job update

[Guest guest]

I can't believe this. I got the music job! I don't know whether to be

happy or scared, so am being both. I wake up in the middle of the

night feeling anxious, but am hoping I will get used to it.

There were a number of other applicants, but somehow I got picked.

There is a LOT of administrative work and meetings and PEOPLE. My weak

areas. Sigh. It's not just playing the organ. At the end of the year

we will all decide whether or not it is a good fit.

To help me remember and do everything I need to do, I am carrying

around a notebook and writing down EVERYTHING as soon as I think of

it. I am also writing a " debrief " of every rehearsal immediately after

the rehearsal because if I wait a day or two, or don't write it down,

I will forget it, including what music I said we were going to sing!

Thanks to everyone who helped me figure out what to say in my letter

and tips for the interview. I think I did pretty poorly as an

interviewee, as I am not good at answering questions verbally, but

they do know me so they were pretty sure of what they were getting. as

far as music is concerned.

I actually am pretty excited. The job will make me have to practice

and learn more, which I would not do if left to my own devices. I have

to set up my life so that I MAKE myself do things, otherwise I would

prefer to sit on the porch rocker and wiggle my feet and watch the

leaves on the trees. I will HAVE to do some rocking and leaf-watching

(also grass-watching and " spot on the floor " watching) to decompress.

Rhonda