Saturday, 19 November, 2022 – For the first time since Elias left, I completely missed a day of posting. I spent the day yesterday (November 19th) applying for a job. It is a job at another Fed and one that I would really like to get. It involves working on historical projects and it pays more than I am making now. But it is hard for me to talk about myself. And it is hard for me to think about what I do as “accomplishments.” I tried to do both those things, in order to apply for the job, but I am not sure I succeeded.
It seems so much easier to see what Elias or Annika are good at, than it is for me to see that about myself. When she was little, Annika would ask me to tell her things that she’s good at. I thought that was such a great thing – that she would just ask me for examples and that she believed me. At least, I think she did.
I was thinking about how Elias could show what he has learned on this trip on a resume or a cover letter. I don’t know how he can do that, but it seems like too formative an experience to leave off a resume or cover letter.
Anyway, I do not have anything interesting to post about Saturday, 19 November. Elias did not text and I am in a foul mood.