On my way to my first day on the job I stopped at Wawa for coffee. For those of you who don’t know Wawa, it’s a really great convenience store here in Pennsylvania and other close states. Anyway, as I was pulling into a parking spot I noticed one woman…
Here it is, the Eve before I start my new job. I’ve been saying since I got the offer that I needed to go through my winter work clothes (because it’s been freezing here already oh joy) to see what fits and what I can still wear and now it’s…
My blog reached 1,000 visitors today. It’s quite a milestone for not only me but my job search. I started this blog in January and since then I’ve struggled through my unemployment, a new job that was terribly, terribly wrong, unemployment again — this time on my own terms but…
Two more days until I start my new job. I was busy today with some final Christmas shopping and visiting with family. It’s a different kind of time off for me now, I am way more relaxed since I know I have a job and yet now with each passing…
‘Twas two weeks before Christmas, when all through my blog,Not much was happening, the job search covered in fog;The resumes were submitted with cover letters in tow,In hopes that a job would arrive, way before snow; The business suits and heels were all snug in the closets,While our bank account…
I received a verbal and written offer yesterday for the job I’ve been pursuing. It’s a good offer and although I haven’t accepted yet, I’m going to. I’ve asked a few question before I accept, but I’m sure their answers will not change my mind. It’s such a strange time…
One of my references was called this morning and talked to who is looking more and more like my new manager. Is this what they mean when they say “Be careful what you wish for?”.
There’s been some news in my job search. On Friday I got a call from the recruiter I’ve been working with on the job I had two interviews for. The second interview was last Monday and there were two other candidates they were seeing again. When I didn’t hear anything…
I’ve got some perfectionism issues mixed in with what I would diagnose as (playing a doctor on TV as I do) a SMALL amount of OCD. I’ve always known this but sometimes the signs smack you in the head like a 2′ x 4′. I’ve been decorating my house the…
