruiter in Nebraska
just makes sense to move there
now...
if she would just call me back
and
i have to bring Hardy#1 to the dentist
he cracked his tooth
again
thank goodness for MNCare
and
(all idle chitchat welcome)
also
any ideas on keeping linen pants wrinkle free?
they are my interview pants and it I sit in them for 5 mins they are wrinkled
ugh
Irish car bomb, please.
And no chit-chat is ever idle. We learn by communicating.
And, linen doesn't wrinkle when submersed in water.
Good Luck Figgy!!!
So , umm why do you care if your linen pants are wrinkled if its a phone interview????
and
I like the way you think and how you express yourself and
I think you should run for office!!!
I think Karen deserves a car bomb too!
yeah Karen!!!
a car bomb!!!
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
that doesn't sound good written out like that, huh???
and
I like to look nice even over the phone but really I was asking for when I actually get called to go IN for an interview!!!
Hey Figgy, my mentor always told me that a phone interview should be treated as any other interview is treated. Dressing up for a phone interview puts you in the correct mindset for the interviewer.
I have done it both ways and I am much more effective when dressed up for the phone interview.
Good luck today...
Ian
Hey Figgy, my mentor always told me that a phone interview should be treated as any other interview is treated. Dressing up for a phone interview puts you in the correct mindset for the interviewer.
I have done it both ways and I am much more effective when dressed up for the phone interview.
Good luck today...
Ian
fig
You are contageous. You have Ian "figgying"
Good luck on the job call. As for linen, shop for something new to worry about. But if you still want the linen, can you carry your dry cleaning bag of pants with you and find a place to slip them on just before going in for the interview?
Think of them as your secret super powers pants and race into the nearest cleanest public rest room ... then Tadda ... SuperFiggy!!!!
Think of them as your secret super powers pants and race into the nearest cleanest public rest room ... then Tadda ... SuperFiggy!!!!
Yes, this is good!!!
Figgy, I hate linen for the very reason you mentioned. I say, go get a pair of cheap pants that don't wrinkle and stop worrying about wrinkles......well, until you get to "that age." You know, Beth & Karen's age........
Dressing up for a phone interview puts you in the correct mindset for the interviewer
Does that mean I'd have to wear shoes?
Possibly..? I never was the interviewee in a phone interview.. but I was the interviewer.. that would be the first question I would ask though.. " Hi.. Are you wearing shoes ?".. um.. that sort of thing.. jsyk.
Tom
Hope it went well there today figster !
Last phone interview I had, suit and all.......
I cannot believe qoe went there with Bethie..... she is gonna have a field day.........
So fig...........
Hope all went well with the interview. Sorry I'm so late in wishing you luck. I tried to get back here earlier but lots going on at home and work. Anyway, I'm sure you could feel the good vibes radiating your way.
Did someone mention my name? Oh it was Jill, of course. Ian not to worry. In her demented state she forgets that she is older. I think she must have forgotten to take her medicine again...
When I was young dirt was new
Wait how old are you? Cause Dirt was already old when I was young.
WOW NH what a coincidence. Jill always says, "When I was young".....that's it. That's as far as she ever gets. She never can remember where she was going with that.....but I think it has something to do with dirt, or rolling in the dirt or just that she's plain dirty.
you're never fully dressed without a smile
you're never fully dressed without a smile
Man isn't that the truth!
...and reading Bethie's posts almost always makes me smile. (Thanks John Denver)
SD
You know, Beth & Karen's age........
O M G that is twice in as many days the name of Karen has been sullied! and my ex is no where in sight!
sooo Fig,,,, how did it goooo??
hey Fig! hope all went well today. Thinking of you!
Wait how old are you? Cause Dirt was already old when I was young.
Brigit and Fig So you ladies are 29! That is not a question.
I'm old. I was at the 68 Democratic National Convention in Grant park the night before the problems went full tilt.
Was 13 at the time though!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I GOT A JOB!!!!!!
I GOT A JOB
I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and it was from the phone interview
and
she said shenanigans
and
she said I made her laugh so hard she almost peed
and
she said my old principal was a knob
and she said I was a pip
and
the panel answered my question in chorus
my question was
if you could design the stepford teacher to fill this position, what would that teacher look like
and
they answered
YOU
all together
and
there is a job close by for my sweet baboo
and
there is a lake
and
they have a golf team for hardy#1
and
now I just need a place to live and about 105 boxes
because it is a 5 hour drive from where I am at
ugh
but
an adventure
and
they like me
and
they hired me over the phone!!!!
no face to face needed
siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh
so I can relax and enjoy my summer
and
if the prep schools call
i can still go on interviews but I can be a little picky
but my heart sang at this interview
and
the superintendent who was the one that called me a pip
has called me to chitchat
and
has offered her help in anyway
and
siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh
PARTAY my bruthas and sistahs
woot woot
and
amen
thank you jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezus
Wooo Hoooooooooo!!!!
