Job Search, Email, Etc.

[porphyrin]

Jaime says that applying for jobs is like throwing a coin into a wishing well. I agree, with the following caveat; you listen as hard as you can and you *still* can't tell if the coin has hit water yet. Plus, it's night and you can't see a damn thing down the wellshaft.

But I did get an email back from Lynne Peterson, the recruiter from Fairview, saying that she wants to set something up.

I keep wondering if I can do this. This job thing, this working thing, this... being the person the buck stops with thing. It would be a lot easier to stay in training, to not accept responsibility.

In other news, I'm continually amazed at what people on freecycleTC post as WANTED items. One entry in the last few weeks was: WANTED, Ukelele. But not just any ukelele, a Martin *Tenor* Ukelele. Do people not understand? Do they figure... oh, I don't know.

For me, the philosphy of posting to freecycle is that if you need something, that something should be in a general category. Table, for instance, or 'dining room table'. And if you need it that badly, you shouldn't be picky about things like color, scuffs, or whether the top is wood or laminate.

Anyway, rant done, and walk with Roo commencing shortly.

Comments

[destrukto.livejournal.com]

First, I can't believe Roo is walking already. I need updated pictures, yes indeed.

Second, re: staying in training...
Humans are the strangest creatures. We are, by and large, the most adaptable creatures on Earth, and yet we fear change. There are a few of ways to look at this job change thing, but really it comes down to the positive.

1. If you don't try now, you might regret it.

2. You're growing, changing, not remaining in the same ol' same ol'. This is something made within you at a core level, and if you deny it, it's going to suck for you in the long run. Humans were generally not made to be satisfied remaining in a state of stasis.

3. It might be scary as hell, but it'll also prove to be very rewarding. As cheesy as it sounds, you'll grow as a person, and when you reach a level of comfort later, you'll likely find after a time that you'll want to progress further. But you can't do that until you take the first step.

4. If things DON'T work out, you have a very loving husband, a wonderful kid, and a whole slew of friends and family who would throw down to bring you happiness again. And you've got you. And You being a damn wonderful woman, that's saying a lot.

[porphyrin.livejournal.com]

You want pictures, you email me your address.

[elisem.livejournal.com]

For me, the philosphy of posting to freecycle is that if you need something, that something should be in a general category. Table, for instance, or 'dining room table'. And if you need it that badly, you shouldn't be picky about things like color, scuffs, or whether the top is wood or laminate.

Exactly so.

I, too, have seen posts on freecycle that amaze me, and not in a good way.