I know!
It must be tha hormones in our water, documenting my own accountability, or fulfilling my own desires to be an inspiration. Sometimes tha thought of laying the ground work for those in similar situations get me fired up more than anything... and kinda lends itself to this little update, remember this:
Speaking of employment, I'm hopeful to be blessed with a new job oportunity soon. This one caught me by surprise and I'm not even sure if it's a valid one as I just saw a promo piece for this company and now have this overwhelming urge to inquire about employment. Considering this is rare for me to dive into something so quickly, and realizing what this ideally could mean for me, I can't help but believe God is calling.
Well, THIS would be a company by tha name of
Focus Fitness. I found it after watching TV late a night, a time when I normally wouldn't be watching. There was a commerical, actually for what appeared to be a local website:
Living Well With A Disability :: Home. It is a company that helps parents, family, or those with disabilities network resources for individual needs. I immediately thought, wow thats freakin' cool because I've never seen something like that around this area. Then it hit me, ya know I wouldn't mind working at a place like that... I wonder if I could get linked up with a place to get my foot/ankle looked at?
By this time I was tired and told myself I needed to go to bed. I tried and it didn't happen. I'm a Procrastinator by nature. I very rarely get zoned in on these kind of whims, afterall I could check that website out tha following day. This was different. I was no longer tired. I hoped there might be more to this so I gave in. I spent from 1:30 to about 5:30 AM just reading and researching. It's what lead me to Richie Brace (which I still need to do one of these weekends). On that LWD website there was Focus Fitness, a name and a cellphone number. I come to find out that they do personal training for those with developmental disabilities.
WOW
It was like someone told me to drink a V8, and gave me a golden ticket all at tha same time. I knew what I had to do...
So I called and we talked. I told him all about my 9 years experience working in MR for The ARC of Lebanon and Dauphin Counties. I also shared my 480+ hours of internship and 2 years experience working in tha MH field. Then I got into my passion for working out and personal drive. It was around this time I also informed I have CP... I believe that was tha clincher. Let's just say he sounded very happy I called.
So am I. But life wouldn't be life without a few snags now would it? I submitted my resume upon request and am now waiting to hear back. First let me say I didn't even know if there would be any job opportunites here. In fact, I tried not to get my hopes up. After that initial conversation I come find out that yes, there are actively looking to fill many positions... but, BUT... at this time all they have is part-time.
So now I'm in a tough spot. I'll be quite honest with you. I'm on tha verge of burning out everyday at my current job. My boss is a huge reason why I stay, as well as some of tha consumers too. For the most part it is a thankless job with overbearing regs and policies. You see very little progress with consumers on a week to week basis... that gets to you. I never one to completely detach. Bottom line is I know my own personal stressors and what job responsiblities are demanded at my full-time job to make it near impossible for me to take on another part-time job unless it's just weekend work. Unfortunately this is not what was explained to me... I have tha option to convert my full-time into part-time with no guarenteed hours and lose my benefits. Two part-time jobs are a possibility, but I feel I need decent insurance. With all this, I'm no better than where I was coming straight out of college substitute teaching it seems.
I don't know, I guess we'll see... might not be my time to move on yet.
