Adventures in not knowing

So, I've been getting e-mails from some of you asking what I'll be doing this fall. The answer is . . . (drum roll, please! hmm, where's Aaron W when you need him?) . . . I don't know! I've been looking for jobs all summer long and nothing has panned out yet.

It's a little scary being so close to the beginning of the school year without a job, but I'm letting it be a bit of a "stretch project" for me. I LOVE teaching (as you all know), and it's been a central part of my identity since I graduated from college. It feels strange to have that part of who I am hanging in the air like a question mark. When people ask what I do, I still quickly tell them that I teach music, that I have the most amazing job in the world, but then I have to say, "Well, that's what I've been doing for the past four years. Hopefully I'll still be doing it next year."

In my life so far, I've always gotten the right job right at the time I needed it. I feel confident that this will happen again, even though it is a stretch to be waiting so long! When we have pieces of our identity up in the air, we realize that we are a lot more than what we do. I am learning a lot about myself and doing a lot of writing lately. It's been an awesome summer.

Sooo . . . as you do your final back-to-school shopping, know that I'm thinking of you, and drop me an e-mail at hlabonde@gmail.com. As soon as I know what's up next I'll be e-mailing you all. I miss you lots!