I would give anything to turn back the clock. Right now, my family's future is uncertain. We are at the mercy of recruiters and employers, home buyers and mortgage lenders, doctors, specialists, insurance companies, and time. I can't say I'm a woman of faith...it's been years since I willingly went into a church to pray. I don't know if what we are going through as a family will get me to go back. I do know that at night I try to think of alternatives to working a traditional job.
There are days in between looking for jobs and looking for clients that I pray that we win the lottery and we could just move forward with our lives. My husband and I work hard. We don't know how to be lazy. We want to work. We want to volunteer. We want our lives to be normal again. This 'new normal' plainly sucks.
Monday I spent a large part of the day following up on interviews and letters and basically had to pry out the "thanks but no thanks" messages. For a brief hour, I spent it at PT to try to get some relief from the car accident we were in a few weeks ago.
Tuesday, I had to go to the unemployment office to prove that I am actually looking for jobs. I needed to present a piece of paper with the four jobs I looked for last week. (In full disclosure, I applied for probably eight times that). The meeting took all of two minutes. I understand that they need to check up on people, but seriously? Was it really necessary to present that info when you already get it electronically?
Today, I had a two hour interview at a very cool company. Met with a woman that appears to be everything I want in a boss, toured the location, and was told I was one of two top candidates. I was surprised when she candidly told me she wanted to bring me back in next week. Thankfully, it's scheduled for Tuesday, and I hope that I am what they are looking for. I have several interviews scheduled over the next few days, to which I am thankful for. I am getting pretty good at talking about myself, but am honestly tired of interviewing.
We were greeted with the second of two acceptance letters for our son's choice of colleges. It's a blessing knowing that all the hard work he has done for the last three plus years has paid off.
Tomorrow will be spent trying to find volunteers for a football game, looking for potential customers for my husbands business, and following up on more jobs.
Friday will end with a football game and those few hours where I can get lost in my photography and watch my son's team win the game.
Saturday and Sunday will be spent with family, and taking some baby and family pictures. For this I am thankful.
There is so much I want to say about what else is going on, but I've made a promise to myself that I won't, just yet, because it involves others. I'm digging back into my book, getting ready to send it for editing and have decided to dedicate to a very important man in my life.
The clean slate starts today. I don't know what tomorrow will bring. I know that I will apply for jobs until the right one sticks. I know that I will use all of my education and experience and help build my husbands client base, because it's what I do best. I will tackle editing senior pictures and get them ready to send off for printing. I will help my kids with anything they need. I will finish my book. I will be the best wife, mother, daughter and friend I can be.
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