I’ve officially found work.
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I’ve officially found work.
When I decided to return to work, I applied to several school districts, thinking that it might be hard to find something. Then the interviews started to fill my schedule, which wasn’t bad since they were all via zoom or teams, so at least I didn’t have to go anywhere. But they were mentally exhausting.
I had five interviews last Wednesday alone, and I was starting to think I was so ready to be done with interviews that I would just take any offer. So then on Wednesday evening, I got three offers, all were among my top picks. And I was so over the moon, relieved, and completely overwhelmed that I didn’t know what to do with myself. So after mulling it over a bit, I chose a position teaching English at a high school near the middle school where I used to teach.
I decided that this called for a celebration, and guess what — I didn’t even think about alcohol, which used to be synonymous with celebration. Like, my mind has not even been going there lately. This particular celebration involved fudge brownie ice cream with the family, while watching Zootopia for the hundredth time.
Anyway, I am excited to take on this next job assignment fully sober. The job will be a challenge, different grade level, new curriculum, etc, but being sober gives me confidence to handle it. My future students will get a better version of me. I realize that drinking every single evening only added to the stress of my previous job, and I’m glad to have that behind me.
I’m right around 17 months sober, and literally every single aspect of my life is better now than it was before I quit. Even the sucky parts suck less. So yeah, I’m ready to get back into this whole employment thing I keep hearing about.
I had five interviews last Wednesday alone, and I was starting to think I was so ready to be done with interviews that I would just take any offer. So then on Wednesday evening, I got three offers, all were among my top picks. And I was so over the moon, relieved, and completely overwhelmed that I didn’t know what to do with myself. So after mulling it over a bit, I chose a position teaching English at a high school near the middle school where I used to teach.
I decided that this called for a celebration, and guess what — I didn’t even think about alcohol, which used to be synonymous with celebration. Like, my mind has not even been going there lately. This particular celebration involved fudge brownie ice cream with the family, while watching Zootopia for the hundredth time.
Anyway, I am excited to take on this next job assignment fully sober. The job will be a challenge, different grade level, new curriculum, etc, but being sober gives me confidence to handle it. My future students will get a better version of me. I realize that drinking every single evening only added to the stress of my previous job, and I’m glad to have that behind me.
I’m right around 17 months sober, and literally every single aspect of my life is better now than it was before I quit. Even the sucky parts suck less. So yeah, I’m ready to get back into this whole employment thing I keep hearing about.
That's wonderful. 
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Congratulations Bonnie. Become a bit teary when I read of someone experiencing all of the benefits and joys of sobriety. Finding similar myself. Something I never thought possible. Believed I would be stuck in FOMO forever. Not so. The complete opposite in fact. Bet you will make a great English teacher.
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Soberville, USA
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Congrats!
Now you will be in the best position to give your job all you can.
It is a great feeling.
Enjoying my job, food, and entertainment has filled happy space that was being hijacked by my active addiction.
I still have problems for sure, but drinking is not one of them.
Hats off to your honorable teaching profession. I am terrible at English and this is sad because it is my only language.
It must be tough reading some of my posts.
Love and Thanks.
Now you will be in the best position to give your job all you can.
It is a great feeling.
Enjoying my job, food, and entertainment has filled happy space that was being hijacked by my active addiction.
I still have problems for sure, but drinking is not one of them.
Hats off to your honorable teaching profession. I am terrible at English and this is sad because it is my only language.
It must be tough reading some of my posts.
Love and Thanks.
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