G’morning and happy Friday!
Busy week with career stuff - we have movement, people!
First of all, though I still don’t have a signed contract for my consulting gig, I’ve already been paid for the month of January (the check came through earlier this week), so that means the project is moving! It feels very shaky, and I have a lower confidence level in this all working out like I was thinking back in December during my trip to Tupelo, BUT…I’ve been paid for one month so far. I will give them one month’s worth of work. And then I need to get all of this straightened out with a SIGNED deal.
I have had two interviews for full-time work this week. The first one was for what I feel like could be a fantastic opportunity, but in a city I’m not super stoked about; and the second one was for a job I am overqualified for, but I explained that I could help them out with their strategy once I got the guy to confess that’s what the company really needs. I told them I could do it on a consulting basis if they want. We’ll see where I get with those.
And then, I’d applied for a role for a job that doesn’t quite match my expertise with another company, but parts of the job are perfect for me. I figure, ya gotta look at all options, right? Well, they came back and said they want to give me an Excel assessment test and ughhhh. I am fine with Excel and spreadsheets…I use Excel and Sheets and all of those things daily. But what I am not is a master of formulas and building financial reports. Give me a report and I’ll slice and dice all day. But ask me to create a pivot table? Nahhhh. But since I applied, I’m going to take the test. I’ll be taking it tomorrow, on a Saturday. Meh. But it gives me time to brush up a little.
So movement. It’s not exactly the right movement yet, but I feel like movement is momentum and every interview is practice for the right thing! I am working on setting up more of these opportunities.
We are prepping for this epic winter storm this weekend. The whole weekend is supposed to be this icy situation which will kick our asses all weekend. I am thinking about a couple of indoor projects to work on, provided the electricity stays on (my main concern…I don’t mind staying in all weekend as long as I have power).
So if the electricity stays on, I have a couple of ideas:
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I know I’ve said this before, but I need to edit my closet. Now that I’ve spent over a year working on my pre-loved and secondhand wardrobe, my closet is overflowing. I truly, truly need to edit down!
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Deep clean my kitchen. Ugh. So fun. Not…but I have noticed that my cabinets need scrubbing and the baseboards need some attention too.
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Organize the closet in the 2nd bedroom. It’s a catch-all kind of storage closet and it’s overflowing these days.
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And with all of this, I have to start thinking about the end of my lease and a move back to [former city], which will get me closer to mom and dad and also closer to more career/work opportunities for me.
That’s enough to think about!
But I do need to have a contingency plan for if the power goes out! So here’s what I have so far:
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Charge up my power bank (done)
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Food prep (mostly done - I have a giant pot of my tortilla soup prepared and some already frozen too - plus plenty of other non-perishables prepped). Last time the power was out here, I still had the use of my gas stove, so I was able to have hot beverages and would be able to heat up my soup and boil water, etc.
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Car is gassed up, though if it’s icy, I’m not going anywhere! I’ll just stay bundled up, I guess.
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I even pulled out the parkas for Martini!
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Candles at the ready!
I don’t know what else?? Honestly, this storm isn’t supposed to be like some of the other storms that traumatized me in the past: the storm that took out my operating room as I was walking in for colon cancer surgery, and the storm that took out the power for over a week when I first moved to [this city]. I’m still so grateful for [Ylime]’s help, support, cooking (!!), and letting us (Martini and me) stay with her and Athena for days on end.
I have a lot of other stuff to write about, but it makes me anxious. My medical stuff, getting in to see a new doc, my next colonoscopy, etc. but I’ll save it for another entry.
Oh wait. I do have one quick update from The Flying Futz (aka. “New Mommy Man”) from my previous entry. He asked me out for a second date. In fact, he messaged me the next day and said he wanted to see me Friday evening. Asked me out to dinner. I don’t know if he even realized that a big storm is brewing.
I simply replied that I didn’t feel chemistry and I wished him luck in the future. Simple. Easy. And mostly painless for both of us. So… as you can see by my title, my relationship effort will be low today. I might peek back in on Bumble, but I’m back to square one in the love department.
But the good news in all of that is, I actually made it to second date inquiry status after so many first date ghostings of late.
Gotta go walk the dog now and watch for the storms to start rolling in later…
xox,
GS
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