Alright, alright, cooking with gas now...

So in my search for new employment, I got some promising leads: customer service positions at two insurance companies (a medical one and an auto/home one). I booked some phone interviews for the same day because I'm awesome (see: limited on time). I may need to nap later that day, but we'll see.

So far, the overtime is going well. I think I may put in some more next week, but I'll see how this week goes before I commit to that.

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Update: I have decided to take a small break from doing overtime since it all caught up with me by Friday night.

Also, things are actually going pretty well in the new department. So, now I am not so sure about leaving the bank just yet. So I'll have to give it some more thought, but man... I think the money may be the biggest temptation.  

And...

the job hunt continues.

:-/

I need to rethink my strategies on this business, y'all.

Small update

I had the interview yesterday. To summarize, I think it went well. Dunno what else to do other than wait... well, actually live my life and apply for other jobs. For starters.

Make doctor appointments, eat, sleep, write, read, and other sorts of various human and adult things.

So if you excuse me, I got to go be an adult.

Apparently.


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And now for something completely different...

I have a job interview tomorrow for a neighborhood periodical. I got the call for an interview the same day I wrote my entry on the worries I had on the job searching. Funny, huh?

I'll let y'all know how it goes. And yeah... just like with all past, present, and future jobs, I do not discuss specifics here for a myriad of reasons (both privacy and personal ones). I hope y'all understand.

Hope you (see: those who are currently looking for a job also) have the same good luck as I do. We all need it.

Sorry for the long silence, I had a good reason...

I was busy applying for jobs. Mostly writing/editing ones. They sounded very promising, good pay and exciting environments. A chance to stretch my skills out and share them with others, doing something more than working on my stuff. We're talking big-leagues here. This ain't no indie publisher, this ain't no (insert whatever)...

And... nope.

I redid my resume (a tip from the alumni career counselor I visited a week ago), wrote nice cover letters that weren't canned, and honestly fit an eff-ton of the requirements. Perhaps I can do better (which is the case for a lot of things, really), but I'm kinda thunderstruck. Right now it's a matter of licking my wounds and pressing on. There are other chances. Perhaps I should stretch out beyond writing/editing. After all, many writers didn't work in publishing, some were far from that in fact. May not need that route, just accept what is offered to me and go for it.

I think I have to go outside the box for this one, y'all.

Wish me luck. And may the same good luck go for us all.

*meme does not belong to me*

Man, I finally made up my mind!

After some more consideration, along with a perfect storm of other things (oh hai retail), I have decided that I will stick to my original plan that I had earlier this year and skip out on grad school this time around. Thinking about preparing for the blasted application has gotten me to realizing that shooting for just one school is a poor idea. Plus, I want to see what other programs are out there and research them more before I decide at the end of 2013.

I really want a new job, sock away some serious dough, and maybe even plan a trip to San Francisco for next summer. Something, anything to get me thinking about my life again. Turning 26 has really helped me realize that I need to get my life in gear. I want to start dating, meet new people, and continue to write.

I find myself drifting away from things I used to like and moving onto other things, wanting to grow more as a person. Gaining a hold of my sanity was the biggest game-changer in my life. I find myself looking around my current hopes and dreams and realizing they no longer apply (like the original grad school I wanted to go to). I would love to go to grad school out of state, go out into the big world, and see what it has to show. I want to break further away from who I used to be and keep going forward in my new direction. And the arrow point further than Austin, further than retail... further than I can fathom at this point.

We'll have to see how it goes. But first things first: a new job. That would be the best Christmas gift ever (well, since being asked by my best friend to be a bridesmaid for her wedding).

Here's an update! There's an update! We all have updates!

Hello, longtime readers and newcomers! I'm back to see what condition my blog was in. And man, we need some updates in here, it's looking a little stale. Time to fix that.

My hematoma has healed up quite nicely, the bruising is still there but not as bad as before. It's all migrated to the left inner side of my right arm. I was concerned it wouldn't be gone by the time of my friend's wedding, but it's looking like it'll be gone before then. I can also stretch my arm out without pain, yea!

I'm going to begin the job hunt by applying for a few jobs. One of them is for another bookstore, but they're offering full-time, which I need. It's been really frustrating, since I want to do it all right the first time, so I give up since I might as well save me the pain of rejection. Hmmm... I really need to stop doing that. 'Cause how else can I survive being a writer? Or life in general?

I have everything that I need for the wedding (minus the dress, it's being hemmed at the moment) and the trip to NYC. All I'm missing is Shout! wipes and a sewing kit. Trust me, think about why I, a bridesmaid, may need these things. If anything, I want to be the over-prepared bridesmaid, armed and ready for any possible scenario to ensure a smooth wedding day.

I do have plans to blog about the NYC trip, but not during it. I am not going to be lugging my laptop around town, 'cause I ain't leaving it at the hotel, that's for sure.

And a big lesson I learned today is that, no matter how rough and sucky life gets, I need to keep perspective and finds the joys in life. It is hard as hell to do, and I often forget to do this, but I have to keep at it.

Hope y'all are well, my lovely peeps.