First of all go look at the funny cats on lolcats!! They want's cheeseburgers too. So now back to me. Due to extreme job finding tunnel vision I don't really have much to say this week. I mean explaining how I repeatedly hit refresh every few hours on craigslist job sites, and having sent out thirty resumes only to get back mostly scam e-mails does not an exciting life make. I managed to register with a temp agency, and I do have a phone interview with Geico tomorrow that I am excited about, but other then that I have had to force myself to not look for any jobs this week. As you know from reading the past couple of weeks have been chaos for me. I have to get back to normal this week and take some time for myself. I was letting the chaos take over to the point that I was putting off going to the gym, was not attending my Weight Watchers meetings, nor was I tracking. I decided last Friday that there would be no job seeking for me this week if I have interviews that's fine, but I will not spend nearly the whole day hitting refresh and sending my resume to everyone who is hiring in the Tampa area!! It is not good for my mental health!
Day Twenty-Nine: So today was another pretty busy on the go type of day. Kat and I got up and after breakfast we were off to the library for toddler story time. After many adventurous stories little bitty and I went to the Weight Watchers center so that I could weigh in and then we were off to South Tampa to run the errands that we didn't finish yesterday. First stop was the mall were we picked up a dress for Kat and then we grabbed some Chick-fil-A for lunch. After that we went back on base to find the elusive office were we had to drop off our paperwork. After getting lost three times and not being able to g.p.s. the location I finally called the lady and asked for specific dummy proof directions. Finally we found it and turned in the required paperwork, filled out a little more paperwork, then left. We returned home just in time for Kat to get a nap in. The rest of the night was uneventful, cooked dinner, and wrote this blog. Oh yeah and sent out about a dozen resumes.
Day Thirty: Spent the majority of the day on my computer applying/ looking for jobs. Called two, one of them told me if I could be there before four I could interview, the other set up on interview with me for Friday. I really want a job so I called hubby to see if he could possibly be off early enough for me to make the four a clock dead line fortunately he was able. I finally showered, got dressed and rushed off to a prospective job. Complete waste of time! Upon arriving I noticed that it was a call center, the job I was applying for was supposedly an office assistant position. I was then told that the interviewer had called in sick, why was I told this when I originally called? They told me I could come back the next day, when I left I decided that I would more then likely not be back. I then got stuck in traffic on the way home, stopped by Wal-Mart, got home and cooked dinner. Then I scanned more jobs and sent more resumes.
Day Thirty-One: Hubby had the day off so I didn't have to find a babysitter for my interview. After waking up super early to have my blood drawl ( stupid fasting labs) I came back home and prepared for the interview. It went well although it turned out to be for temp work. Why don't people just say what the job is for when they post the listing? I am getting kinda tired of driving all over hell's half acre to apply for jobs I don't really want. If you post a listing for an office assistant, then it should be for an office assistant!! I registered with the agency anyways because I might just find employment through them and if not at least maybe I will get some assignments while I am still looking. On the way home I got some lunch (McDonald's chicken sandwich) and then continued to look for jobs. I also switched our insurance from USAA to Geico. While doing this I ended up on the phone with the Geico lady for about a hour to make sure the policy was correct and had all the things Florida required (they have some super weird requirements!!). While on the phone with her she asked if there was anything else I needed help with and I jokingly asked for a job! I guess she was rather impressed with my personality as she sent me an e-mail with her name and said if I applied to Geico I could list her as a referral! I promptly did just that!! She is a ten year employee and was very enthusiastic about the prospect of me working there. She even asked me to keep her informed of my progress! After the Geico application I went to bed.
Day Thirty-Two: So not much to report today. Hubby took my car so he and the boy child could go to a baseball game. This left me with no choice but to stay home. After looking around my nasty house and realizing that I had not made it to the gym this week I resolved to put the job hunting on the back burner for at least a week. I clean my house till I could see cartoon sparkles coming from my surfaces and then showered so I could go to my book club meeting when the boys got back. I had an awesome meeting out we went to a little bistro and had a delish meal! We also discussed the book we were reading and other goings on in our lives. I went home happy to have finally had time for myself and relaxed.
Day Thirty-Three: The whole family had a fun day out today. We went to breakfast and then to base to do our grocery shopping. After coming home we all relaxed, ate dinner and then went to bed.
Day Thirty-Four: So Kat and I had to take a trip to the temp agency to fill out my I-9 form. I had brought two forms of government i.d. but they were both in the same column so I had to take my social security card up there. After doing that we went home on the way I got the e-mail from Geico about the phone interview and tried to do a happy dance in my car! It's hard to do! Surprisingly we came home to eat lunch and did not eat out. I scheduled my interview and relaxed a little before we had to leave to go to an appointment. The appointment went well, we came home made some dinner, and went to bed.
Day Thirty-Five: Today was our normal busy day! Music class ( the last one unfortunately), speech therapy, and then the Y. Yes you read that right I finally made it to the gym!!! I felt pretty good after swimming some laps. Kat and I got some Sonic for lunch (pretty silly to work out then eat fast food). I got a chicken tenders toaster and some onion rings, it was pretty yummy. We got home just in time for Kat's nap. Around four o'clock we had to head out for Gabe's group therapy, we then came home and ate pizza for dinner. Now I am writing this blog!!
Well I hope you guys have all had an awesome week. I think I am doing better this week feeling less stressed and more myself. I really cannot believe I have gone this long with out slipping up. If you had mentioned this idea to me or asked if I would ever go this long with out a cheeseburger I probably would have laughed in your face. Just one more week and I can have a cheeseburger again!! You know I actually thought I would miss them more. This hasn't been quite as challenging as I originally thought and I feel so accomplished! Tune in next Tuesday to find out the future of this blog and if I managed to find employment!
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