Employed!

Ok so I ended up getting the job and a nice salary package too.  Pretty cool huh.  So next year I have to:
a) work full time
b) start a PhD
c)publish some papers
d) update my three textbook chapters
e) start an internal education course.
f) raise two boys
g) manage a house
h) maintain a marriage
i) lose 5 kilos.

Hmmm that seems a wee bit of lots on my plate.
Ah well I will survive.

Universe DOES hate me

Just discovered my PhD topic has been granted an ARC to SOMEONE else.  So essentially I have to figure out a new research topic.
And my son's preferred Kindy teacher is NOT going to be there next year.
Life is a big piece of excrement some days.

Interviews

Interviews are such a waste of time.  The interviewers probably already know who they are going to hire.  The interviewee wastes time preparing for it and in my case traveling too.  Travelled over 200 km for my interview. I am glad I don't believe the Universe acts against people though.  Travelled through 40 plus degrees C, a dust storm, a bush fire smoke out, a hail storm and the car next to me crashing into a wall.  Amazingly I survived and gave a poor interview.  Oh well.  If I don't get the job/s then frankly I will work locally and have fun with my youngest child.  Starting to like that idea.  And pick up my eldest from school.  Like other local mummies.
The worst part is not knowing if I will get the job until after Christmas.

December already?

OMG.  Where did the time go?  Time is speeding up!

Did not get local full time permanent job- it went to my boss.  Am applying for a full time version of my own job slightly less locally.  I know they have a short list but I am hearing nothing.  Very depressing.
I am thinking I might take up a whole new job.  A proper itty bitty stay at home mummy job.  No idea what though.
Better get on with things.

Weekend Work

I was just wondering how many other professions spend most of their weekend working - essentially unpaid.  I do all my marking and preparation in the evenings after the kids have gone to bed and usually when marking season is upon me carve out time during the day on weekends where husband occupies kids and I do marking.
It mostly sucks because it means my freetime is actually spent working.   It isn't just me being inefficient - apparently it is a real problem with all Uni lecturers now.  See the link here which is more or less on this issue.  And it is worse for us casuals.
Oh well I should probably stop blogging and instead get back to marking and writing up next week's work.

10 years

So I recently celebrated ten years of marriage. I think I am allowed now to talk about what makes for a good marriage between a me and a my husband. I am not sure I am qualified to talk about what would make a good marriage for other people! But I can think of some things I would like to say...

Lesse if I can do ten...

1) He really does love me.

2) I really do love him

3) You don't have to talk about how you love each other all the time.

4) But you should take the time to kiss and touch and say the words every day.

5) Gestures mean a lot - stop talking about feelings sometimes and look at what he does.

6) Equality is what you are both comfortable with - not what someone else says is the right balance.

7) Give credit.

8) Giggle together every day.

9) Talk code to one another - develop your own couple language and use it to bind and to bond,

10) Apologise.

Hmm that was easy. Maybe I can keep going? Orrrr maybe not.

Blogging is hard work

I wonder why I thought I would have time to blog when I barely have time to do anything else? Ah well.

Update: have job interview for permanent full time position locally. Ironically if I got it my teaching commitments would be less as only one employer!

Secondly Unit Coordination is not much fun - no wonder no one wants the gig.

Am embarking on the process of applying for a PhD. If they accept me I will be truly mad.

Housework is not happening often enough so comes in large unwieldy chunks.

Marking is behind and overwhelming me.

Marriage? Well this weekend coming is good for it I hope. 10th anniversary dirty weekend!

Must get back to everything.