Reconnecting

Tonight we went to the Ann Arbor Art Fairs Townie Party. We added stickers to the big A² area map: two yellow ones for illyaa and I, who moved here; two green ones for our two kids, who were "born here." Then we browsed the booths, entered a drawing, and snagged some loot (coupon books, various flyers, an Ann Arbor/Ypsi guide from the CVBs, some safety flashers, free Art Fair shuttle passes and four free trip passes for the local bus system, frisbees, lip balm, bagels, cheese samples, milk in aseptic drink boxes, and a directory and atlas from the Chamber). The transit authority was doing their giveaways via a wheel of fortune--I *almost* got the 30-day bus pass but it went to the safety flasher instead. I made illyaa sign up for the summer reading program at the library booth, since he had not yet done that. The kids scammed lots of candy from the guys at the WEMU booth while I picked up an NPR atlas/map.

The food at the party was kind of pricey (e.g., $9 for a small guac, and $2 for a plain taco or a slice of pizza) and not of great variety, so we took off for Jerusalem Garden for dinner after the drum line performance. Yum! (And only $25 including tip for all four of us.) We walked back by after dinner, but had to get going to get the kids to bed sort of on time. As we were leaving, an old roommate of mine, Claudette G., was walking up with her husband. It turns out she is in town working on a PhD. You go girl! We exchanged contact info and said we'd get together. I'm totally psyched about catching up with her!

Job Hunt activities post

S is in camp this week...it's job-search-o-rama.

-Have fairly cool resume; still tweaking
-Set up new gmail account just for job search
-Re-set-up software tool that lets me print to .pdf and fill out .pdf forms in a saveable manner
-Got new belt clip for mobile phone and am using it in case of calls (none yet; lol at self)
-Appear to be somewhat successfully navigating UM job online system--but wish I could save a list of possible jobs to apply for in the system instead of printing hard copies or writing down posting #s so I can find them again
-Have applied for a job at Washtenaw United Way and another at UM
-Have a list of several more jobs to apply for at UM
-Have another lead on a non-profit job through a friend
-Would have lots more jobs to apply for at UM if I weren't ruling out full time work for now. Well, I have one on my list that is full time with a summer seasonal leave, which would work for me just about as well.
-Have downloaded UM temp application to fill out and submit
-Still have Washtenaw Community College and EMU sites to look at, as well as checking on area non-profits through WUW and the New Center
-Should check with A² SPARK: one of the other Dragons soccer moms works there
-Will probably go through Accounttemps/Robert Half as well

If you know of an administrative or accounting or a trainer/instructor position, preferably part-time/20-35 hours per week, especially for non-profits or educational institutions, please let me know.