Thursday, September 10, 2009

Slacker

Well, this has gone well. A year and a half later and no new posts! Obviously, I've been very busy. Now, however, I find myself with some extra time on my hands. I felt it was necessary to quit my job, move to a new town, and start a new career. The only problem is I have no idea what that new career should be, and I decided to embark on this adventure during a major recession. Go me! I mistakenly thought employers would recognize all of the valuable skills I gained over the past six years in the classroom and be falling over themselves to hire me to put those skills to work for them. HA! I really shouldn't be so negative as I've only been seriously job hunting for a month (I EARNED that summer break). I thought I was being very savvy when I attended bar tending school this summer so that I'd have something to fall back on if I didn't score a "grown-up job" right away (plus I've always had a dream of being a bartender, I don't know why) but apparently you have to have two years bar tending experience (and at least three tattoos) to even be considered for a bar tending job. So, here I am, feeling kind of blah because I don't have a job. Please don't misunderstand me, if I won the lottery or married a rich man and didn't have to work, that would be AMAZING. But, it's hard to enjoy your time off when you have a finite number of dollars in your account, no more guaranteed income, and the rent is still due on the first. Somehow none of this stopped me from getting all new living room furniture when I moved though. Totally worth it because I spend most of my waking hours in my incredibly sleek new living room trolling the internet for jobs; the ambiance eases the pain. The good news is, I have time to write! I just finished reading a HILARIOUS book called Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster. She chronicles her experiences in the two years following being laid off from her job. This included creating a blog site, and it eventually landed her a book deal. I'm not thinking the same will happen to me, but I do think I need to be doing SOMETHING every day so I feel I have a purpose, and this is free! Plus, I already had it set up, AND I can check job postings while I'm on-line. Sorry to disappoint, Jason, but I will not be working my way through Mastering the Art of French Cooking and discussing it on this site, although that was a great and highly original thought. So here we go, round two of trying to be blogtastic...

3 comments:

Charlotte said...

So glad you've returned to blogging; very constructive use of your time in between jobs!

Jason Coronado said...

OMG I am famous I am mentioned in my friends Blog! Girl I still think that you should right a Blog about cooking although instead I think you should test the art of 30 Minute Meals by Rachel Ray. I have tried and I don’t think that perky bitch can really get through a meal without cheating during a commercial and supplementing some prep time. Char and John I know that you are probably reading this, I am so drunk (after a fabulous night of wine, judging contestants on Project Runway, as well as the skinny airhead model mannequins) that somehow I deleted my original thought and some F words along the way.
Love you Mean it Kell

Charlotte said...

Jason ~ why the f*** were you getting f****** drunk on a f****** school night?