Thankful Post #17

I backtracked, since Terri reminded me that I was out of numerical order on my posts (which made me laugh, because I was not quite sure what number I was on anyway, so thanks for spotting that, Terri!)

I am really thankful for my second job, with the Sonoran Desert Chorale. Besides being such stellar musicians, it is such an enjoyable group of people to be around. I don't sing in the chorale, mainly because I have become increasingly self-conscious in my middle age about singing anything but children's songs. Of course, the work is either all or not much.....but this week, I have been finishing grant reports, organizing two community events and organizing instrumentalists and volunteers for the upcoming concerts. While much of the time, I am really finding my way in some of the work, the chorale board members are good mentors for me as well. My only wish is that I had more time to devote to this type of work. One problem is that I really like to focus on my work without interruption. To do that would mean not having any of the boys around and sometimes that happens or I work late at night. Luckily, I can sometimes come home and work a few hours on Friday or Tom will pick up the kids if he is off that night so I can work. But it's a great part time job. And it's on my brain tonight as we just finished our board meeting.

While I am at it, I'll do a little fundraiser plug too. If you look on my left sidebar and see the GoodSearch link....this is a fundraiser for the chorale that uses the GoodSearch search engine.(based on Yahoo) If you use GoodSearch to do Internet search, the Chorale gets 1 cent per search. If you follow the link, you can set your search browser to GoodSearch on behalf of the Chorale and earn money. If you use GoodShop and make holiday purchases, the Chorale gets a higher percentage of the amount of the purchase made. So, if you are looking for an easy way to make a donation, this is a great help!