Gainfully Employed:
I've fallen behind on my quilting and quilt blogging ~ again. But I have a good excuse. Really. I've been job hunting, and it finally paid off. I am now a medical instructor at Wright Career College. I begin teaching on Tuesday.
Wright Career College is not your traditional college. It's geared to accommodate working people. As such there is no summer break, which enables people to get their education in the shortest time possible. And classes are scheduled just three days per week ~ Tues, Wed, Thurs with both morning and evening sessions available for students. For instructors, they are long days. I will teach from 9:30AM-2:30PM and from 5:30PM-10:30PM. In the 3 hour break between 2:30PM and 5:30PM, I'll get an hour break for lunch and then have time to do grading and class preparation. Those three days will net me 36 hours, and is all I am required to do. If I want a full 40, I have the option of coming in on Mondays and / or Fridays to do class preparation, staff meetings, tutoring, etc. This will work out great because it ought to allow me at least a three day weekend if I manage my time right. I'm glad to have one day off during the week to be able to deal with whatever business tasks come along.
The employment was especially good news having come on the heels of being rear-ended in the snow on Monday and my mom having her purse snatched on Tuesday.
Re-purposing:
I'm always a bit regretful about throwing away the nifty sized, plastic Folgers containers. But I had an inspiration recently. This one now serves as a desktop trashcan for all of the miscellaneous bits of thread and fabric that seem to quickly multiply during the quilting process.
I used to keep a trash can on the floor next to my sewing chair, but there were two problems with it. The first was that if it was close enough to be useful, it was in my way. So I'd move it. Then it was never where I needed it to be. Secondly, even if the trashcan is close by, a puff of air sends threads everywhere but in the can. (Nothing like a trashcan surrounded by bits of thread.) With this little can right next to my machine, there are no misses.
Lovebug ~ Just Because I Can:
I've fallen behind on my quilting and quilt blogging ~ again. But I have a good excuse. Really. I've been job hunting, and it finally paid off. I am now a medical instructor at Wright Career College. I begin teaching on Tuesday.
Wright Career College is not your traditional college. It's geared to accommodate working people. As such there is no summer break, which enables people to get their education in the shortest time possible. And classes are scheduled just three days per week ~ Tues, Wed, Thurs with both morning and evening sessions available for students. For instructors, they are long days. I will teach from 9:30AM-2:30PM and from 5:30PM-10:30PM. In the 3 hour break between 2:30PM and 5:30PM, I'll get an hour break for lunch and then have time to do grading and class preparation. Those three days will net me 36 hours, and is all I am required to do. If I want a full 40, I have the option of coming in on Mondays and / or Fridays to do class preparation, staff meetings, tutoring, etc. This will work out great because it ought to allow me at least a three day weekend if I manage my time right. I'm glad to have one day off during the week to be able to deal with whatever business tasks come along.
The employment was especially good news having come on the heels of being rear-ended in the snow on Monday and my mom having her purse snatched on Tuesday.
Re-purposing:
I'm always a bit regretful about throwing away the nifty sized, plastic Folgers containers. But I had an inspiration recently. This one now serves as a desktop trashcan for all of the miscellaneous bits of thread and fabric that seem to quickly multiply during the quilting process.
Lovebug ~ Just Because I Can:
