Remember those 4 jobs I mentioned needing to apply for yesterday? Got a call about one of them this morning. The HR manager told me I had the perfect resume. The position was advertized as being permanent but is apparently tied to budget funding which made me nervous. The current budget for their program expires in May. About the time my existing position ends. I think I am justified in feeling a bit leery of possibly entering into a situation similar to the one I’m leaving.

The HR rep asked if I’d be willing to consider the position if their funding was obtained for the next few years. At that point she said she’d be able to guarantee the position would be permanent instead of a short 2 month contract. She said she’d know the status of the funding application by the end of the month and will be calling me at the end of March to arrange an interview if/when that occurs.

Then, a few hours later, I got a call that made me really excited and happy. It’s the call I’ve been waiting for all week. Don’t want to say any more until I’ve got the full details but things could really be looking up. I should know more sometime next week. Until then I’m knocking on every piece of wood I can find.

A bit of (negative) excitement on the family front this week. My sister ended up in hospital earlier this week with really high sugars and severe back pain. After some panic and many medical tests it’s turned out okay. The pain appears to be from a pulled muscle and will eventually heal. As for her sugars, she needs to take some responsibility for her own health in order to avoid a recurrance. She’s been diabetic for about 8 years now so you’d think she’d know better than to skip her meds an abandon her diet. Hopefully she’ll start taking things more seriously now since diabetes can have severe health consequences when let to spiral out of control.

I know. Not a very sympathetic attitude on my part. I’ll get around to changing my behaviour and attitudes surrounding this type of situation if/when she does.

Thank goodness for my best friend and her family. Leaving her when we moved to Edm was a huge loss for Drew and I. Over the years we’d become very close to her family. They’ve always been wonderful us and our family. My sister who remained in the city when we left has reaped the benefits of our friendship over the years. They managed everything while she was in hospital this week and took her in to their home for a few days when she was released. I hope she appreciates how wonderful they are and how lucky she is to know them. I know I do.

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