I'm in great need of some fancy talking and putting on the charm. I have been so nervous when talking on the phone to prospective employers.

"Let there be magic in your smile and firmness in your handshake."

Usually I am very confident when its comes to interviews but lately I've really been off my game. I think part of the problem was that it was a phone interview and I'm a vibes person. I need to be in the same room with a person to get a feel for the kind of person they are. The good thing is, people who interview me are usually impressed with the professional way I present myself.

Wish me luck...

Well, I've come this far...

Sorry folk, I've been so busy applying for jobs that I completely forgot to blog yesterday. It's been crazy, but I'll make this one extra special.

"Your everlasting patience will be rewarded sooner or later."

I have really tried to have so much patience and not loose hope while applying for jobs, even though I have not received any bites at all. However, a friend from school woke me up early this morning with a call telling me that she just got a job with hospice (which is exactly what I want to do.) She told me all about how this particular hospice was hiring new grads. I just need to keep hope in myself and keep praying.
The best thing about this opportunity is that it has patients in the same county I would like to live in. I just really hope that this patience will pay off and I will be rewarded with this particular job.

Until tomorrow...

Spice of Life

What's in store for me? This is one of the times in my life where I really wish I could look into the future and see where I'll be in 10 years. I've always been one of those girls who needs a little adventure in her life. I'm constantly looking for new opportunities and adventures, especially in San Francisco. I have one of those minds that works a mile a minute and can come up with half a dozen great ideas while in the shower.

"Grand adventures await those who are willing to turn the corner."

This might have something to do with my plan to work far away, commute wise. I'm still unsure about moving away from here since I have NO credit history and I'm so pathetic in terms of financial planning. That's where my boyfriend and I complete each other. I probably won't be looking farther than an hour away from where I want to live. I have all this fear. I'm just afraid of having to live in my car or something.

Baby steps...

Maybe its time for a new approach

So I went and visited a long time friend of mine today who has been away at school for a while, I got into a conversation with her mom about places I could apply for a job and she gave me a great idea that hadn't really crossed my mind before.

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."


All this time I have been looking for a job within this area. No more than an hour's drive from where I live now but I need to look for a job within an hour's drive from where I want to live. My friend's mom gave me the suggestion of just applying anywhere and commuting to that job for 1 year and during that year look for other jobs closer to home. Well, what she actually suggested was that I move out of state/area for a year and just apply for ANYTHING. I mean I have a boyfriend and we are loyal to each other and love each other very much. We'd definitely miss each other but it would only be for a year.
When I saw my fortune I thought to myself, "I have all these dreams and expectations from my life, how will I ever achieve them?" So if I'm so desperate for a job I just need to take anything. I mean I have a few under the table opportunities coming up that I can get experience from and use my clients as references.
I mean, everyone starts somewhere right? I just need to get my foot in that door. Especially since there's no way my boyfriend and I will be able to afford a house or a wedding anytime soon.

Keep me motivated Fortune Cookie...

So I didn't post yesterday because I was out of town for the weekend. I went camping with my family and some friends from our church. One thing I love about this group of people is that everyone is so loving and caring and everyone watches out for one another. And best of all I get along with them. I don't like high maintenance people and these people are anything but high maintenance.

"You have an unusually magnetic personality."

I don't have a whole lot of patience usually, especially not for teenagers that bring their hair straightener and find it necessary to text while camping. Despite my low patience and dislike for many people I do have alot of friends, including people from church and from school. Interesting enough, my charm extends mostly to those 40+, especially those 65+.  So I guess one could say I have an old soul.

Until tomorrow Fortune Cookie...

Things I've had to work on

A while back I agreed to make some changes to myself regarding my attitude and reaction. I agreed to try to be more patient, more generous, not be such a perfectionist when it came to my relationship, among other things.

"Generosity and perfection are your everlasting goals."

I'm assuming this is meaning I need to be more giving in my relationship with my boyfriend. i shouldn't pressure him into doing things that are too terribly inconvenient for him. I should allow him more time to do what he wants. He's been wanting to program the game ideas he has in his head, and he should since he is extremely talented.
I am a perfectionist, I am a perfectionist to the point of controlling. I need to have it my way, the way it is envisioned in my head. I don't know how I have this talent to play out a scenario in my head and imagine how it should be. I think the type of perfection the fortune cookie was referring to was perfecting my generosity. I've been working hard to keep up my side of the pact we had made.

Until tomorrow fortune cookie...

So make a chicken omlette?

Ever heard the phrase, "Never count your chickens before they've hatched."?

"It is better to have a hen tomorrow than an egg today."

I'm assuming that this means it is better to wait for the egg to become a hen so that you can have eggs everyday instead of eating the only hatching egg you have. A similar analogy would be to save up a large amount of money that collects alot of interest and spend the interest. Or in a more down to earth analogy might be to plant a vegetable garden and eat from it instead of eating the seeds.

That last example is what I intend to do. I've always wanted a vegetable garden and some fruit trees. I'd like a fig tree, a peach tree, pumpkins, squashes, carrots, potatoes, lettuce maybe, and also an herb garden. I'm one of those save the planet kind of girls.

Hen tomorrow...