Busy, Busy Last Couple of Weeks

 

 

Busy, Busy.......

 

Whew!  It has been a busy few weeks. I have been wanting to blog about a ton of things but I have just been so busy and wore out. I went to like 3 graduation parties, started a new job, signed up for classes at U of M - Flint, got my financial aid for school in order, and continue to job search. My husband and I had our first wedding anniversary also. Busy, busy. Although, I did take some time to stop and smell the roses like my Grandma taught me. I have missed writing/blogging.

 

 

New Job

 

I got a new job! Hahaha. I am working at McDonalds. Whoopeee! After the play was over and we bought the new car I knew I needed to get a job to help my husband with the car payment and save for school (poor hubby can’t do it all). I have been hearing everyone complain about how there are no jobs in Flint and, in fact, there have been news stories about how teens can’t even find work because adults are taking lower wage jobs. I was talking to my sister-in-law (she is a volunteer firefighter) and she said that some of the guys on the fire department have looked everywhere for a job – even McDonalds – and no one was hiring, not even calling them for interviews. One of them finally joined the armed forces - not an option for me. I got scared because I was hoping to get a job this summer to save for school – then add the new car payment on to of that… So I went up to the McD’s close to home (which I was hoping to find work close to home or close to where my husband works to save on gas and running) and filled out an application and left my resume. The manager called me the same day! I was so excited. Heeheehee. I have been working there for over a week now. I never thought I would be so excited to get a McDonalds job. There were a couple of other ladies that hired in with me and they said they had put out apps everywhere and didn’t get any calls except for this McDonalds. I guess we are lucky to have a job. People (some older too) are coming in every day asking for applications.

 

I feel like a high schooler again, working at McDonalds. I worked at McD’s when I was in high school. It is a lot different than it used to be. It is not as easy or as organized. They have a lot more stuff then way back when. I am doing pretty good and for the most part I don’t bring my job home with me like other jobs I have had. When I leave there I forget all about it. Which is good, because that is what I was hoping for; something fairly simple so I could concentrate on other things, like school and/or looking for a better job? I think I am going to get the schedule and amount hours I want too so that is a blessing.

 

 

Opportunities

 

I put in for a really good job. I am not going to say where because I don’t want to jinx it but I had to send my resume and transcript and fill out a form indicating where I wanted to work (which areas around where I live). I received a letter back stating that I had the qualifications for the job and I would be contacted for an interview as soon as an opening becomes available in my chosen areas. I am hoping I get a call. This job has to do with my chosen field of psychology so it would be a great experience, not to mention awesome wages and benefits. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

 

Then in the local paper I saw a job posted to work at a credit union as a teller. I said to myself, what the heck. I went down and filled out an app. The hiring manager pre-interviewed me right there. I didn’t think I would get called because I don’t have any banking/teller experience but she called me the next day to set up a formal interview. Today I went for the interview. I think I did really well. It was a nice interview. It was with another lady. She and I had a nice conversation and it was not like an interview at all. I am kind of excited about that job, although if I am offered the job I will have to switch my school schedule around. I will be surprised if I get the job though because I don’t have any experience as a teller. I should know by the end of the week.

 

All and all I am feeling a whole lot better about my job search now. I was pretty discouraged because of the way the economy is and the way the job market is around here but I have some pretty good opportunities and I haven’t even been to my schools to see what jobs they have to offer in their career centers. If worse comes to worse I will go back to being a waitress. My Aunt, who had retired, got a job at Olive Garden. She says she makes awesome money – better than the job she retired from.

 

 

Decisions

 

So now I have more decisions to make. If I get a full time job should I attempt to go to school full time too? I don’t think I am up for it. I am crazy enough to try it though. Also, if I get a M-F daytime job I will have to change my classes for fall semester. I will have to go at night and take some distance learning classes. I am not very fond of distance learning classes. I like to go to class and talk with the professor and other students. I have my financial aid already too, and I don’t want to mess that up. Taking a full time job is tempting though, because then I will be able to get ahead and maybe not have to finance so much of my education. I will have to think about this if I am offered the teller job.

 

 

 

I love my new car!

 

I really love our new car. I think my husband and I made the right choice. It drives so nice, though it does not get as good gas mileage as I hoped for. I had to take it in to get rust proofing and upholstery protectant on it. The dealer gave me a 2008 Impala to drive. I had been thinking about getting an Impala. I am glad I didn’t. I don’t like as much as my new car. It was like driving a big boat of a car. It didn’t seem like the suspension in that car was a good as in my Cobalt either. Really, I couldn’t wrap my brain around the fact that I was driving a 2008 car – it seemed like an old 1985 Buick LeSabre or something. It just seemed old. Maybe it was because it had leather seats – I don’t like leather seats. I still want to test drive one of the new Chevy Malibus – I wonder how they are. I drove a 2005 or 2006 Malibu once but I didn’t like it so well. I hope they will be coming out with some more hybrids soon.

 

 

Graduation Parties

 

I am feeling so old. All these kids are graduating that I really remember as little ones running around acting silly. My cousin graduated high school. He is so tall. I remember him as a cute, little chubby boy doing a Forrest Gump impression. Chuck’s nephew graduated – the first of all my husband’s sibling’s kids to graduate. There is going to be a niece or nephew graduating each year from now on for the next few years. Then my friend’s son graduated and is going in the Army. I can’t believe how time has flown by. I remember when my friend found out she was pregnant with her son. I took her to get her pregnancy test. Wow! It has been 18 years all ready. I just can’t get over it.

 

 

1^st Anniversery

 

My husband I have been married one year. We have been together for 9 years though. We didn’t do anything major for our anniversary. We went out to dinner. I wish we could have gone to Mackinac Island (where we honeymooned) or at least spent the night at Waldenwoods (where we got married) but we didn’t have the time to get anything together. To much stuff going on right now, and anyway, our anniversary fell on Father’s Day this year so we had to celebrate Dad’s too. I have been so tired and crabby lately too because I felt like I have been pulled in 20 different directions lately with all this stuff going on. My poor husband! I have been on the emotional roller-coaster. Haha. Maybe things will calm down now. One can only hope. Ciao