Impy relaxing at Aunt Glady's.
It's been two weeks since my last blog entry. Ha! That sounds like the beginning of a confession...forgive me, Readers, for I have sinned, it's been 2 weeks since my last blog entry.
Lots going on. The most important things are related to my career. 1) I passed the CPLP exam - that stands for Certified Professional in Learning and Performance. Before I get my certification, I must write a "white paper," the topic of which is yet to be determined. I will get instructions in the next month regarding the requirements. A white paper poses and argues a solution to a particular problem. For instance, my white paper may be something like, "Getting Employees to Attend Training - If You Build it, They Will Come." That's a silly title, but you get the idea. Anyway, once I submit my white paper and it's accepted, I get my certification. 2) I've completed the first round of interviews at The Bank of New York Mellon for a position I really want: Senior Trainer. I interview with the next level of management tomorrow afternoon. The position is in New York, I would keep my seniority, benefits, and years towards retirement at BNYM (I've already been there 8 years). I have a reasonably good feeling about yesterday's interviews, so we'll see how tomorrow goes.
I'm headed back to the Vineyard today via train, bus, and ferry. As far as I know, I'll be there until the end of my time off (and the end of this blog) on June 8th. On that morning, I take the train back to NYC and move back into my apartment.
All is well. People I love are healthy. I've spent the past 8 months on vacation. I'm moving back to the city I love in less than 2 weeks. I have a reasonably good prospect for a job that I will enjoy and in which I'll excel. I'm sad, though. Perhaps it's anxiety about a new workplace. Perhaps I'm sorry to be getting back into a routine for work. Or perhaps happiness is something we seldom can grasp. It seems to slip through our fingers like sand or sunbeams.
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