decisions

So, here's the latest battle I've come up against in my life: the battle of making a decision. You see, I have never been good at making decisions (I know, you are all incredibly surprised at this point) and I've got to make some pretty big ones here soon. Let me explain...

Navigator Pointe Academy is a charter school in West Jordan and they have offered me a teaching position.

Clair E Gale Junior High is a junior high in Idaho Falls and they have offered me a teaching position.

The problem starts out obvious: which do I choose?

But you see, there's more to it than that. A choice determines which state I live in, which salary I decide to accept, which town I live in, which grade I teach, which curriculum I have to learn and teach to the kids, which faculty and staff I work with, etc. See, it gets complicated.

It's not a bad problem, mind you. I like the idea of having options. I've had 4 interviews with schools/districts and have 2 job offers. That's honestly better than most ever see. And for a first year teacher, let's be honest: one might consider me successful at this getting a job thing.

The biggest problem is that I need to decide by, well, tomorrow. The junior high in Idaho needs to know by tomorrow morning whether or not I'll take the position. Talk about putting the pressure on! And the charter school needs to know quickly here as well. And of course, my blog readers (if there are any) are going to want to know my decision too.

Who knew that the real world was so complicated? And why didn't anyone warn me?

Ah, well, I'm enjoying it. It's not every day that a young lady such as myself receives an offer at all, let alone 2. So I guess where this leaves me is that I don't mind problems of this kind, and y'all know me -- saying that is a pretty big deal for this little chica.