Patience

I am NOT a patient person. I’ve never claimed to be. Call it one of the only traits I have as an only child. I am the first to admit I have the patience of a firework fuse. I don’t like lines, can’t stand hold music and most of all I HATE to wait for important news.
Today is day two of “Mail Watch 2006 –the wait for the letter”.
A few months ago (end of February to be exact) I sent out several applications to different CDF districts in hope of scoring an interview and ultimately wowing them into a seasonal firefighter position. I ended up interviewing at 2 different districts.
I relieved to say, I feel like my interviews in both locations went well. And in fact I’ve gotten a ranking back from one of the locations (the other had stated they would not be sending these), and I was rather pleased with where I ranked considering it was my first EVER firefighter interviews and I was as nervous as a kid on his first date.
So now I wait. Hiring usually starts in May. When exactly you ask? I DON’T KNOW! They don’t give you exact dates – just approximations, too many variables to tie them down to an exact time. And the waiting I am sure will kill me! It’s only May 2nd and already I am running to the mailbox as soon as I get home as if I am hoping it will have a check for $10,000 in it (although that would be nice too – if you wish to send me $10g I am game).
Alas today my mailbox search found only Penny Savers and Costco coupons which, I so sweetly left for Rick to pick up when he gets the mail tonight. I shall stock the mailbox again tomorrow in hopes of something in an envelope with a CDF return address.