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Taking a Risk When You’re Single
I’m happy to announce the contest winner(s) for Get Wild, where I asked readers to offer something they would do in April to step outside of their comfort zones. Each of your responses really moved and inspired me. I’d originally imagined picking a winner based on merit. But I couldn’t choose one over the other. They were all that good. Opting for a low-tech solution, I labeled all the entries, folded them in half, put them in a big bowl, shut my eyes and pulled out 2 names. Congratulations to the winners:
From Laura:
And as for my Uncomfortable Goal, next week I am turning in my registration papers to prepare myself to take the LPN exam in the summer. I wasn’t going to go for my LPN (I’m currently in an RN program) , but some opportunities have presented themselves and I have a chance to work at a hospice facility in a leadership role. Leading a staff women who have worked at the facility for years. (uncomfortable? oh very much so!) I am not giving up my RN path, that is the ultimate goal, but along the way I thought I would try something that wasn’t part of my original plan.
From Rebecca:
After ten years of teaching for the same principal at two different urban schools, I’m putting myself back in the market. I’m hoping to find a teaching position that will allow me to love me job again. The constant demands and endless needs of the school I’m at have nearly been my undoing. I need a change of schools/careers/scenery to ensure that I survive, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. What I’m finding as I prepare my resume, cover letters, and applications is that it’s a lot like online dating– I send myself out into the void, hoping against all hope that someone will like me enough to take a chance on making me a part of their daily lives (at school). Wish me luck. *gulp*
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