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By Erica, May 22, 2009 9:13 am

I’m headed to Chicago next week for training. I’m pretty excited because not only will I be learning something in class but I’ll be learning something about the city as well. My husband is coming along and we’ll be staying through the weekend to have some time for exploring.

I’ve loved this song since I was a kid:

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By Erica, May 14, 2009 5:43 pm

When I was an undergraduate, Steve Winwood’s album “Back in the High Life” got a huge amount of play. We couldn’t get enough. In fact, there were two girls who my circle of friends didn’t really know but we ran into them at parties frequently (it was a small school and I’m sure we learned their names since circle of friends tended to congregate). They loved that album too and their nicknames were the Steve Winwood Girls–mostly because they danced at the drop of a hat if someone put on “Back in the High Life”. I don’t remember what their actual names are but they’ll always be the Steve Winwood Girls. Just like Mr. New Jersey will always be Mr. New Jersey. And, who could forget Mr. Blank Stare.

All of this to present, the last Friday video of my graduate career. It seems symmetrical to use this one to tie together undergraduate and graduate memories. This video combines two amazing guitar players–Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton.

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By Erica, May 11, 2009 5:19 pm

I was in an all day training session last Friday and I have no idea what it was about. I know what it was supposed to be about but the thing is the trainer didn’t deliver what was advertised. I couldn’t obey the law of two feet because the director of our organization was there and the assistant director for one of our client’s divisions was also there. Instead I learned how to dismantle a paper clip and used an ordinary pen to create quite a weapon. Should I ever end up in prison, I will be able to defend myself. I’m sure that’s completely not what the trainer hoped I’d learn in his session.

As I was sitting there trying so hard to concentrate and then eventually just giving up, I realized that the place I work is really perfect for me for all the reasons everyone keeps bringing up–freedom, leeway in scheduling and self-direction. The problem is I’m in the wrong position. I shouldn’t be a curriculum developer for child welfare courses. I should be an instructional designer for elearning. That’s a position we used to have before our organization was gutted and the entire elearning team was carved down to one person. If I’m going to stay at the organization (and that’s a big if because I’m still not convinced), I’ll have to broach the subject (again) of moving over to elearning. Staying in my current position feels like my soul gets sucked out every day. There’s no growth and there’s no opportunity to use so much of what I just learned in the adult learning program. I’m in a silo and I want to break free.

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By Erica, May 8, 2009 7:32 am

Thanks to everyone who helped me get here.

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By Erica, May 3, 2009 1:00 pm

Here we are after our presentation to our client on Thursday, April 30th.

The client seemed pleased and I think we were all quite pleased with our presentation and the conversation that ensued. It was a pleasure working with our client and the Theory Why team.