I feel like my streak of having easy weekends is just about over as Spring is here and that is full of events. As I continue to apply for jobs just about everywhere in California minus San Diego (no need to relive that travesty) and Bakersfield... and also still setting my goal in relocating to NYC. Trying to be more on God's time table and make things happen in His time and have faith.
I just added a new blog post to my other blog.... so check it out if you like. www.nychereicome.wordpress.com
And for my fellow politically minded followers: Yes, I am against the Health Care Reform. No I don't want to pay for people who use abortion as a form of birth control, and no I don't want to pay for the guy who eats himself to a heart attack and I have to pay for it. I refuse to get government health care, and yes.... with Obama in office I see us becoming more socialistic than ever, and we are loosing our moral scrupals more and more everyday. Oh America..... about time to leave it eh? HAHA. That is the short and sweet, with a full thoughts blog on this to follow. I will make my republican friends proud on this one!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Divine Appointment? Kinda....
The past couple months I have really been dealing with this "rut" and heck had one of the weirdest dreams that Kristi interpreted as not feeling adequate, or unprepared. And maybe that is the case to some degree.
Let me go back....
3 years ago I sat in Rec 360 (Researching Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration). This class was in preparation for Senior Project (Rec 460/1). In this class it was taught by Dr. Jacobs. Truly a great and enthusiastic guy, but sometimes his answers to life's most important (at the time) questions. After going to a career fair at Poly, I remember feeling a little bit of defeat. Not many people knew what my degree was, which was shocking as here I was attending one of top 4 best schools on the West Coast, and they seemed taken aback about my degree. So I go into class with this question "When I go to career/job fairs here on campus and let recruiters know of my degree... they ask "What is that?". Now, how do I overcome this obstacle?" and I will never forget Dr. Jacobs' answer... "Yeah. You know who has a good answer to your question? Dr. Greenwood.... since we car pool both Dr. Greenwoods' told me a great answer. You should go ask them.". Can we say.... "worst answer ever" ?!?!
Now, fast forward to now, and still being faced by this question in interviews, not feeling like I have enough experience even though I got 1,000 hours like everyone else in my degree was required and had a paid (which is rare) internship of 400 hours, which truly was the internship for the dark pits of hell. But I was in a bind. I had no options other than that if I needed the income since I was giving up 40 hours a week and still needed to keep my other current job at the time (which was Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf). Just because I didn't make the sacrifice doesn't mean I am not as committed. So here I am.... wandering "what do I do?". I have this big goal that I am doing everything I can do. I am praying, and trying to be open... heck I applied to a position in Palo Alto, CA I am not completely sold on, but it is is a step in a better direction. Following my trip to New York in January I became kind of demotivated. For lack of a better word. It was a great experience and a wonderful time seeing family, but I interviewed for a job I didn't get, and I am really okay with that. The pay was not great, and interviews are always practice for the next one. I continue (not as aggressively as I should) to look for jobs back East, and I feel this disadvantage to my current location. And not able to relocate until a job is securely in place. In this economy.... it's the only way.
So this morning, I am at work... in the job that yes keeps in SLO, and I can barely pay Student loans, and I am in a job that could have better pay, but yet I am blessed to be working at all-- in the auto industry nonetheless. SO.... Dr. Jacobs comes in as a customer. Can we say.... Divine Appointment? So I got the opportunity to talk to him for about 20 minutes and it kinda eased things. Keep pressing on and making the most out of situations and not doing anything that puts my well being (you know... having somewhere to live) in jeopardy.
So, I will press on. Not let the world beat me down. And pray!
Let me go back....
3 years ago I sat in Rec 360 (Researching Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration). This class was in preparation for Senior Project (Rec 460/1). In this class it was taught by Dr. Jacobs. Truly a great and enthusiastic guy, but sometimes his answers to life's most important (at the time) questions. After going to a career fair at Poly, I remember feeling a little bit of defeat. Not many people knew what my degree was, which was shocking as here I was attending one of top 4 best schools on the West Coast, and they seemed taken aback about my degree. So I go into class with this question "When I go to career/job fairs here on campus and let recruiters know of my degree... they ask "What is that?". Now, how do I overcome this obstacle?" and I will never forget Dr. Jacobs' answer... "Yeah. You know who has a good answer to your question? Dr. Greenwood.... since we car pool both Dr. Greenwoods' told me a great answer. You should go ask them.". Can we say.... "worst answer ever" ?!?!
