Giraf

Se lige, hvad jeg fik i pakkekalenderen i går! En pose med løsdele og kun et billede af det færdige produkt gjorde det ikke ligefrem nemt at samle den, men den er blevet SÅ fin. Nu tørrer limen bare, og så er jeg klar med en ny nøglering!
I går var jeg til jobsamtale. Totalt mærkelig oplevelse. Mens jeg ventede på at komme ind, kom en tidligere kollega som jeg respekterer meget og har talt meget med. Han sagde, at han i mit sted ville tage en halv stilling der, hvor jeg er nu, og så tage løst arbejde ved siden af. Bare for at kunne blive der! Det gad jeg virkelig godt, så 5 minutter efter og et par telefonopkald var jeg ret sikker på, at det var muligt og at det var det, jeg i virkeligheden brændte efter. (Det har nemlig været rigtig svært at finde ud af, mens jeg har gået og spekuleret som en gal over, hvad jeg nu skulle gøre, når jeg ikke kunne få en fuldtidsstilling! Jeg vil nemlig også gerne bestemme lidt selv, og ikke bare få løn for noget projektarbejde som de andre bestemte over.)
Så gik jeg så til samtale om et job, som jeg alligevel ikke rigtig gad have. Den blev selvfølgelig nok lidt præget af det. Men også af, at jeg ikke interesserer mig det fjerneste for "De 7 lægeroller", så længe jeg kan arbejde og være glad for det.
Bagefter fik jeg vished for, at det virkelig kan lade sig gøre med halvtidsarbejde, og at der også vil være arbejde ved siden af til mig. Da jeg så fik afslag på det job jeg havde været til samtale om, blev jeg glad. Så slipper jeg for at vælge! (Og jeg ved, at nogle rigtig gode kolleger får lov at få de jobs der var. Jeg glæder mig virkelig på deres vegne!)
Nu glæder jeg mig til foråret. Glæder mig til lidt mere fri, men også til tid til de artikler, jeg skal have skrevet. I MIT tempo!
Måske skulle jeg strikke et par strømper mere til Ole som tak for hjælpen?

Just look, what I got in my advent calendar yesterday! A little bag of wooden beads and elastic and nothing but a photo of the finished product didn't make it exactly a piece of cake to collect, but I really love the result! Now it's waiting for the glue to dry, and then I have a new keyring!
Yesterday I went to a job interview. It was the strangest experience. While I was waiting for my turn, one of my former colleagues, that I really respect and talked to a lot, came and sat with me. He told me that in my place he would choose to take a half-time job and do some other job on the side. Just to be able to stay there! What a great idea! After 5 minutes and a few phone-calls, I felt quite convinced that it would be possible and that this was, what I  really longed to do. (It has been very difficult deciding what to do, since I can't have a full-time job at my current place! I want to decide a bit for myself, and not just get paid to do some projects that belong to someone else.)
There I went to the interview about a job that I suddenly didn't want, anyway. Of course the interview was a bit colored by that. But also by the fact that I'm really, truly not interested in "the 7 roles of a medical expert", as long as I'm able to work and happy to do it!
Afterwards I got assured that a half-time job is certainly possible and that I will be able to work on the side as well. When they called me and told me I didn't get the job, I was happy. Then I don't have to choose! (And I know that some of my really nice and great colleagues got to get the jobs the interview was for. I'm so happy for them!)
Now I'm looking forward to spring-time. To having a few more off days, but also more time for the articles I'll be writing. As fast as I decide!
Maybe I should make another pair of socks for Ole just to say thank you?