Oh wow!

So first, congratulations! They want to hire you! Even if everything falls apart now, at least you'll know that you succeeded in getting an offer! That's great.

I guess all you can do is hang on now, and wait for them to get back to you with the formal offer. I hope that they're able to give you what you had asked for, and that they stick with the plan of bringing you on part-time. If that guy is supposed to be getting back to you (did he?) does that mean you'd definitely have to report to him?

Good luck, and I hope it all works out the way you want it to!

I just heard back from my friend today. She hasn't heard anything from her friend yet, so maybe everyone is just busy. My poor friend is not settling in to the new locale really well, and I feel bad for her... I forgot that she's never really lived out of state, so it's a BIG move for her (basically cross-country).

How did you end up putting on a play!? I'm fascinated! Did you initiate it, or was the play already happening, and you volunteered to take over? What did you do? I'd love to get more involved with theater stuff, acting class was so much fun... and I've done a tiny bit of volunteering with two start-up opera companies (both defunct now, sadly!).

The docent work sounds really fun too! You manage to fit a lot in!

I have absolutely no good advice on style or image. I think I'm too similar to you in this area! I didn't start wearing makeup until my mid-30s - and when I did, it was because friends from the opera company took me out for a makeover (clothes, hair, makeup). I felt like I looked ridiculous with the makeup (it looked like it was floating on my face!) and ended up only wearing it about half the days I went to work... so nobody knew what to expect when I was there Luckily, I got a lot of very positive feedback and encouragement, so I stick with it now (except for days when I'm only running out to the grocery store, then I skip it!).

I do brush my hair, but I think sometimes it's hard to tell the difference - lol! And one time, I had thrown my hair up in a barrette first thing in the morning without brushing it, and forgotten... ran out to Walmart to pick up something I'd ordered and realized, halfway through the store, that I probably looked like a maniac! Ha! But, I survived.

Good luck with the offer! Fingers crossed that come back with a part-time position, and a decent amount of money for you!