New Job

Well, I got the job I mentioned last post. It's only data entry but it goes from August 2nd until April of next year, is 40 hours a week, and pays $10 an hour. So it's quite a bit more than I was hoping for which is great. Since I only have a few days left before I get back into working 8-5 again, I am trying to finish random projects around the apartment. I finished my little sister's graduation present: homemade bath set with poof, washcloths, face scrubbies, bath mitt, and a back scrubber all done in yellow/white cotton thread. I need to mail it out to her still but at least I finished it. Her blanket will take a bit longer to do. It's royal blue done in shells. That will probably be her Christmas present. I also finished a little crocheted backpack since my purse is not always the most practical piece to carry. I've also started working on my recipe box. I have all these recipes around the apartment on paper, notecards, online... so I bought a cute recipe box with double-sided cards to attempt and collect the recipes into one place. We'll see how far I get with that. I also have started trying to organize the apartment and clean up small portions at a time since my in-laws are coming to visit in about 2 weeks. I'd like to at least get the place organized so all I need to is quickly vacuum and do minor cleaning before their arrival.
While I am excited about working again, I am feeling a tiny bit nervous about it as well. I haven't actually worked since hubby and I moved down here to Tucson. We've been living on his stipend from the university. Yes I am technically a substitute teacher for one of the school districts but I only managed to teach 5 days during the spring semester (January to May). There is a glut of subs in this town. According to the district, there are at least 60 substitutes in the district who are willing to work any day, at any school, and for any subject. So I am fighting with tons of people for limited jobs and decided enough was enough. I did apply for other positions including summer school teacher and swim coach for the coming year. No response on either of those jobs. Instead of fighting, I decided to just try other avenues and obviously it worked better for me.
I hope the job is not terrible and that I will enjoy it. I would love to find a permanent position to work while my husband finishes his PhD here but we'll see what happens.