Today was a big day for me - I am now gainfully employed. In September I left my previous job to do an internship at a non-profit, and today they offered me a staff position. I'm completely over the moon about it! For about 18 months I have been working on a major career change, from the gaming industry (specifically poker dealer in a casino) to something more socially relevant which will allow me to give something back to the community. Now I am officially a paid grant writer instead of an intern/volunteer!
I'm so happy about this new development that I find it hard to rabblerouse and agitate today, so instead I'm going to address some comments and answer questions. One question I've had is "what exactly is a student grant-writer?" There's a comma in there, or there's supposed to be if I typed it correctly in my profile (I'll check that). I'm a full-time college student pursuing my BA in Sociology, and part-time grant-writer - I write grant applications to fund various programs at a non-profit agency. I started there last fall as an intern, stayed on as a volunteer when the semester ended, and today I became a paid employee. It's great because I enjoy writing and this allows me to put my skills to work for a good cause! If you're interested in learning the art of grant-writing you can often find courses offered by community colleges or universities, or you can volunteer for a non-profit and get some hands-on experience.
A reader commented about Gardisil, echoing my sentiments about the health benefits of this vaccine. Good for you for deciding to let your daughter receive this potentially live-saving vaccine! Yes, I've also heard that this shot is very painful, but I'll bet it hurts a whole lot less than surgery and chemo for cervical cancer.
Thanks for the tip about how to change the date on my posts, but I guess I'm stubborn, I want to have an accurate record of when I wrote what just for my own files. Yes, I keep copies of all my posts, whether they're literary gems or absolute drivel. Sometimes I don't know which they are - I call that "flipping the genius/jackass coin".
Finally a reader commented that although he/she lives solely off of fast food (no veg or fruit) he/she feels fine and has had no ill effects. All I can say is, whatever works for you. Personally I feel loads better following a low-fat, high fiber semi-vegitarian diet - it has really improved my energy level and helped me to maintain my weight. But I'll bet different people have different tolerances, and perhaps my tolerance for fast food is low while yours is high. Again, whatever works for you. However it puts me in mind of when we took our cats to the vet a few years ago and the vet recommended we change to a higher-quality brand of cat food. When we protested that the cats seemed happy enough with what they were eating he pointed out that if we fed kids only Oreos and Cheetos they'd be pretty happy too - they wouldn't be hungry but they wouldn't get what they need to be at their best either. We did change cat food brands and the difference in our cats was tremendous. The stuff they get now isn't that much more expensive either.
"Your best shot at happiness, self-worth and personal satisfaction - the things that constitute real success - is not in earning as much as you can but in performing as well as you can something that you consider worthwhile." - William Raspberry
Later,
AuntieM
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