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A few days ago, I got a text from a principal who is looking for a long term sub for a position she describes as "4th grade language arts." It would start in mid-March and last until the end of the year. Obviously this is the holy grail for me, even if there's no associated pay bump from the regular sub rate. I would so love to get some experience lesson planning for the same group of kids over a longer span.

I'm meeting with her later this afternoon, so we shall see. I typically interview very well in person, so all that remains is to hope that my credentials line up with her expectations and that she isn't too thrown by my gender. The platform I book substitute jobs through does not let you set a preferred name, so I've been updating schools on the honorific I prefer to use professionally when I show up to each new gig.

This brings me to the day's other bit of excitement. I finally got around to calling up my local circuit court to confirm which documents I need to pull together for my legal name change petition. Evidently I won't need to attend a hearing or pay a fee, and the process should take 3-5 days from the time I file the paperwork with the circuit court, after which I can go back in and begin the laborious process of getting my entire life up to date. My fiance has been dispatched to print off some forms on his office printer. I'm doing it! And it's definitely better to do it now, before I'm juggling a marriage license or any of the other legal entanglements I'm liable to acquire in the future.