Work continues

This week was much like last except I wasn't so tired. I guess my body adjusted to the extra hours of work. The temp work at a title company continues to be pretty monotonous. There are 25 to 30 of us in a large room taking boxes of files from one wall, processing the files, putting them into another box and stacking along another wall. I'd like to know how many staples I've removed in the last two weeks. When we first started there wasn't much talking. The last few days there is a steady hum of conversation. For a couple of days I sat next to a young man who liked to talk to pass the time - not that he worked very hard otherwise. I've also listened to quite a few podcasts including some talks by Os Guinness and Radio Lab, a radio program that explores different topics from a scientific point of view. It is almost always interesting and the banter between the two hosts can be quite humorous. I have several meals prepared for this week so I'm hoping I can do something besides work, fix food and sleep.

I'm looking forward to a trip to Indianapolis next weekend for a wedding so I need to be well rested for the drive and the opportunity to be with friends I haven't seen in a while. More on that story in a couple of weeks.

Summer Schedule

I know; this is late. Life has suddenly gotten very busy. I started work last week. It's not at the job that I wanted, but it is work. A title company is facing litigation and put a call out to a temp agency for help in getting files sorted through and prepared according to the judge's wishes. The group that started with me on Tuesday was responsible for 800 boxes of files and I could get through 3 or 4 a day. We finished them up this morning and moved on to a new project which ended up being much easier since we only had to find two specific documents in each file and toss the rest. I also learned today that this position will continue through the week after Memorial Day. So for the next few weeks I'm working from 5 to 7 at UPS, have an hour to get to work by 8 (and at this time of the year I must have a shower). I get off at 4:30 if I make it on time in the morning. Once I'm home I catch my breath and start in on supper and lunch for the next day. So life during the week is pretty much work, fix food and sleep.

Some tidbits from the week.

• My family wasn't the only one thinking Mankato was a good half-way meeting spot to celebrate Mother's Day. We ran into one Worthington family and heard of another doing the same thing we did.
• Mother's Day provoked the heaviest volume at UPS since Christmas. As we were loading the umpteenth box of flowers onto the plane headed from Grand Rapids MN someone commented, "They love their mothers up there." Someone else piped in, "The kids all moved away."

Time for me to sign off and finish eating my supper, wash a pile of dishes and head to bed.

The beginning of summer

I often think of summer as that time of year when school is not in session. By that definition my summer has officially arrived since I finished Physiology on Thursday morning. I'll take an early summer this year since last year I was crazy enough to take two summer school classes at the same time. I am glad to be finished with the prerequisites and to know that in September the real studying will begin at the University of Minnesota.

While I do have some weekend events planned for the summer, I'm hoping that most of my time will be spent working. I've been signed up at temp agency since February and though I've had a couple of interviews for a part-time job, I wasn't able to land either of them. Last week I had an interview for a full-time job that should last all summer. The main plus in my favor is that I can speak French which is something they are looking for as they do business in Quebec. I'm still waiting to hear if they will offer me the position.

My summer will once again involve moving by the end of June. My current roommate wants to get a place of her own and I can't afford to stay put without someone else sharing the expenses. I've been rather stressed about it at times but I do have a couple of possibilities. The one that sounds the most appealing may not materialize for several months which would mean finding a transitional solution and moving twice. I don't like that idea but if it results in a more permanent situation and not having to move next summer I think it will be worth it. It will all work out, but I'll be glad when there is a plan. In the meantime I'm often reminded to "be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication let your requests be made known to God..."