WorkWorkWork in A New Beginning to an Old Story.

Wow, I haven’t written in a long time. I’ve meant to, but you know how life goes I guess!

Even though my grandma passed away almost 2 years ago now there are still things I miss terribly. It’s weird, before it was just EVERYTHING. But with time having passed, now I notice certain things. I never realized how much I called her. If I were going for a walk, I would call her for company until I reached my destination. If I needed to kill time for anything, I would call and see what she was doing. Any basic little question, I would call her. And most importantly if something exciting or sad happened to me… I would call her. Now I dial and think.... oh yeah....

I recently quit my job because it was getting to be too much for me. I was never home, on a tiresome schedule, the work was becoming mundane and I was absolutely miserable which was transferring into my attitude, my relationship and even my health (GUESS WHOSE FAT AGAIN?!) haha.
So I have been searching for a new job the past 2 weeks. Probably the worst time to go unemployed as our economy tanked and there are no jobs - especially ones with salaries like I was making before. Which im going to miss the savings but I think being home and having a social life will be worth the money cut.

I havent really found many jobs that made me excited. So far they’ve been like “yeah, I could do that.. might as well apply…” except 2.
The first one I was somewhat unsure of until the interview - then I left the building feeling like I wanted it, so bad! I got pretty excited. I also felt pretty good about it. Buuuut he called me the next day and said I was a strong candidate but someone came in with more experience specific to the company and they had to go with them. Which, who knows if that’s true or not but bottomline… I didn’t get it.
The second one… I applied for maybe a week and a half ago? The HR lady emailed me asking when a good time to call and ask me a few questions was. I told her anytime, but she re-scheduled a few times. Then she called me on Tuesday. We talked for awhile, she went over the job and asked me general interview type questions (which I feel I suck at answering! I babble sometimes!) and then she said she is screening a few more resumes 9she received over 300), will choose the strongest candidates and then the HR manager will call them in for in-person interviews. She said I would hear by Friday (tomorrow). I crossed my fingers and really want this one… but I also try to be realistic. I usually blow phone interviews, and she had so many applicants.
Tonight at 10pm she sent me an email saying after reviewing my application, her and the hiring manager want to invite me for an in person interview!!!! Told me to let her know the best time for next week. So I will email her tomorrow morning and let her know im available anytime!! Sooner the better!

This is one of those times I would have read the email, did my little dance, and then immediately called my grandma to tell her all about it and ask her to cross her fingers for me! She always would. Gahhhh. Crazy how its those things you miss the most.

Oh, by the way… I absolutely SUCK at interviews. Who doesn’t? Actually im sure there are a lot of people who naturally rock them. Fuck those guys!!