New Post for Wifey

[The Wifey]

Today I registered for membership in two educational leadership organizations. I also updated my resume with the memberships and my schooling, with an expected graduation date. I'm thinking ahead and will keep my local Board of Cooperative Educational Services informed on my progress.

I also applied for a job as a waitress at a restaurant near my house. I went in and explained about my schooling and that it would take me 2+ years to finish. They were impressed with my experience, since I worked banquets in high school and through college. I also told them about being on unemployment.

In my state, as long as I don't make more than 405 in a week I am still eligible for part of my unemployment. But, for each day that I work I would not get one of my four days of unemployment. I figure that waitressing is one job that I would make more than the money I would lose in a day.

The other advantage to going to work, is it would mean I would be "charged" fewer days in a week and make the unemployment last longer. Right now it can last more than 70 weeks, but my schooling is going to be 2+ years. I need to stretch it out as far as possible, because after that I will be back to working full time and going to school full time, like I did in the early years of college for my Bachelor's degree.

Its a good restaurant, too, with fairly good prices. That means the tips would be good. With my bank right around the corner I would hit the ATM on the way home after work.

They said they would call me for an interview, so wish me luck.