Now, fast forward to now, and still being faced by this question in interviews, not feeling like I have enough experience even though I got 1,000 hours like everyone else in my degree was required and had a paid (which is rare) internship of 400 hours, which truly was the internship for the dark pits of hell. But I was in a bind. I had no options other than that if I needed the income since I was giving up 40 hours a week and still needed to keep my other current job at the time (which was Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf). Just because I didn't make the sacrifice doesn't mean I am not as committed. So here I am.... wandering "what do I do?". I have this big goal that I am doing everything I can do. I am praying, and trying to be open... heck I applied to a position in Palo Alto, CA I am not completely sold on, but it is is a step in a better direction. Following my trip to New York in January I became kind of demotivated. For lack of a better word. It was a great experience and a wonderful time seeing family, but I interviewed for a job I didn't get, and I am really okay with that. The pay was not great, and interviews are always practice for the next one. I continue (not as aggressively as I should) to look for jobs back East, and I feel this disadvantage to my current location. And not able to relocate until a job is securely in place. In this economy.... it's the only way.
So this morning, I am at work... in the job that yes keeps in SLO, and I can barely pay Student loans, and I am in a job that could have better pay, but yet I am blessed to be working at all-- in the auto industry nonetheless. SO.... Dr. Jacobs comes in as a customer. Can we say.... Divine Appointment? So I got the opportunity to talk to him for about 20 minutes and it kinda eased things. Keep pressing on and making the most out of situations and not doing anything that puts my well being (you know... having somewhere to live) in jeopardy.
So, I will press on. Not let the world beat me down. And pray!
Monday, March 08, 2010
Recapping and Renewed Motivation
I am back on the horse and trying to not be discouraged. I have applied to a lot of jobs, revamped the cover letter, and did some more work on the resume. I am looking into companies that are not even hiring. I just know that I am ready for something new, and something different.
Recap from last week:
Financial Peace is still going very well. It is character building and just stretching. Learning more about myself in my motives and about my priorities. I mean, I have always had them pretty much in the right order, but instilling that concept. Always protecting my 4 walls before paying any other bills. Those 4 walls take priority in the budget of: Food, shelter, transportation, and utilities. Everything else is secondary. And having to remember that when I feel so overwhelmed at getting things taken care of. It will happen. In time. It is harder to put things back together than it was to break it.... and I am paying things off slowly, and it is very freeing.
Had a great day with some of the youth girls from church. Shopping, pizza, and then we joined a women's team event at church (LOOP- Ladies of Oak Park), and well it was not so bad. We watched Hairspray. And I still can never look at John Travolta the same. HAHA.
Last week was rough work wise and has been discouraging and yet a motivator in that I don't want to be in the "car/customer service" biz forever, and so it renewed motivation I suppose.
I am also starting to feel wipped out from all the commitments I have and so just praying about where to cut something. One of them end this month, and so that should free up some time, and maybe that will do the trick.
That's about it.
Recap from last week:
Financial Peace is still going very well. It is character building and just stretching. Learning more about myself in my motives and about my priorities. I mean, I have always had them pretty much in the right order, but instilling that concept. Always protecting my 4 walls before paying any other bills. Those 4 walls take priority in the budget of: Food, shelter, transportation, and utilities. Everything else is secondary. And having to remember that when I feel so overwhelmed at getting things taken care of. It will happen. In time. It is harder to put things back together than it was to break it.... and I am paying things off slowly, and it is very freeing.
Had a great day with some of the youth girls from church. Shopping, pizza, and then we joined a women's team event at church (LOOP- Ladies of Oak Park), and well it was not so bad. We watched Hairspray. And I still can never look at John Travolta the same. HAHA.
Last week was rough work wise and has been discouraging and yet a motivator in that I don't want to be in the "car/customer service" biz forever, and so it renewed motivation I suppose.
I am also starting to feel wipped out from all the commitments I have and so just praying about where to cut something. One of them end this month, and so that should free up some time, and maybe that will do the trick.
That's about it.
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