Thursday, October 22, 2009
Eyes on the Prize
It's beautiful outside today. Athan and I opened a joint bank account today too! Very exciting. I'm so happy to FINALLY be able to start putting some money away. Even if it's small amounts, every penny counts. Also I got my $200 worth of Verizon rebates in the mail today from when we bought our new phones about a month ago, so that was awesome too. After that bank Athan and I drove down to Lake Hickory and oogled all the pretty houses in Northwest. And tonight we're going to wine tasting! So overall, a good day.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Great Day
Today is awesome because:
1. I am officially a ggbig :)
2. Jim & Pam's wedding on The Office is TONIGHT
3. I got hired at a second job (FINALLY) at a spa as a receptionist!
Today was my interview for the receptionist job and they liked me so much they hired me on the spot! I am so happy that I will finally have something to do to make a little extra money. Of course, though, as with most things in life, there is one bad part. The day I am scheduled to start...is also the same day I am supposed to be doing auditioning at my day job. And the auditioning was supposed to make me stay late. Buuuuuut I think I can figure something out. I'll just skip the late session. It's not like I am the #1 decision maker and I get to write the script and also all of the auditions will be on tape so I'll get to see anyone I missed. What's important is that I know I got the days off at my new job for when we go to Charlotte for filming for Corning :) That's the exciting part! I've def sat in on enough auditions in my day, missing a couple won't kill me. Alsoooo if someone in my office had actually done their job and had I know before TODAY what day the auditions were going to be I probably could have planned better. But that's neither here nor there.
I'm not going to let any minor snag annoy me. I am so excited to work in such a girlie atmosphere with PEOPLE MY OWN AGE. Alsoooooo I get to try their expensive makeup products FO FREE and am totally going to get my eyebrows done fo free and get my nails done maybe fo free. I get to try all the services so I can better describe them to the customers. It reminds me of how I got free bras and perfume at Victorias Secret only this is way better and the job is not slave labor.
1. I am officially a ggbig :)
2. Jim & Pam's wedding on The Office is TONIGHT
3. I got hired at a second job (FINALLY) at a spa as a receptionist!
Today was my interview for the receptionist job and they liked me so much they hired me on the spot! I am so happy that I will finally have something to do to make a little extra money. Of course, though, as with most things in life, there is one bad part. The day I am scheduled to start...is also the same day I am supposed to be doing auditioning at my day job. And the auditioning was supposed to make me stay late. Buuuuuut I think I can figure something out. I'll just skip the late session. It's not like I am the #1 decision maker and I get to write the script and also all of the auditions will be on tape so I'll get to see anyone I missed. What's important is that I know I got the days off at my new job for when we go to Charlotte for filming for Corning :) That's the exciting part! I've def sat in on enough auditions in my day, missing a couple won't kill me. Alsoooo if someone in my office had actually done their job and had I know before TODAY what day the auditions were going to be I probably could have planned better. But that's neither here nor there.
I'm not going to let any minor snag annoy me. I am so excited to work in such a girlie atmosphere with PEOPLE MY OWN AGE. Alsoooooo I get to try their expensive makeup products FO FREE and am totally going to get my eyebrows done fo free and get my nails done maybe fo free. I get to try all the services so I can better describe them to the customers. It reminds me of how I got free bras and perfume at Victorias Secret only this is way better and the job is not slave labor.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
You Know You're on Your Period When...
This video came on at the gym and I almost cried and fell off my tredmill. Country music is so intense.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Call Back
What is it with employers these days that they no longer have the courtesy to call you back after an interview and let you know the result?
I have been looking for a part time job, just to make a little extra cash, and was recently interviewed at an afterschool program. The interview went well (although the interviewer was extremely frazzled and stopped to answer her cell phone and have conversation TWICE) and she said she'd let me know by the end of the week.
Well, soon it was the end of the week. No response. So I sent her a quick email thanking her for the interview and asking if they had made a decision or when I could expect to hear back from her. Nothing. And now the date has arrived that the new person would supposedly be hired, and I am just wondering where the common courtesy of letting someone know they did not get the job went? I am a recent college graduate in the WORST economic climate in memory, believe me, my skin is tough enough for the turn down phonecall. I don't believe you are sparing anyone's feelings by not letting them know the outcome of an interview. Also, the opportunity to get advice and feedback as to why you didn't get the job is COMPLETELY lost. How is someone supposed to learn from these experiences? Employers are doing everyone a complete disservice by blowing off whoever didn't make the cut. This is definitely not the first job I have interviewed for and then NEVER heard back about. A few years ago I think a general practice of just not informing applicants of their status would be completely unheard of. I refuse to believe anyone is so pressed for time they cannot type out a generic three line regret email and BCC it to every person who interviewed but was not offered a job. When I interned at Rosetta Stone sending out notifications about not getting a job was part of MY JOB. So I know exactly how little effort or thought it is possible to involve.
It is just frustrating to think that employers no longer think they need to treat applicants with common courtesy.
So that is my rant about that. And now back to filling out more applications I will probably never hear anything back about.
I have been looking for a part time job, just to make a little extra cash, and was recently interviewed at an afterschool program. The interview went well (although the interviewer was extremely frazzled and stopped to answer her cell phone and have conversation TWICE) and she said she'd let me know by the end of the week.
