Mnemosyne, Muse of Memory

It's been a while since I left educational administration in March. What has happenned during that time and now? Well, for one, I thought I would become a real estate agent. That did not pan out because I needed to take courses in Pennsylvania at a moderate expense, then take an exam. That was not the geatest hurdle. The one offering me a job once I was licensed was my brother-in-law, the same one I worked for before as a real estate agent. Then he talked me out of nearly all of my commission; a fact that dried up my prostpects of becoming an agent that could make some money.

In the meantime, to earn some cash, I took a job at Home Depot. They welcomed me and were embarrassed they could only pay ten an hour. I worked part time and enjoyed it. The hours of being on my feet and running around without a break took at least an inch off my waist. I felt younger and I was bringing in money.

Donna was still on my case, but we were able to afford things not budgeted for, so I was left alone. As the summer progressed and I took my time off to work on the house and nothing much else but drive Donna around because she was bored staying home, things began to settle down.

I have accepted myself long ago; my shortcomings and my strengths. Donna still doesn't know who I am, but she has stopped yelling. She gives me a dig whenever she can to "motivate" me to do things I do not want to do. If I really wanted to be a principal or a superintendent, I would have completed my doctorate and done nothing else. Instead, I loved the outdoors, woodworking, gardening, playing music, making things, being with people, and reading. I have always been that way.