Irritations-Warning!!! This is a gripe post

Have you ever been in just a mood that for personal reasons finds you irritated sometimes with the smallest infractions? Well if you have than you will understand my post today. My dismal monetary situation has not had me in the best of moods, and though I know it will get better and I will continue to put on a brave face its really starting to bother me. Not so much that not having money part, as the part of me feeling like I need to be making more money than what I am. I recently attended a committee meeting at a library in my system. One of the members is leaving the system taking a job out of state making probably considerably more than what she is making here in the very poor state of Arkansas. She has a MLS (masters in library science which is the same degree I have, and the degree that is ususally highly recommended and in most cases REQUIRED for the library field) People who have graduate degrees are definitally in the minority in the state of Arkansas. I think I read somewhere like only 7% of the population. Coupled with the fact that Arkansas is a poor state, I feel like I will be getting top out pay easily within the next 10 years. (at least thats what my ambition tells me) But that leaves me in the meantime waiting....and waiting.....AND waiting. Both for more responsiblity (aka upward movement) and pay (speaks for itself) On some days the attitudes and actions of others (either co-workers or patrons) can have me in a pensive mood. Being in this mood allows me to reflect on my situation from different angles. If an opportunity arose, of course, I would take it, despite my loyalist leanings to my branch. I have decided to make a concerted effort to make myself more visable in the system, so in the future when I apply for positions in management at least my face if nothing else about me will be known. I will let my work speak for itself, and in the interim continue to do my best work. Of course good and bad days are a given, but as long as one stay focus on the short-term goals while keeping long term goals in the peripheral,the only thing stopping you...is you. As FDR said, "There is nothing to fear, but fear itself."