the hunt continues

monday, i had an interview down towards wilmington. i think it went okay, but considering how well i thought the last two had gone & still didn't get an offer, i'm not going to get too excited. so, it wasn't stellar but wasn't awful either. i think it'd be a great place to be, with the exception of where to live. i drove around for about an hour or so afterwards, and didn't really see any great housing options...guess that's what happens when you're near the beach (but how can you complain if you're near the beach?!). so, we'll see. i should know one way or the other by the end of the month or early into november (since my interview was towards the end of the process this time).
in other job news, i have another interview scheduled for nov. 10 in virginia. this job, to put it mildly, would be a few steps backwards. but, it is a planning gig so i would be thankful considering i'll soon be entering my 10th month of being unemployed (7th of being supported by the government). if nothing else, it's more interview practice. this one will be a panel of 3-5 staff members including the director. we'll see what shakes out.
more news: two more jobs in the charlotte area have posted that i am going to apply for...can you tell i'm itching to get back to the queen city?! one's for a planner southeast of charlotte (monroe) and the other is for a tech in the lake norman area. the 2nd, i actually had a telephone interview with them the first go-around (the post-college job hunt) for a planner. i lacked the experience then, but i have it now, so maybe that will bode well for me this time?!

pro-actively waiting to see what shakes out....

new car

i am on the hunt for a new(er) car..hard to believe since i was rollin' around in a '07 mazda3, just shy of having it paid off too. i was down to a year and was planning to squish the payments together to do it in six months. but, i was in an accident and it's been deemed a total loss. wednesday morning, i said farewell to my purple phantom. :(

the weekend of july 4th 2007,

i traded in my '87 windex blue cavalier

(given to me by my grandma out in CO)

for the phantom

my parents and i are working on a rental..which needs to happen ASAP considering i need to drive down towards wilmington on monday for an interview! so, while we're working on that, i'm dreaming of which car i will soon call mine. (food for thought, with the great apr offer for october, i could potentially have a lower monthly payment on a new mazda than i "currently" have on the '07..)

here are my favorites:

2011 mazda2

2010 mazda3

ford fiesta

obviously, there's a trend and a loyalty to mazda. what do you think? any other cars/small suv's i should be condsidering? wish us luck!

october 14, 2010 is a day that changed my life.

i won't get into details because it's not appropriate but i will say that i know God was looking out for me because things could be worse than they are. it's not always about what happened or didn't happen, but it's about how you pick yourself up off the ground, pick up the pieces, put your life back together and move on with your life.

bad things happen, but so do really good things.

like, waking up to my mom in my room telling me that another jurisdiction called and wants to interview me! (monday, october 25 @ 2pm)

confession

i have a confession. i have fallen off the working out wagon. i was going strong there for awhile, completed my foundations courses and then BAM! it all seemed to happen at once. we went out of town for the vt/ecu game. i found out i didn't get one of the jobs that i REALLY wanted (& thought i actually might get) and got pretty depressed. then, once i got over that the world wasn't over and that there are more jobs out there to be had, i got sick (oh, and my ear swelled & burst TWICE during these past few weeks!). that's about 3 weeks of loser-ness. why am i admitting this to the world?! to be held accountable. because like getting to be a planner somewhere new, getting fit & healthier is something i really want to say that i am.

i thought the start of october would mean a fresh start..get back into it, get my life back on track..but last week, i just wasn't into it. plus, i found out that i could go to the women's class at 9am, and that there's a class at 11am, so i wouldn't have to face the people in the 430-7 classes with shame if i didn't want to. i really was going to go today..but i stayed in bed too long. whoops! so tomorrow is the day! i think i may try the 9am class first (but if i miss it, there is the 11am) to see what it's like...i just kinda feel like a big loser. so, that's gonna change.

in job news, i'm on the edge of my seat waiting to hear back from the two jobs (va & nc) this week. i'm sending off another packet today (nc) and will be applying for one more job (a HUGE step down, but hey, it's a job)...and then will be waiting for more to post. the end of summer has brought a serious slump in postings..and since i said i'd give this unfortunate turn of events a year, i have until january 19 to find another planning position. after that point, i'll really have to start looking at my options..my mom thinks i'd make a great copy editor/graphic designer/home designer/etc. so it gets me thinking that maybe..just maybe..planning isn't the field for me. being unemployed sucks because you have all this time to doubt yourself. i love planning..i love the people part, the knowing what's coming part, the conflict, the success..everything. so to think that it may not be what i'm supposed to be doing for my career is heartbreaking...heartaching stuff. i've been praying about it..and am anxiously yet patiently waiting to see what God does.

wow, this post was just supposed to be about how i went from a motivated mini-FA to a constantly depressed, less motivated mini-FA and it really turned into a confession on all accounts. well, you can't fault me for being honest.

an update. yesterday i had an impromptu phone interview. usually when a prospective employer leaves a message about wanting an interview, usually the return call is done in order to SET UP the interview. not this one. i called back and the director proceeded to ask me 9-10 questions. i was completely thrown off and not prepared. i tried to recover quickly and will know by next week if i make it to the actual round of interviews. other positive thoughts..i made it through the initial round and into the pre-interview round of another job that i REALLY want (i know i say this a lot, but it's true..this one is near charlotte, i could actually LIVE where i work & still be able to have a life (as opposed to taking a job in bfe)). so, for both jobs, i will know my fate within the next 2-3 weeks.

october

1. JOB

2. finish my room

3. finish the "jessica" redo project

4. unpack/sort/repack my belongings

5. start to work on the bonus room redo

6. gym. i think i'm going to start going at 11am weekdays as opposed to waiting until 430-630 to work out.

7. church. it's a new priority. i really like the summit.

8. whatever else i can fit in...

september

1. JOB (still working on that one)

2. paint my room (DONE)

3. redecorate my room - new bedding, rods, panels, etc. (DONE)

4. frame for my bed (not yet & not a priority)

5. headboard (same as #4)

6. redo the "jessica" piece (it's ready for this weekend!)

7. unpack, sort, repack what i own (not yet but in the immediate future)

8. bonus room (this is related to #7 so see above)

9. gym consistency (blame the vt/ecu game, my week of being depressed, my week of being lazy)

10. church. i went once this month.

11. whatever else (i got TWO massages this month...i gotta use up my prepaid massages before the year runs out!)