Today was a pretty productive day (and it’s not over yet!). I called the Museum of Natural Science this morning and I have an appointment on Friday to talk about volunteering. I actually got the idea from a friend of mine and when I thought about it, it dawned on me that it was a pretty perfect idea. I mean, history and stuff is what I do! It would be great experience to go on my resume. And if I got a research position or one that involved cataloging a collection, then even better! I don’t want to be a tour guide but I’m sure there’s loads of things that would be interesting. It’s also not too far from here (about 20 minutes away) so even better. I’m really excited about this new prospect and I hope that it works out. I don’t want to only do the museum though, but even a couple days a week would be perfect.
I’m trying to put a positive spin on this not getting to work thing. I can spread myself out to a couple of different interests and get a well balanced schedule before I have to spend 30+ hours a week doing just one job. My mother in law also vaguely mentioned a job working with her, but I’m not sure it’ll work it out either. I’ll be talking to her once things with Grandma settle down. If it hasn’t become clear yet, chances are I won’t be taking care of her. Mostly because it looks likely that she’s going to be in a nursing home for a little while in order to qualify for some sort of government care program. And that’s ok – I would rather have lots of social interaction since that’s mostly what’s driving me crazy being here at home all day. I’m also trying to get in a Bible study small group in the area, so we’ll see how that goes.
I also went out shopping for an hour or so this afternoon, and managed to return some cables that Mike bought by accident. I didn’t think that they would take it back since it was opened and we had lost the receipt, but since I had the gift card that we purchased it with, they were able to track the purchase and print out a makeshift receipt and so I got store credit from that. I checked for Wii accessories but of course there were no wiimotes or nunchuks. I’m not sure why I bother looking, they won’t have any for awhile yet. It’s alright – Mike is still working through Twilight Princess and that’ll take him awhile yet. Then I used a coupon from coldstonecreamery.com and got $1 off my ice cream, which I finished off while browsing in Bed Bath & Beyond. I only got a mixing bowl, although it’s pretty tempting to get every cool kitchen gadget they have while you’re in there. They have some neat stuff. The bowl is now being cleaned by the dishwasher, and then I’m going to make a cake or something. Then tonight, Mike and I are going to take a little drive down to the museum so that I’ll know how to get there on Friday morning. YAY!
Also, we booked a flight for my mom to come out and visit so she’s heading down on the 17th of next month. She’s staying for two weeks, so that should be fun. I’ve got to share the great weather with the poor frozen Nova Scotians!
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I’m really glad that you’re checking out the museum thing. I think it’ll be great. :)
Also, it’s worth keeping an eye out for remotes and nunchuks. I had a friend get lucky and walked in on Target restocking them, who then picked up a remote and 3 nunchuks – one was for me. I’m really grateful for that. :)
I agree that the museum thing sounds cool!