Dear old Ethel

My career journey story would not be complete without acknowledgment of my faithful steeds (the metal and gasoline kind). I tried digging through facebook for photos but was unsuccessful so you will have to use your imagination.... unless mom can dig up that one she posted in 2015? 2016? My first car was a gift…

Decisions

I am teaching again! As a volunteer. One of my passions is helping students who are struggling with reading and so I am revelling in this chance.  In order to accept the volunteer position though, I had to turn down a part time job offer at a private school that I love dearly.  This type…

Nurse Melody

I remember washing a bright pink newborn while his parents and my teacher looked on. I remember crowding into a birth room with about five other students watching a very brave woman who let us in on her moment. I remember watching a C-section and being glad that the mother was draped and didn't see…

Facing Failure (Career Journey part 3)

Most of you know that I am not a nurse. So why not just skip right to my teaching education journey?  Because the lessons learned from facing failure can be very life giving. My experience in nursing school was life giving, although very painful at times. Let's get back to Gladstone Secondary and I will tell the…

Making melodies in my heart

Most of my grade school education was done at home, other than two years at a small private school. There were many benefits of homeschool including having time to care for all of my pets, learning from my creative artist mother, learning fractions by baking, reading novels on my bed, writing letters on our new…

Lady Melody’s Career Journey part 1

When I was 9 I had 9 pets. That is where my career quest began and I must start with some description of our furry and feathered friends.  The Conchie zoo consisted of three cats (Billy, Hobbes and Polly) and one dog (Belle).  Belle was originally called Melody so we changed her name to Belle…