You got a job!! Hot damn!!!!
Cool!!!!!
Later Friend
Briget
Congrats!!!
Always like to hear the good news.
cire
woot!!!!! YAY FIGGY! Congratulations girl!!!! I am proud of you!!! it is safe to assume i can uncross my body now right
Champagne all around !!!
YEA!!!! CONGRATS FIGGY!!!!
PARTY AT FIG'S PLACE!!!!!!!
So where will you be moving?
Yay yay yay!!!!
I am SO happy for you and your sweetie!!!
CONGRATS!!!
YOWZA!!! Figgy, you so deserve this!!! The only thing that could make me happier would be if my D23 graduated from college next week and got a 200k yr job!!! OK, went to fantasy land there for a sec.
Seriously, I'm grinning from ear to ear. CONGRATS!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This is great news! And like Shoe, I am untwisting myself now.
YAY!!!
I don't write to you a lot, but I've been following along...
YIPPEEEEEEEEEEE!
Go Figgy!
YIIIIIIIIIIIPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! The best part of this whole thing is that it sounds like it is probably a really good fit. It the job still in Minnesota?
I am so happy for you. All of the other details will now fall into place.....it's cool!
Love,
Bethie
CONGRATULATIONS FIGGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is SUPER news!!!!!!! Where will you be moving to? What will you be teaching?
Congratulations and all good wishes
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I GOT A JOB!!!!!!
I GOT A JOB
I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and it was from the phone interview
and
she said shenanigans
and
she said I made her laugh so hard she almost peed
and
she said my old principal was a knob
and she said I was a pip
and
the panel answered my question in chorus
my question was
if you could design the stepford teacher to fill this position, what would that teacher look like
and
they answered
YOU
all together
and
there is a job close by for my sweet baboo
and
there is a lake
and
they have a golf team for hardy#1
and
now I just need a place to live and about 105 boxes
because it is a 5 hour drive from where I am at
ugh
but
an adventure
and
they like me
and
they hired me over the phone!!!!
no face to face needed
siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh
so I can relax and enjoy my summer
and
if the prep schools call
i can still go on interviews but I can be a little picky
but my heart sang at this interview
and
the superintendent who was the one that called me a pip
has called me to chitchat
and
has offered her help in anyway
and
siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh
PARTAY my bruthas and sistahs
woot woot
and
amen
thank you jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezus
They were CRAZY about YOU........and your students will be too...
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Figgy you rock - I'm so happy for you!
Congrats fig
Woo Hoo!
Ah what the he!! I'll even throw in a Yee Haw!
HORAYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaa!!! I'm so happy for you toots!!
Fig!!
Just reading this! AWESOME!!! thats soooo great.
Congrats , Congrats, Congrats!
now are we surprised?? NOOOOOlol
Cant wait to hear more details!
fig
We knew the "right" job would come your way, if only you could keep from going crazy while looking. Congrats.
And it sounds like you have actually found a much better fitting institution and staff to join. How wonderful for ya! You will surely win them over and be a valued partner as long as you choose to stay.
Think back about how things that weren't meant to be, don't work. I recall you wanting a house so bad you couldn't stand it.
Think forward about how things that are meant to be, eventually work. Now you know what kind of house you will look for when the time is right. No rush. Move. Teach. Love. Then find a house when you are ready. Be glad you don't have to try and sell one right now. Be glad you don't have to spend another year with the Putz School that did not appreciate what they had.
BTW... you must know they won't be able to find a replacement that will engage the kid's minds the way you did. It will take them a year to see their mistake ... too late.
I'm sure that moving will be it's whole new thread
Figgy,
"Hands In the Air"...."AHHHHH, OOOOO...." Figgy!, Figgy! "AAAAA....OHHHHHHH"....Congrats Figgy! NO problem eh? The divine plan worked to perfection! If you don't mind, I am going to bathe in your congratulatory luminescent light for awhile to warm my self-beaten bones...AHHHHH! I left a fluorescent Cyber smooch...peace
figgy................
We want the lowdown............we're waiting!
Love,
bethie
seriously! drop the good news and now we are hanging! well i guess thats better than being crossed all that time!
Yeah, fig! Start talking.
Hey guys. Figgy's been busy the past few days, and with no web access at home, that leaves her unable to update.
She's been offered that job, in what looks like a pretty neat little area. And, it looks like there are serious job possibilities for someone else too
So, now she's getting her ducks in a row.
Woot to Figgy!!!
:-^
HEY YOU...YEAH YOU....
