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baronessekatI'm ... not floundering... but feeling a bit lost. I am starting to feel the panic that comes with unemployment. I've never been without a job this long since starting to work full time. I'm getting interviews... some second interviews. But so far nothing. Though the one job I do really want I got told "we had to resubmit the paperwork for the position and I really, really want you to reapply when it gets posted and will let you know when it goes live" - which kinda tells me they want me.
I had, what felt to me, a good interview last week and hope to hear something end of this week or early next week. It would not be as much money as the "please reapply" position but it feels like it would be good rewarding work. But frankly I'm ready to get back to work - remote or in person. I just want a job again.
I've been dealing with the lack of control in my professional life and the chaos of the political environment by working on my personal environment. I reno'd my stairwell as far as the flooring went. I pulled off the ugly orange shag carpet that was older than I am (I'm 47), sanded, stained, sealed and all. I do admit that I think it came out awesome. (Given that my extent of home reno is usually just slapping paint on walls and watching a LOT of HGTV).
I also repainted the formal living room walls. They have needed it for longer than I've been back in the house. They look so much better now. I rearranged the art on the walls to better showcase some of my own artwork, as well as photos my dad took. I picked up a couple new area rugs for the room as well to help hide the ugly orange shag there (that will eventually get ripped out but not this year).
I'm now fighting the urge to paint the walls in the stair well as well as some of the walls in the den. Both will not happen because a) today is the last day of nice weather for the season and b) I need help moving furniture in the den and creating some kind of scaffolding for painting the stairwell walls.
So I've been playing with my messy art - trying new techniques and all. Some I'm really liking and others I'm not even going to bother photo documenting and sharing on FB.
I have several mundane dresses planned and a couple hoodies to make because I took advantage of major sales at Joann's and good soft fleece at a major discount.
Keeping myself busy/creative is how I am coping with lack of work and most especially missing human interaction. Damn do I miss people.
I had, what felt to me, a good interview last week and hope to hear something end of this week or early next week. It would not be as much money as the "please reapply" position but it feels like it would be good rewarding work. But frankly I'm ready to get back to work - remote or in person. I just want a job again.
I've been dealing with the lack of control in my professional life and the chaos of the political environment by working on my personal environment. I reno'd my stairwell as far as the flooring went. I pulled off the ugly orange shag carpet that was older than I am (I'm 47), sanded, stained, sealed and all. I do admit that I think it came out awesome. (Given that my extent of home reno is usually just slapping paint on walls and watching a LOT of HGTV).
I also repainted the formal living room walls. They have needed it for longer than I've been back in the house. They look so much better now. I rearranged the art on the walls to better showcase some of my own artwork, as well as photos my dad took. I picked up a couple new area rugs for the room as well to help hide the ugly orange shag there (that will eventually get ripped out but not this year).
I'm now fighting the urge to paint the walls in the stair well as well as some of the walls in the den. Both will not happen because a) today is the last day of nice weather for the season and b) I need help moving furniture in the den and creating some kind of scaffolding for painting the stairwell walls.
So I've been playing with my messy art - trying new techniques and all. Some I'm really liking and others I'm not even going to bother photo documenting and sharing on FB.
I have several mundane dresses planned and a couple hoodies to make because I took advantage of major sales at Joann's and good soft fleece at a major discount.
Keeping myself busy/creative is how I am coping with lack of work and most especially missing human interaction. Damn do I miss people.
