Status Quo

Well, there’s good news and there’s bad news.

Although I am not 100 percent sure yet, I am fairly sure that I out at UCF for the English Language Institute position. I would have heard yesterday if I was still in. I didn’t hear today, and while I’m not certain really until Friday, I expect that’s it. And honestly, I’m disappointed, but I gave a really good interview that repped my personality, philosophies and skills well. I can’t do better than that.

So, while I might not get a new job, there most likely won’t be the thrill of living at least one year apart and scrambling to move to Florida and find a place to stay, no doubt by mid-January. That sounded like a world of pain.

I’ve been getting a lot of rejections lately for the novels and the shorts. Good rejections and Formy McFormerston’s. Man, I gotta do something for morale, between the job and the rejections. No gets kind of old.

But hey, Bryon’s new doctor is helping him reframe his stomach issues in a more positive, less anxiety laden way. We’re both changing up our diet to be less acid-y to help out, and we’re working on relaxation as hard as we can. 🙂 What? I don’t understand.

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I’m about two days behind on word count for NaNoWriMo. It happens. I have some writing time Friday morning. While I have been going through an interview process, I’m also involved in one, and this week was about 4 candidates. I’m also trying to get some logistics set up for some student interviews in Brazil the week after we get back from Thanksgiving.

I am looking forward to Thanksgiving, all the writing, the feasting (not too much, just enough) and hitting my house with a Christmas stick. Tomorrow, we have the electricians getting down and dirty with our remast as we continue bathroom quest. Stay tuned.

Author: Catherine Schaff-Stump

Catherine Schaff-Stump writes fiction for children and young adults. Her most recent book, The Vessel of Ra, is the first book in the Klaereon Scroll series. She is currently working on its sequel, as well as penning the middle grade adventures of Abigail Rath, monster hunter.