Jeremy Was Home for the Weekend

It was a good thing. He had an interview with a department store, and he has a second interview on Monday. He needed to get more clothes because he needs to wear a suit and tie if he gets the job, and he hadn't brought any with him. It was really nice to see him. The dog went nuts when he realized it was really him! I think the chance of him getting the job are really good, and he is excited. He'll be getting 8.50/hr, which isn't much but is enough to sustain him, though very modestly. Hopefully then some gigs and an eventual pay raise will help out. Being down there is really good for him. And i'll get used to it.


I have recruited some help in my own job search. Church people are great for making connections! I found a person who has done career counseling for many people at NWC, and she has like 4 masters degrees in HR, and other really useful stuff. She said she knows people at some of the companies i have applied to, and hopefully her contacting them will at least give us an idea of where in the process they are, if i should be holding my breath, and maybe some ideas as to why if i am not in contention. Overall promising.

Its hard to believe i have only 2 weeks or so until my "scholarship" from NWC runs out. (I try not to think about it or i am tempted to panic, and panicking makes me do dumb things). Actually the past 2 months have been a lot of fun (besides the whole looming deadline thing) and i wish life could continue this way, only with a salary! I have been learning a lot and trying to stretch my creativity, as well as getting life back into some sort of balance. I don't think i have ever have had an opportunity to just work out life as i go. It's hard to explain what i mean, bu ti'll try. It seems that life requires tou yo make a decision, and then it's locked in stone forever. For instance, getting the mail. I have a problem with this. I let it pile up in my mailbox (which in my defense is about 1 block down the road from my door) until i get a nasty note from the carrier. Sometimes i have let the post office return all of my mail to sender, hoping that it will reduce the amount of junk mail i get (it doesn't work). I have tried in the past to establish some routine in order to get it. I have tried to drive by it on my way home, and pick it up on the way, and countless other ill-fated solutions. It has always been decide what to do, and then you are committed to doing it, with no time to work your way up to it. Usually, if i don't do it 1 time, i'll never do it again. But now, each day is really a new chance to do the right thing. Fewer "extenuating circumstances" for me to base an excuse on. It feel more my speed.


Jeremy came back!! I though he was going home, but he decided to stay and leave in the morning!! Gotta go!