day 1 of unemployment

here is a snapshot of my first day of unemployment:

woke up at 7:20am b/c a 75 lb dog was sitting on me.

quickly fed my dog, my cat and tommy's dog bandana (who is staying w/ us for the week).

tried to coax bandana out of his kennel (he loves that thing).

got bandana out of the kennel and down the hallway (headed outside).

saw my dog, joey, peeing on a chair! 

yelled furiously and smacked his nose.

got both dogs outside finally.

began cleaning up the little mess my dog had left me! 

finally sat down with some coffee and had some time with the Lord. 

took the dogs for a walk.

scoured frugal blogs to find deals before i went grocery shopping... turned out to be wasted time, saved no money with coupons this week.

watched a girly movie.

went to the grocery store and ran some errands.

read websites about interview questions to prepare.

went to a job interview at community action.

got home right when the hubby did! yay.

cooked dinner.

ate dinner on our patio, fabulous!

sent the hubby to work at starbucks.

cleaned the kitchen, did laundry and more laundry.

watched the season finale of one tree hill... way to go nathan (oth fans will understand).

currently surfing the net waiting for hubby to get home so we can sleep!!! 

sounds like a ton, but i swear if felt like the slowest day ever!!

thoughts on getting a job #2

this morning i had a "job screen" for a job with community action. what is a job screen you ask? i didnt have a clue either! ha! on friday morning, i got a call from community action asking me if they could schedule a phone job screen for monday morning. i said yes, still having no idea what it meant. and then this morning i waited for the call. 

a job screen is a "pre-interview" phone interview that helps the company weed thru applicants and pick the best for the position to actually bring in for an interview. they ask a series of generic questions, and are not allowed to clarify or deviate away from the questions in the screen. this is so that everyone has the exact same screening.

so i was asked questions about what kind of worker i would describe myself as, how i deal with conflict, what type of work environment i prefer etc.  

i decided i should share a few things you should always know about yourself incase you have a job interview. put these on the fridge if you need! ha!:

1. have a list of 5 adjectives that describe you handy (bc we all know that thinking of adjectives other than fun and cool is hard on the spot)

2. think up and write down a few different examples of a time you have dealt with conflict management in a previous job

3. a list of your top strengths and weaknesses... i always hate that question! 

thats all i can think of for now, but you get the point. i am definitely going to make a cheat sheet for next time! 

thoughts on getting a job #1

i have decided that while i endeavor to get a new job, i will share with you guys what i learn or realize along the way. maybe some of it will be helpful, but most of this will prob just be showing you my frustration with this process. here we go!

thoughts on getting a job #1

do future employers expect you to keep a database of all previous job information from your entire life? i just applied to a retail company for a part time summer job. i had to give them my entire life on paper. seriously. they wanted me to list every job i have had in the last ten years. TEN YEARS! 

and here is the thing, i know all the jobs i have ever worked. but i had to give them the phone numbers, name of supervisors, amount i got paid etc. maybe i am the only one here, but i did write down nor do i remember my supervisor from sonic when i was 17's name. some of the places i worked dont even exist anymore. 

lesson number one- keep a database of everything you ever do in life, so then you will always have it when some company has enough time to look thru where you have w

orked in the last ten years. they must has a booming business. 

rain, rain go away! come back another day!

i feel like it has been raining FOREVER!! i could obviously never live in seattle. anyhow, it has rained off and one for over a week. which is good in some ways... but not so good in lots of other ways. so here are my reasons for it being good and not so good...

the good list:

1. rain makes things grow

2. rain is soothing to sleep to

3. rain relieves humidity

4. rain is wet... eliminating the worry of your hair being frizzy or you being sweaty!

the not so good list:

1. rain makes my grass grow- and i now live in a jungle

2. when you have to get up early and be a grown up, rain doesnt help the cause!

3. rain makes things slick and might cause you to fall

4. rain is wet... making the bottom of your pants soppy and you super cold and wet also...

5. rain makes my dog wet... then he comes in and makes everything else wet and gross! 

as you can see, i really think that the bad outweighs the good. now I know that weather is in God's hands and not mine, and who am i to judge the job he is doing. i am simply requesting He consider giving us a few dry, breezy and sunny days! 

a God who provides

This morning I want to share two thoughts... let them dwell in your heart for awhile. 

1. So many times in my life, I've discovered God's provision in packages way different than I think I need, want or expect. It is not that He isn't providing for me, it is simply that I need to change my perspective on what is going to be best for me. 
2. Keeping my mind saturated with truth keeps Satan from being able to whisper dangerous assumptions, false accusations, and faith-eroding perspectives into my mind. 

Isaiah 26:3, "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you." (NIV)