Monday, April 16, 2012

Job Searching

So I've now been out of work since September. And I must say, if I could do any one thing over again. It would be college. I would study harder, hire tutors, and I wouldn't miss class unless I truly couldn't make it. Even when afraid or embarrassed I'd ask admit it and ask for help. That's something I will be teaching my children. I was embarrassed to not know something or how to do something and I wouldn't ask for the help I needed. As a result, I ended up quitting on classes that were just too hard. And that didn't exactly do good things for my gpa. And here I am at 30, trying to find a job with no degree in anything. I took enough classes that at this point I probably could have majored in Liberal Arts or something and been done. But noooo I just had to keep changing majors when one got too hard. Job searching is tough. If I want to sell insurance, I could easily go do that. In fact, if you're looking for a job in ins, just toss your resume into career builder and they'll contact you for a "customer service/support" job. What that means in Ins lingo is - sales. I'm not a sales girl. I know what I'm good at and sales just isn't it. So then, whats a girl to do? Just keep tossing my resume out there and hoping for the best! The only job I really do not want to do is go back to an airline in a front line position or work at a restaurant. I don't mind working occasional nights or weekends and I'm not opposed to weird hours. I mean working for Delta I worked from 4am to 1230 on a regular basis. I just don't want that to be a normal shift. I love spending good quality time with Komla and I don't want to take time away from that again. Working that shift I would come home and try to nap (usually didn't work) and then be exhausted by 6 or 7 and need to go to bed so I could get up by 230... Which meant no evening dates, no nights out with our friends and I was always so exhausted. SO I'm looking for something with more normal hours. I enjoy being able to cultivate my relationship with my husband! 


Anyways, I have enjoyed (mostly) my time at home. I have come up with a wonderful schedule that when followed I have all the necessary housework done by 11am. However, I need to be getting out more often and enjoying other people. I am not one of those RHOOC who has something to do all day every day.  Or one of those with the money to just fill my days shopping and lunching and working out. So now I'm looking for either full or part time work. Just to keep me occupied and help us to save some $$$ So next year we can do two things 1. buy a house! and 2 one of us is going back to school! Both would be ideal and that'll depend on how much money we get saved up or what type of job I'm doing! 


*Side note* Just received a call back from my Dr. - Appt today at two to have a lump checked out. Had one before and it was just a cyst. It was drained and its possible that it has refilled I guess. Better safe than sorry right? On that note, I'm off to get myself ready to go. 







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