You know how you have plans, and they look like they're laid out so perfectly, but then something happens that messes things up?

I've been unhappy in my current job as a special ed aide for a few reasons. The main reasons are the low pay along with the aide who works with me, who is over 70 and who doesn't seem too keen to be involved with the more challenging students in our class. I feel overburdened, taken for granted, and not so appreciated.

So when I found out about a free certified nursing assistant (CNA) course, I looked into it and found out there was a possibility of being able to take this free course during the school summer break. I was informed that there was a class tentatively planned for June 25; it would go for a month. This would have fit into my summer break very well because it would give me a couple of weeks free before the class started, and then I'd hopefully be able to have a little time to see how the work would go so I could make an informed decision about leaving my current job.

Well, the class start date changed to June 5 or 6, which was a definite problem because I was still in school at that time (today was the last day). I asked about the next start date; it's in the beginning of July, and it would end in the beginning of August, just before the new school year starts. This would work out pretty well, but for some reason, the instructor couldn't guarantee that I'd get a seat in that class. So I'm very restless about that, because I really want this to happen.

Not to mention that I just found out today that there will be a major change in how my job will go in the next school year. It appears that I may not be working with the other aide as much as I've been this year, and even with a different teacher, not to mention with a completely different program. I think I'd like that.

And a good friend helped me with a tarot card reading about a week or so ago that speaks of a new job. Either of those situations would pretty much fit that criteria. I'm hoping for a pay boost, and there was an announcement that my current job would make me eligible for a $400 bonus at the end of each of the semesters. The CNA job would be an increase in pay, too, but it wouldn't be through a bonus; it would be due to more pay per hour. I don't know which would be the most lucrative, though, because the bonus may average out to as much pay per hour as the CNA work.

I'm glad I wrote this down. I believe I'm more at peace about all of it, and I just might talk to the school administrator about this in the next couple of weeks.

Thank you, God/dess.