Well, soon it was the end of the week. No response. So I sent her a quick email thanking her for the interview and asking if they had made a decision or when I could expect to hear back from her. Nothing. And now the date has arrived that the new person would supposedly be hired, and I am just wondering where the common courtesy of letting someone know they did not get the job went? I am a recent college graduate in the WORST economic climate in memory, believe me, my skin is tough enough for the turn down phonecall. I don't believe you are sparing anyone's feelings by not letting them know the outcome of an interview. Also, the opportunity to get advice and feedback as to why you didn't get the job is COMPLETELY lost. How is someone supposed to learn from these experiences? Employers are doing everyone a complete disservice by blowing off whoever didn't make the cut. This is definitely not the first job I have interviewed for and then NEVER heard back about. A few years ago I think a general practice of just not informing applicants of their status would be completely unheard of. I refuse to believe anyone is so pressed for time they cannot type out a generic three line regret email and BCC it to every person who interviewed but was not offered a job. When I interned at Rosetta Stone sending out notifications about not getting a job was part of MY JOB. So I know exactly how little effort or thought it is possible to involve.
It is just frustrating to think that employers no longer think they need to treat applicants with common courtesy.
So that is my rant about that. And now back to filling out more applications I will probably never hear anything back about.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Falling into Place
I am really sucking at updating this.
On the grandpa front, things are back to okay now. The blood clot dissolved and he stayed with my parents until a day or two ago and is back in Florida now, so that is good.
On the Athan's job front, no news from Richmond. And while I'd never say I was happy that someone didn't get a thing they wanted, I can say I feel relief. For now anyway. Still hopeful something will come through for him soon, regardless of location.
It's October now, which is my favorite month, especially this year because I have a lot of things to look forward to. First, I will be making my first return trip to NoVa since moving here three months ago. Second, my birthday. Maybe its obnoxious to be turning 22 and still loving that I get a day dedicated to myself, but I can't help it. I like other people's birthdays almost as much as I like my own. I just like celebrations I guess. Third, I will be going to JMU Homecoming as an Alum for the first time ever. Fourth, I find out who the newest addition to Absolut family is. And fifth, I get to spend my free time here doing fun autumn things like planting perennials, pumpkin patch visiting, apple picking, and driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway during peak. Oh yeah and I almost forgot a potential sixth - if I can fenagle getting up to NoVa a second time, I can see my good friend Jamie for the first time since JUNE. That is such a stupid amount of time to have not seen a close friend, I can barely handle it. Hopefully it will all work out and I can get my ass up there. Am considering asking to work from home so I can get some days off without costing me any money.
Another surefire sign of fall's presence is that I think I am starting to get a sinus infection. Lots of people at work come to work sick, and although I have been extremely diligent about disinfecting and cleaning my desk regularly, I apparently have not totally safeguarded myself from the germs meandering in our HORRIBLEY ventilated office. I work basically in a cubical, which is in a larger cubical, which is in large square area of the building that pretty much is like a cubical as well. AKA I am about four layers of walls away from any kind of window or door to the outside world. The air in my office feels like it has been lingering in there for years.
A big development in my life is that I have officially decided to put myself on a budget. I desperately want to have enough money saved to start paying for graduate school in the fall. Of course I can only go part-time, which is good though because it means I have to save less. It's just very hard right now because I have had a sort of "Oh, this will all even out by next paycheck" attitude about all of my spending and have yet to actually sit down and figure out a plan. But I did that at work yesterday when I had nothing to do and I think I have developed something I can actually live with. Paying bills and worrying about things like insurance are definitely a part of adult life I could do without. Pretty sure every adult human agrees with that.
On the grandpa front, things are back to okay now. The blood clot dissolved and he stayed with my parents until a day or two ago and is back in Florida now, so that is good.
On the Athan's job front, no news from Richmond. And while I'd never say I was happy that someone didn't get a thing they wanted, I can say I feel relief. For now anyway. Still hopeful something will come through for him soon, regardless of location.
It's October now, which is my favorite month, especially this year because I have a lot of things to look forward to. First, I will be making my first return trip to NoVa since moving here three months ago. Second, my birthday. Maybe its obnoxious to be turning 22 and still loving that I get a day dedicated to myself, but I can't help it. I like other people's birthdays almost as much as I like my own. I just like celebrations I guess. Third, I will be going to JMU Homecoming as an Alum for the first time ever. Fourth, I find out who the newest addition to Absolut family is. And fifth, I get to spend my free time here doing fun autumn things like planting perennials, pumpkin patch visiting, apple picking, and driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway during peak. Oh yeah and I almost forgot a potential sixth - if I can fenagle getting up to NoVa a second time, I can see my good friend Jamie for the first time since JUNE. That is such a stupid amount of time to have not seen a close friend, I can barely handle it. Hopefully it will all work out and I can get my ass up there. Am considering asking to work from home so I can get some days off without costing me any money.
Another surefire sign of fall's presence is that I think I am starting to get a sinus infection. Lots of people at work come to work sick, and although I have been extremely diligent about disinfecting and cleaning my desk regularly, I apparently have not totally safeguarded myself from the germs meandering in our HORRIBLEY ventilated office. I work basically in a cubical, which is in a larger cubical, which is in large square area of the building that pretty much is like a cubical as well. AKA I am about four layers of walls away from any kind of window or door to the outside world. The air in my office feels like it has been lingering in there for years.
A big development in my life is that I have officially decided to put myself on a budget. I desperately want to have enough money saved to start paying for graduate school in the fall. Of course I can only go part-time, which is good though because it means I have to save less. It's just very hard right now because I have had a sort of "Oh, this will all even out by next paycheck" attitude about all of my spending and have yet to actually sit down and figure out a plan. But I did that at work yesterday when I had nothing to do and I think I have developed something I can actually live with. Paying bills and worrying about things like insurance are definitely a part of adult life I could do without. Pretty sure every adult human agrees with that.