Once More Gainfully Employed!
Well, I accepted First Offer today. Last step is the drug test, which is a breeze. I’ve never even smoked, much less done illegal drugs. Things just kind of shook themselves out. Possibility 1 is out of town until the end of the month … well, I’m not waiting around for two or three more […]
Job Front Looking Up! And More Drama Next-Door
I’ve been a busy little bee this week, and I have results to show for it …. I now have a firm offer in hand, plus two companies who are a little further behind in the hiring process but who wish to be notified before I take another offer because they think they might want […]
Ho Blinkin’ Hum! This Job Search Thing Is BO-Ring
It wouldn’t be so bad if there were something I could do, but there isn’t really. I go online every Sunday and print all the ads I might be qualified for, write my little cover letters and mail, fax, or e-mail them all first thing Monday morning. On Monday and Thursday I hit the job […]
Back in the Swing
I took a few days “off” from blogging so that I could help my mom get ready for my brother’s wedding and so I could get some work done here at the house. I’m back in the swing of things now, and will be posting regularly to Blog Seeds and one or more of my […]
Is It Life? Or the Weather?
I just cannot shake this funk. It ebbs and flows a bit, as I keep busy or not, but it’s always there, lurking. It could be the weather. It’s been overcast and mostly rainy here since Sunday, though I did get out and mow the backyard on Sunday afternoon. But it started raining that night […]
Changes in Attitude … Changes in …
… well, barometric pressure, at any rate. There are storms coming in and out of our area this afternoon, and the resultant roller-coaster of barometric pressure, temperature, and humidity have conspired to keep me in a lethargic funk all afternoon. I really had intended to get a good bit of housework done, but I haven’t […]
Exhausted
Between the job search and the money worries, I’m pretty well beat. A job search is, of course, stressful on its own. But when you add in the draining worry about whether the money will last until you get another job, you find yourself completely knackered at the end of the day. It’s only 9 […]
Another Busy Day—Full of Humiliation
I am worn out today. I can’t wait to get to bed. I kept on going with the “Survival Mode Recovery List” today, but it got tougher as the day wore on. Probably because the day started out so depressing. My first task this morning was to go down to “Human Services” and file for […]
What Does “Survival Mode” Look Like?
Good news and bad news all around. Got up this morning and changed the sheets on my bed, rebooted the laundry, and made breakfast. Dropped the kids off at Vacation Bible School and then started on my “recovery errands list.” First stop was the bank, to deposit the money from the curriculum fair. Then to […]
On Being “Between Jobs”
Since November, I have been “between jobs.” (That’s what the headhunters and career counselors tell me to say. I’ve been told that “unemployed” and “laid off” are too negative, and will make me feel more depressed while making prospective employers concerned about my emotional stability. Whatever.) It was nice at first. I had been working […]