Ugh

So far, I have had no luck finding a Temp Job for the time I will be in NJ through the end of the year. Calls to agencies have proved fruitless and frustrating. My only hope is that while I am in away in Arizona, I get calls from the agencies as they try to set me up with something for when I get back. I have little faith in my recently-ex-employer to actually deliver on the delivery of my December paychecks as promised. I have been sick for days, with a fever most likely, and I finally broke down and saw a Doctor. This Doctor was recommended by a friend of a friend and I’m not sure if he is someone I’d go back to. He prescribed some prescription drugs — a first for me. (When I was young, I never went to the doctor due to a fever. My parents must have been magical.) The Doctor, while concerned about the color of my mucous (clear or not clear is the question), did not seem too much concerned about anything else.

Today I spent working more on my substitute teaching application. The director who is currently at the school where I want to teach suggested I substitute for him for a few days this coming Christmas, but he also suggested I still look elsewhere as well for a teaching job since there’s still no absolute guarantee that there will even be a position. So, I spent more time today looking for positions. I emailed some of the people I’ve worked with over the past few years and maybe they’ll have some leads for me.

What really bugs me is the fact that I’m not working right now. Sure, maybe I’ve been overworked for the last few years, but not working makes me feel pretty worthless at the moment.

Plus, I’m out of tissues.