(Thanks to Wayne for taking these pictures tonight. While my wrist is fixed, my camera died today, so no pictures of me by me. Luckily, Andy and Rich have come to the rescue with loaners, and Al is sending me a film camera he’d mentioned he wanted to give me a while back. I’ve got good peeps around me. Have I said that before? I’ll say it again. I have good peeps around me.)
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I’ve been a been avoidant of discussing my job situation, because I had a job, then I didn’t, then I got a few offers, and I had to wait on many things to be able to say which ones were a go and which ones weren’t. But I’m back in business. It’s so hard to discuss work on a blog. I don’t want to share details, but I want to write enough that people I know can be “caught up” so I’m not having to repeat the same things over and over.
So here’s the (vague) deal. A wonderful psychologist who is an utter delight, and who I get along with swimmingly, offered me an office to use one day a week. She offered it without a fee because she likes me and is generous. I took it because I adore her and am very into the idea of being affiliated with her and spending time with her. She’s the kind of person I want to learn from.
I also had an interview for another position, which I was offered, and (this morning) officially accepted. I am going to be an independent contractor. She provides the office and referrals, and I do my thing. In neither case am I an employee. I am considered independent. This other woman is also very cool. I don’t know her as well yet, but I really, really like her. I can just tell. She also seems very organized and more business-minded than me, which is good. I could use some mentoring in this area!
These two offices are about a mile from each other and both are really close to where I live. I started seeing clients at the first office yesterday. I will start seeing clients in the other office in June. I’ll start with a few, then a few more, then a few more. If I get to where I’m really, really busy, there are other offices in the building I can rent, but for now, I’m using the other woman’s office on the days she isn’t there. This is a situation that can grow and grow and grow. Eventually, I’m aiming to fill up to 25-30 client hours (or more if I end up doing a lot of therapy… therapy doesn’t have the hours and hours of “homework” that assessment does!).
So that’s a total nutshelling of a lot of things that have happened professionally. I thought it was worth the typing time. Typing doesn’t in itself hurt. It’s what I have to do with my shoulder to get my fingers in the right place. I’m getting this cast off in two days, and then I will be able to bend my wrist with reckless abandon!
Apropos of nothing (except AWESOMENESS), go see Iron Man.
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Arcade Fire Encore (This is good!) from abbyladybug on Vimeo.
Arcade Fire Plays “Heroes” by David Bowie in Carrboro, NC from abbyladybug on Vimeo.
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Win Butler Discusses the Election from abbyladybug on Vimeo.
(For the record, he does vote in the US even though he lives in Canada.)
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