I see you over there. Get the heck over here to your thread and spill. We want every little detail...........
heeeeheeeeeeeeeeee
I am at Panera (
with their overpriced coffee drinks that I will nurse until the cows come home)
OK
the school is tiny
and
the superintendent made me actually cry with happiness
I explained that my sweet baboo will be moving and she suggested places for him to work that are in his area!!!!
siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh
all the kittens will be in elementary school together...middle school and highschool are in the same building
very small staff
but
super nice
and
they are mailing me a phone book and newspapers and the superintendent has been calling the banks to see if there are any houses available to rent...
It is is the little triangle part of mn that connects with N Dakota and S Dakota
and
there are lakes
and
of course now the schools are calling like gangbusters to get me in for interviews
i may go on one
for a prep school that would be outstanding for the kids
but I feel as though it would not be such a good fit as this school
and
i feel badly for even thinking about it as this school has been so sweet
and
it is a 6/7th position which means that I don't have to get to work until 9:15ish
and
i start at 34000
which seems small potatos except that that is more than I was making working full time at my last school
I was the speech coach and prom advisor and all that so that added to my salary and I always taught an extra class so it worked out to be more but I will be prom advisor at this school
and
i will be able to help out with speech and theater
and
houses in the area are around 40000 so the possibility to own eventually is good
and
the crime rate is nil
and
I hate packing and moving but the idea of the adventure is beginning to grow on me
and
i have to remember to breathe
Well personally I love Panera, but I didn't realize that they had faulty internet. I know it must be them cause it surely can't be you!
Anyway, I'm so excited for you. Good things come to good people! Oh by the way, I don't think there is anything wrong with talking to other schools. This is your future and it is business, ya know............
so, BH, are you looking......
and I guess, being the parent on the board....what are your intentions for our fig?
so, BH, are you looking......
and I guess, being the parent on the board....what are your intentions for our fig?
Oh, I'm sure they're entirely honorable.
Nothing but good. As always.
Right on, Fig!
I am so happy for you and so happy for BH and you.
And it's okay if do decide to go somewhere else. Either way, you have to do what is best for you and your boys. Them being nice shouldn't hold you back if you have doubts. Not saying that you do but you know what I mean.
Anyhow, leap into this adventure with gusto and faith. All will be good!
Oh I almost forgot to ask, what did the boys have to say about all of this?
they are so excited!!!!
the mascot is the wolverines so that gets them all giddy
and
they are up for the adventure
and
when asked
they said they didn't want me to interview at the prep school in the cities
they like smaller towns where they can ride their bikes and walk to the lake
so
i am still contemplating interviewing
it seems like a really good fit
the prep school's main draw is the education it offers to the kidlets
Way to go, Fig...the cream always rises to the top!
Do the interview. Not because you want the job, but to get yourself exposed. You never know when it might pay off.
I think living in a small town where they can ride their bikes, and walk tot he lake will be more beneficial to their education than anything a prep school can do. I have always believed you learn more important stuff at home than you do at school.
I'm happy for you, fig!
That's great that the boys are excited. That must help you with your decision.
And Wolverines are very cool. Love those vicious little devils!
That whole walking to the lake thingy sounds pretty ginchy!
:-^
any trees around said lake?
Ok BH....where did she go to now? Certainly someone on her street hasn't locked their wireless. Obviously Panera didn't agree with her so she needs to look closer to home.
Can't wait to hear what drama found it's way into her life today!
She's home, grading papers from Upward Bound.
Just in case you've forgotten,
YAY!!! You got a job!!! You're awesome and they know it!!!
:-^
I am SO slow. BH=baboo...?
The small town sounds awesome! Did you get to meet other members of the team you would work with? They must have been really impressed to be helping you in all aspects of life that you would need to adjust....
It's OK, Donna. Really!
:-)
Soooooo, BH, how's the job hunt coming for you?
Hey fig....you can have my job!!!! Exciting places to visit....especially if you love HOT climates...hehehehe....tropical water (in a bottle or camel-pak!)....exotic foods...prepackaged for your liking.....great pay....uhhh...wait...never mind, no comment.....that one is up to you voters!
Let's see...oh yeah, your job......up in the tundra....life on little house on the prarie....ya got it made....or you WILL have it made....heard about the house note!!!! Holy crap!!...wanna trade??? Mine is $1600!!!!
Figgy!
How's it going? Where are you at?
Well, I don't envy packing if that is what she is doing.
Well Trip it's Monday and I HATE Mondays, so I guess I'd rather be packing than being stuck in an office. Plus she's starting out on a whole new adventure. You'll be next Trip!
Happy Monday Sweetie!!!
Hope life is treating you well and that you had a wonderful weekend. I feel like it's been ages since we last heard from you or got figgied!
Love,
Bethie
The adventure part is cool, that's true. Still... packing, yuck.
Me? Adventure? Now that would be cool!
Wonder if Figgy's ears are burning?
Hi Fig!
