Getting back in the saddle again

So, I've gotten past a very tough week: an interview fell through, a guy I had been seeing for 6 weeks decided that he wasn't that into me - and let me know via text message, and I received a bruise the size of a large cantaloupe on my leg (unrelated to the guy).

However, this week, things are looking up. I have a few more leads on possible new jobs, and although work is still frustrating, difficult, and tense (3 people have been fired during the last week), I am feeling okay about things. I am glad to have a job right now, as I have met a lot of people who don't - so I'm thankful there. I have saved a decent amount of go-to-hell money, which always makes me feel more secure. And I just discovered that Icy/Hot pads make bruises disappear a lot faster. But ultimately, I am really thankful for my friends and family, who have all been super supportive of me during this time. You have all kept me sane (as sane as I get, anyway), and I can't tell you how much I appreciate that. That, and I still have supercute and awesome pets. There....that's as mushy as I get. Love you!

eyes welded shut

I want to curl up in a ball and spoon with my dog and cry. It's been that kind of day.

Dissed-appointment

The interview I was so excited about on Friday was canceled. I found out on Friday, right as I was about to leave for the interview, that they had given the position to another person, which was a really big disappointment. I called my contact to thank him for his time and asked him to keep me in mind if any other similar positions popped up and he said that there were a few other positions on the website I could apply to - one having the exact same title (but was with another division?). In one of his initial emails to me, he did say that he was interviewing for two positions...so I'm just left wondering - was he trying to give me the brush-off on Friday? Or is the other position really in another department working for somebody else? I applied for the other position (the exact same description, but with a different application number). We'll see what happens. It was definitely frustrating, but I suppose it shouldn't be that easy to find another job.

I also had a long time to think about it as I drove to Tennessee for a friend's wedding this weekend. Being in the car by myself for that period of time was a little maddening, but I made it.

Onward and upward.

long-haul week

Good news, I scored a job interview! Now, I already have a job, and I am thankful to have a job, but I'm looking for a better fit. However, at my current job - we are in the middle of planning/budgeting/staffing for next year - so we are jam packing our days full of analysis and meetings, meetings, meetings! I managed to fit in a very short phone interview this afternoon, so that seemed pretty amazing, considering I have been scarfing down chicken fingers while typing away at the computer screen during my lunch "break". The interview is later in the week, so perhaps I will feel less stressed then, or maybe after that I'll feel like curling up in the fetal position all weekend while listening to Ray LaMontagne. I'll do my best to keep you updated.