Hold the Phone!

Perhaps I don't have to lower my expectations when it comes to employment and my qualifications. I have interviewed and been offered another job! Oh glorious of days this is and it isn't even my birthday.. yet. Matter of fact, my first day will be the day after my birthday.

Now I'll have to go back to the retailer in which I just had orientation with and let them know that I can't work with them. I feel bad, of course, but this is the way of things. The new opportunity gives me much better pay and much better opportunities for the future and much better environment that I would feel comfortable in. Who can argue with all those much-betters?

Well, I'm just completely and utterly excited. Called my sister, called my husband at work, now I'm posting in my blog. I'm not useless! I have qualifications! I can get a job!

Life is grand.

Back To Work

For the past 6 months I have been putting in applications left and right. At first I thought I would have a job in no time. Easy cheesy. Then I realized that after being a SAHM (stay at home mom) for so long, the years of experience I had once had mean absolutely nothing.

First, it was an interview with a major game trading store (name withheld, but we know there is only one major company). I interviewed with one district manager, and the store openings they had were too far of a drive for me. So he recommended I interview in another district that was opening a store near my home town. So two months before the store even opened, I interviewed with its district manager. The interview went great, I thought I was a shoe-in.

A month plus goes by and I called the DM to inquire about the job, she asked that I meet with the store manager for another interview. I did, and the interview didn't go so well. No fault of my own, I must say. The guy had no experience interviewing anybody and he didn't have my resume or application in hand. He fumbled for questions to ask and I fought hard not to take control of the interview myself. It was a disaster and as I was leaving, when they said they would call me, I knew I had lost the opportunity forever. I was more than disappointed.

So I moved on and lowered my expectations ten fold. I applied at the local grocery store. Yeah, another major chain name withheld. I had an interview last week, went well, did the drug test stuff and all that jazz. I received a call this morning and I start orientation tomorrow. The pay is weak and the hours part-time. But it is a new beginning that I will have to build upon. I'll keep searching, keep putting in applications and keep putting in my resumes. I don't want to settle with something I know I will hate. Wish me luck.

Cleaning What??

So it is 'seis de Mayo' and the so called spring cleaning may have gotten done then, but the house is still a mess! Now there is a hole in my bedroom wall where the bath plumbing is, but nothing has been fixed. Our lawn looks like the Congo. I keep waiting for a wild animal to give chase and lunge for my neck. I did, however, manage to plant 10 Colorado Blue Spruce in the yard. We'll see how that goes. Since you can't find them right now, they may get chopped down before their first branch. I did buy them some small fencing to protect them, but guess what? That is right! Ding ding ding! I am procrastinating about putting them out. I saw a small snake while planting them and ever since I've been paranoid. Going to get the boy to help me today :-).

And! Our kitchen sink has a major leak. We bought the sink a few months ago, and he's had a new faucet for it for well over a year now.. maybe even two. Is that just terrible!? Goodness gracious.

Well, at least the family is well, the dog is healthy and we're all happy. Just, man!, can we get one thing done? Grrrrrr