On Vitae

In which a list of things done is given.

I've had some writer's block lately so I asked people on Facebook what I should blog about. There were some good ideas that I will likely come back to. But my friend Jace wanted to know all the things I've done to earn money. That seemed like a good idea, and will force me to think about it. So in roughly chronological order here are all the things I've done to earn money.

• Ran the scoreboard at little league softball games.
• Started a company selling jumper cables¹.
• Score keeping and video taping middle school and high school sporting events.
• Served food.
• Mowed lawns.
• Framed houses.
• Surfed the Internet².
• Set up painting jobs on the Navajo reservation.
• Played Sorry and dodge ball.
• Went on field trips, swam, played games.
• Planned games for Camp O.
• Planned games for VBS.
• Interned at church.
• Edited video³.
• Young Lifed.
• Installed furniture on military bases and hotels.
• Substitute taught.
• Sold plasma.
• House sat⁴.
• Moved hay bails.
• Walked back and forth IU's campus⁵.
• Read books and blogged⁶.
• Counseled students.
• Watched gym class.
• Fed kids lunch.
• Sold meat at the farmers' market.
• Got really cold⁷.

Now, for a fun game see if you can figure out where these jobs fall on a timeline (Junior High/High School/College/Grad School). For an extra challenge don't read the food notes.

Next week: How not to be a dingus.
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¹ In middle school my friend Eric and I were a part of Junior Achievement, I don't know why we decided to do that, probably because we heard we could get money. I still have the jumper cables our group made.
² My freshman year the was some company that would track your Internet surfing and would pay you based on how much you surfed the Internet. My roommate and I would each get checks every couple of weeks for like $20.
³ I made the video for Camp Olivet in 2004, I had no idea what I was doing and stayed up until like 3 am to finish it.
⁴ House sitting for the Jones was the most amazing summer job ever. One of the top 3 summers of my life.
⁵ Working for the Upward Bound summer program was one of the most ridiculous experiences of my life, I would seriously just sit in a hallway while kids took classes.
⁶ As the in-school aide at JCMS I read like 12 books in a semester.
⁷ I work at the Corry's freeze loading coolers and CSA bags.