paying my dues has finally paid off!

so, i've been in lansing since last wednesday with jeremy and evie, picking up a little data entry work with the good old clean water action.

i've been chatting with the state and great lakes directors about different positions opening up, which would all involve canvassing...now, i loved canvassing, but i can't be away from evie for 12 hours a day just to work for five. i can't see the value in that. and i don't have any desire to manage a crew in the field, etc., when i feel like i need that energy for my little one.

this morning, as i was getting ready for work, one of the directorscalled and offered me a temporary slot as the office manager while our regular o.m. takes a leave of absence to do campaign work until november.

so, of course, i signed on the dotted line this morning...and i'm starting monday. which leaves a ton ton ton of things to get figured out between now and monday...

that's your update. i'll add more soon.

ps--i'm reading "the gospel of mary magdalene", which i picked up at a local bookstore ("everybody reads")--the store is after my heart, offering a book exchange where i picked up (for free!) "the gospel...", a novel (handling sin) and stephen jay gould's last book (the name escapes me, but the subtitle is "mending the gaps between science and the humanities). so once we're moved and the books are all unpacked, i'll be taking some books up to the exchange to pass thru the community. love it! book recycling!