Just reading your good news and want to let you know how happy I am for you. It will be a new beginning for all of you. I really believe that things happen for a reason. Sounds like it is the right thing.
CONGRATS!
Barb
Yikes!!!!!
packing
the sweet baboo is bringing 150 boxes for me to start packing with in 3 days :-^
and
i bought packing tape today
blech
I hate packing
and...hey FA....did you hear that it is by a lake!!!!!
I am living the good life
So I have this friend that is making me mental.
she is nice person
but a little bit of a kook
like she has been praying for a husband for 8 years
and
she is one of those snake handling, holy rollers, tongue talkers (and talking in tongues doesn't mean gibberish...it means speaking in a real language that someone else can understand but that you don't know.....sorry...my pet peeve)
anyway
she won't leave me alone
for example
today is Hardy #2's b-day (double digits...siiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh)
and
she has called 3 times to see if he can play over there
each time I said no it is his birthday and we are doing stuff together
she keeps asking
she also asked if she could keep him when we moved
and
she wasn't joking
and
we are going on vacation with her this week
AND
I am tired of playing nancy fricken drew
the guy she is sort of seeing is a sort of friend of mine but now it appears as though he is macking on other friends of mine and so I feel like I should tell her but she believes that he is a gift from God to her
someone give me a stiff drink and some calgon please
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARDY #2
HAHAHA.....never a dull moment!!!
Well let me ask a very STUPID question (duh), why are you going away with her if she's such a nutbag?
Don't feel bad for your friend. Someone has to inherit this crazy, and since you don't want to take her with you, your friend will have to figure this out for herself. Just think, she'll never forget you for this.
Moving and packing...ahhh I remember it well. Mostly I remember how much I hate doing it. It will all be a distant memory soon and hopefully you won't be doing it again for a very long time!
Love,
Bethie
well
she is paying for the vacation and I am a moooooooooooooooooooooocher
and when we made the plans i didn't realize how single white female she was
ugh
i haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate packing
I am looking at renting a big garbage dumpster and just throwing crap away
well
she is paying for the vacation and I am a moooooooooooooooooooooocher
and when we made the plans i didn't realize how single white female she was
ugh
i haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate packing
I am looking at renting a big garbage dumpster and just throwing crap away
I like how you think on all counts!
Just keep the tempurpedic and the home theater.
And probably the game cube for the kids.
And the kennel for the wood tick.
And
and\
And
:-^
Camping gear.
sounds like it will be a very interesting vacation!
I am not sure if FA knows about the lake. I can't remember if I told him. Did you tell him, BH?
I can't remember. I may have. I may not have.
Well, I will mention it to him tonight.
I love lakes and rivers. Any rivers near by?
god I hated packing Fig..... Dont wait till the last minute like I did. talk about stressola... Happy Birthday to Hardy # 2!!!
No rivers in the immediate vicinity. But lakes galore.
Okay well cool nonetheless!
there is a river about what....4 miles away
jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez BH
remember the map????
I thought that was a big lake. You mean to the West, along the state line? Crud. Now I gotta go look again.
GOOD MORNING!!!!!
It's so much nicer to come to the board and see you here, but why are you up? You could stay in bed and enjoy your life of leisure (which is exactly what I would do), but instead you're up, and very chipper I might add. Cut BH a break. He is a guy ya' know!
Love,
Bethie
my bank tarded up
or at least that is what I have to think
and
i have been trying to log on to their online version (which they just got)
unfortunately
they seem to think that any and all email addresses are invalid
they are going to get fire bombed soon
I'm a tard. It's just a little river, called the Minnesota River. It's only a tributary of the Mississippi River.
(fluffing hair in that sassy way that says I am always right)
If I close my eyes I can envision the fluffing........
and
it is ball busting hot here today
(my fingers are so puffy from the heat that my rings are going to cut off circulation)
which is not improving my mood with this jacked up bank
I figgied all over imagining the hair fluffing.
Well, in just a few short hours there will be some fluffing of my own!
i snorted
don't do that to me so early in the morning!!!!!
so early? Your ahead of me time wise.
I went to bed at 2ish and was up at 6ish and now its 9ish and I haven't had my coffee yet
and
what are you doing up
Well, same about the timings for me. I just lay in bed this morning because I couldn't get back to sleep.
I am getting ready to hit the road. You know, I got to do my girly stuff before heading out.
by the way, what movie did you watch?
Mmmmm. Fluffing. Mmmmmm.
balls of fury
i am a bad mom
Balls of fury?
Don't think I've heard of that one.
Unless we're talking aboot my boss again.
LOL!
Well, I am signing off. Got to get ready for my drive and seeing FA!
You guys have a good one.
Ciao for now!
its like dodge ball only with ping pongs instead
have a good trip Trip
and
kiss FA