September was a tough and slow month. I substituted at the elementary school in Fairfield at the beginning of September and haven't subbed again since. I volunteered to help out with school pictures on September 15th, which was an eye opener. I am definitely not cut out to teach anything but at a college/university level. I am not yet convinced that doing a PhD will be in my future. I am hoping to take a couple of years off from the academic world because the MTh slowly killed my will to do any more school stuff for a while.
Unfortunately, the work situation has been dismal. I am still selling Mary Kay and for the whole month of October I am doing a fundraiser using my Mary Kay business to raise money. I hope to be able to donate $500 or more to a fantastic organization called Metavivor. This group puts 100% of donations towards research of Stage 4 breast cancer, which most other organizations do not do. So far my fundraiser hasn't been going very well, but my hope is that it will pick up soon.
My full time job right now is looking for a full time or part time job. Even a part time job that pays well will help with student loans. It is quite tragic that I can't find a job in my degrees, history without getting more education, when I can't even afford to pay back the education I already have. No one tells you that part. They continuously tell you that there is something out there. Yeah, really?! Well where the hell is it?!
This past Tuesday, I got a pretty good answer, which was exciting for me. I went to a Montana History Preservation workshop in Fort Benton, Montana and got the chance to learn about several organizations that work towards preserving Montana state history. Though I don't know much about Montana state history, I am now trying to get my hands on as many books about Montana history as possible so I can participate in some of the great things these organizations are doing and maybe in the process get a job.
Some days are harder than other since we lost the baby in July. My hormones are still off the rail, but I can tell that they are calming down a little, which is good. Someday we'll try again.
This week I will be taking the amtrak to Minnesota to go to the So You Think You Can Dance Live Tour with Karen and Erica on Thursday evening/night. I'll get into St. Paul on Thursday morning around 7am and will be leaving Minnesota at 11pm-ish Friday night and get back into Shelby, MT at 5:30pm-ish on Saturday. So basically it will be a quick trip but an awesome trip. I am so freaking excited! :)
So that is what's been going on so far in October in Big Sky Country.
