This has been a really crazy week for me, full of traveling and working and family affairs.
First, the good news: I’ve accepted a part-time position as a paid Health &Safety Instructor for the American Red Cross in Southern Nevada. While the pay isn’t high, I’m excited for the opportunity to teach lifesaving skills to members of my community. The first question they asked me during the interview is why I want to teach this subject, and I answered that I strongly believe in the product.
What I neglected to tell them is I have several people in my family who died from heart attacks and strokes when I was younger, and I wonder how many of them would have had a fighting chance if those around them knew CPR and First Aid. If by teaching people these skills, I can help spare one family from going through what my family has gone through, then this job will have been more than worth it.
My freelance training project is going well, and the clients are happy with my work. I’ve also stepped up my writing, publishing several articles and submitting a story for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.
Of all the things that have happened this week, I’m most proud of the work I accomplished while out of town. My partner, his son, and I have spent the majority of this week in Bellingham, WA visiting family. Today, we drove to Langley, British Columbia in Canada to attend a family member’s memorial service. And I realized that I have managed my time extremely well and fit work into family obligations.
Now, I haven’t been able to fully complete the travel articles I talked about in my last stop, but I have done additional research for travel articles on this trip. Once I get caught up in all my other deadlines, I’ll concentrate on making this a reality.
In fact, I’ve made the decision to freelance full-time a reality. No falling back on unemployment benefits (the extensions haven’t been passed by Congress anyway), no more spending of the tax refund, just working to make this dream of mine come true.
And so, the train just chugs along. Choo-choo!
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