My Ambitions

I mentioned last week that I got a job.  The madness continues for another week or so, perfectly timed to end around the time Toby starts his spring break.
In order to show the person needing work that I am somewhat capable to write I dusted off the resume and sent it along, after tweaking and updating a bit here and there.  My resume has nothing sparkly on it, and in no way shouts "HIRE ME!!!!"  But I did spend some time perusing job hunting websites in order to find the right language to make the statement "I'm not a lazy bum and I'd probably do a good job!"  That seemed to do the trick.  Like I said the other day, I don't think he was being too picky.
While reading over a web site the other day of a blogger I enjoy following I actually got tired reading the accomplishments she had listed in her bio.  I traveled here....I supervised there...I managed this...I exceeded expectations everywhere.....  I needed to take a nap just picturing someone doing all those things!
We're coming upon the time in life where another job transition (from student to professor) might be coming, which means compiling portfolios of everything nice someone says and everything important ever published (believe it or not, some unimportant things get published).  Looking at a CV (that's curriculum vitae for non-academia folks; it's an academic bio/resume) the other day that was 40 pages long made BJ and I wilt with trepidation about what his CV will look like in comparison when he goes on the job market.  Luckily his CV won't be in a pile with one like that, at least in this first round of jobs. ;o)
My ambitions more closely align with a good cup of coffee or a nice glass of wine shared with wonderful people, and kids that are more entertaining than any travel/management/publishing/work experience.  (And on occasion that includes the fact that I get to take a nap too!)